,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,isakson1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 and ,mr4 ,brown7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
for the award of a gold medal on behalf 
of ,congress to ,jack ,nicklaus1 in     
recognition of his service to the       
,nation in promoting excellence1 good   
sportsmanship1 and philanthropy4  #a4   
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,jack ,nicklaus is a world-famous
 golf professional1 a highly successful 
business executive1 a prominent         
advertising spokesman1 a passionate and 
dedicated philanthropist1 a devoted     
husband1 father1 and grandfather1 and a 
man with a common touch that has made   
him one of the most popular and         
accessible public figures in history4   
7#b7 ,jack ,nicklaus amassed #abj       

victories in professional competition of
 national or international stature1 #gc 
of which came on the ,professional ,golf
 ,association 7in this ,act referred to 
as the ,,pga7 ,tour4 ,his record #ah    
professional major championship titles1 
which began more than #ej years ago1    
with his win at the #aifb ,u4,s4 ,open  
as a #bb-year-old rookie1 remains the   
standard by which all golfers are       
measured4 ,he is the only player in golf
 history to have won each major         
championship at least #c times1 and is  
the only player to complete a career    
,grand ,slam on both the regular and    
senior tours4 ,he also owns the record  
for most major championships as a       
senior1 with #h4  7#c7 ,jack ,nicklaus' 
magnetic personality and unfailing sense
 of kindness and thoughtfulness have    
endeared him to millions throughout the 
world4  7#d7 ,jack ,nicklaus has been   
the recipient of countless athletic     
honors1 including being named           
,individual ,male ,athlete of the       

,century by ,sports ,illustrated1 one of
 the #aj ,greatest ,athletes of the     
,century by ,,espn1 and ,golfer of the  
,century or ,golfer of the ,millennium  
by every major national and             
international media outlet4 ,he received
 the ,muhammad ,ali ,sports ,legend     
,award and the first-ever ,,espy        
,lifetime ,achievement ,award4 ,he      
became the first golfer and only the    
third athlete to receive the ,vince     
,lombardi ,award of ,excellence1 and is 
also a #e-time winner of the ,,pga      
,player of the ,year ,award4 ,he was    
inducted into the ,world ,golf ,hall of 
,fame at the age of #cd4  7#e7 ,jack    
,nicklaus has received numerous         
additional honors1 including several    
golf industry awards for his work and   
contributions as a golf course designer1
 such as the ,old ,tom ,morris ,award1  
which is the highest honor given by the 
,golf ,course ,superintendents          
,association of ,america1 and both the  
,donald ,ross ,award given by the       

,american ,society of ,golf ,course     
,architects and the ,don ,a4 ,rossi     
,award given by the ,golf ,course       
,builders ,association of ,america4     
,golf ,inc4 ,magazine named him the     
,most ,powerful ,person in ,golf for a  
record #f consecutive years1 due to his 
impact on various aspects of the        
industry through his course design work1
 marketing and licensing business1 his  
ambassadorial role in promoting and     
growing the game of golf worldwide1 and 
his involvement on a national and global
 level with various charitable causes4  
7#f7 ,jack ,nicklaus has been involved  
in the design of more than #bij golf    
courses worldwide1 and his business1    
,nicklaus ,design1 has close to #chj    
courses open for play in #cf countries  
and #ci ,states4  7#g7 ,jack ,nicklaus  
served as the ,global ,ambassador for a 
campaign to include golf in the ,olympic
 ,games1 which was achieved and will    
begin in the #bjaf ,olympic program4    
7#h7 ,jack ,nicklaus was honored by     

,president ,george ,w4 ,bush in #bjje by
 receiving the ,presidential ,medal of  
,freedom1 the highest honor given to any
 ,united ,states civilian4  7#i7 ,jack  
,nicklaus has a long-standing commitment
 to numerous charitable causes1 such as 
his founding1 along with his wife       
,barbara1 of the ,nicklaus ,children's  
,health ,care ,foundation1 which        
provides pediatric health care services 
throughout ,south ,florida and in other 
parts of the country4 ,the ,foundation  
has raised close to #bd1jjj1jjj since it
 was formed in #bjjd1 and has provided  
free-of-charge health assistance and    
services to more than #d1jjj children   
and their families through ,child ,life 
programs 7supporting therapeutic        
interventions for children with chronic 
and acute conditions during             
hospitalization71 ,miami ,children's    
,hospital ,nicklaus ,care ,centers 7to  
offer a new option to ,palm ,beach      
,county-area families with children who 
require pediatric specialty care71 and  

,safe ,kids ,program 7aimed at keeping  
children injury-free and offering safety
 education in an effort to decrease     
accidental injuries in children74 ,in   
,october #bjab1 the ,miami ,children's  
,hospital ,nicklaus ,outpatient ,center 
was opened to provide pediatric urgent  
care1 diagnostic services1 and          
rehabilitation services in ,palm ,beach 
,county1 ,florida4  7#aj7 ,jack         
,nicklaus also established an annual pro
 am golf tournament called ,the ,jake to
 honor his #ag-month-old grandson who   
passed away in #bjje1 and it serves as a
 primary fundraiser for the ,nicklaus   
,children's ,health ,care ,foundation4  
,the event alone has raised well over   
#d1jjj1jjj over the last several years4 
,he has been a tireless supporter of    
numerous junior golf initiatives1       
working with the ,,pga of ,america      
,junior ,golf ,foundation over the      
course of #d decades1 including the     
establishment of the ,barbara and ,jack 
,nicklaus ,junior ,golf ,endowment ,fund

