,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ehe #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ged ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bg1 #bjah,received2 read twice and placed on the calendar ,,an ,,act ,to award the ,congressional ,gold ,medal to ,anwar ,sadat in recognition of his heroic achievements and courageous contributions to peace in the ,middle ,east4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,anwar ,sadat ,centennial ,celebration ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,anwar ,sadat was born on ,december #be1 #aiah1 in ,mit ,abu al-,kum1 al-,minufiyah1 ,egypt1 as #a of #ac children in a poor ,egyptian family4 7#b7 ,in #aich1 ,sadat graduated from the ,royal ,military ,academy in ,cairo and was appointed to the ,signal ,corps4 7#c7 ,sadat entered the ,army as a second lieutenant and was posted to ,sudan where he met ,gamal ,abdel ,nasser and fellow junior officers who became the ,free ,officers who led the ,egyptian revolution of #aieb4 7#d7 ,sadat held various high positions during ,nasser's presidency1 assuming the role of ,president of the