 and the ,,pga-,nicklaus ,first ,tee    
,teaching ,grants4 ,he also is a        
spokesperson for several ,,pga of       
,america and ,,usga growth-of-the-game  
initiatives4 ,in #bjac1 ,jack ,nicklaus1
 with the support of the ,national ,park
 and ,recreation ,association 7,,nrpa71 
launched the ,jack ,nicklaus ,learning  
,leagues1 taking team-concept golf to   
our parks system for children1 ages #e  
to #ab4 ,a nonprofit foundation called  
,global ,outreach for ,learning         
,foundation 7,,golf7 was created to     
underwrite the program4 ,by the end of  
#bjac1 they hope to have the program in 
more than #ajj locations and reach close
 to #be1jjj children4 ,he continues to  
support several scholarship foundations1
 other children's hospitals1 and other  
causes1 including spinal-cord research1 
pancreatic cancer issues1 and ,florida  
,everglades restoration4  7#aa7 ,jack   
,nicklaus continues to manage the       
,memorial ,tournament in his home ,state
 of ,ohio1 in which contributions       

generated through the aid of over #b1fjj
 volunteers are given to support        
,nationwide ,children's ,hospital and   
close to #ge other ,central ,ohio       
charities4 ,this has garnered more than 
#e1gjj1jjj for programs and services at 
,nationwide ,children's ,hospital since 
#aigf1 so that ,central ,ohio will      
continue to have one of the best        
children's hospitals in the ,united     
,states4  7#ab7 ,jack ,nicklaus serves  
as an honorary chair of the ,american   
,lake ,veterans ,golf ,course in        
,tacoma1 ,washington1 which neighbors a 
,veterans ,administration hospital and  
is designed for the rehabilitation of   
wounded and disabled veterans4 ,nicklaus
 has donated his design services for the
 improvement of the course1 and raised  
contributions for the addition of #i new
 holes 7the ,nicklaus ,nine71 the       
construction of the ,rehabilitation and 
,learning ,center1 and the upgrade of   
the maintenance facilities4 ,the course 
is considered the only one in the       

,united ,states designed solely for the 
use of disabled veterans4 ,it served    
over #cj1jjj veterans and their families
 in #bjab to use the healing powers of  
golf to help them rehabilitate and      
recreate4 ,the hope is that ,american   
,lake will serve as a pilot program for 
the more than #aej ,veterans            
,administration hospitals nationwide4   
7#ac7 ,jack ,nicklaus serves as a       
spokesperson and ,trustee for ,the      
,first ,tee program1 which brings golf  
to children who would not otherwise be  
exposed to it1 and teaches them         
valuable1 character-building life       
lessons through the game of golf1 and is
 a national co-chair of the             
organization's ,more ,than a ,game      
campaign4  7#ad7 ,jack ,nicklaus remains
 active in tournament golf1 although he 
retired from major championship         
competition in #bjje1 when he played his
 final ,british ,open and his final     
,masters ,tournament1 and led the       
,united ,states to a thrilling victory  

in ,the ,president's ,cup4 ,he consults 
often with the ,,pga ,tour1 and no fewer
 than #ie ,nicklaus courses have hosted 
a combined total of almost #gjj         
professional tournaments4 ,in #bjac     
alone1 ,nicklaus courses will host #ag  
,,pga ,tour-sanctioned events4 ,his     
,muirfield ,village ,golf ,club in ,ohio
 will be hosting ,the ,president's ,cup 
in ,october #bjac1 making it the only   
club in history to have hosted all #c of
 the game's most prominent international
 team competitions1 the ,ryder ,cup1    
,solheim ,cup1 and ,president's ,cup4   
,it is also expected that his course at 
the ,jack ,nicklaus ,golf ,club ,korea  
in ,new ,songdo ,city1 ,south ,korea1   
will be named the host venue for the    
#bjae ,president's ,cup1 the first time 
that country has hosted an international
 team competition of this stature4  #b4 
,congressional gold medal  7a7          
,authorization ,the ,speaker of the     
,house of ,representatives and the      
,president pro tempore of the ,senate   

shall make appropriate arrangements for 
the presentation1 on behalf of          
,congress1 of a gold medal of           
appropriate design to ,jack ,nicklaus1  
in recognition of his service to the    
,nation in promoting excellence and good
 sportsmanship4  7b7 ,design and        
striking ,for the purpose of the        
presentation referred to in subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7in
 this ,act referred to as the           
,secretary7 shall strike a gold medal   
with suitable emblems1 devices1 and     
inscriptions to be determined by the    
,secretary4  #c4 ,duplicate medals      
,under such regulations as the          
,secretary may prescribe1 the ,secretary
 may strike duplicate medals in bronze  
of the gold medal struck pursuant to    
section #b and sell such duplicate      
medals at a price sufficient to cover   
the costs of the duplicate medals       
7including labor1 materials1 dies1 use  
of machinery1 overhead expenses7 and the
 cost of the gold medal4  #d4 ,national 

medals ,the medals struck under this    
,act are national medals for purposes of
 chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code4  #e4 ,funding  7a7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be charged against the 
,united ,states ,mint ,public           
,enterprise ,fund an amount not to      
exceed #cj1jjj to pay for the cost of   
the medals authorized by this ,act4  7b7
 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received    
from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
 under section #c shall be deposited in 
the ,united ,states ,mint ,public       
,enterprise ,fund4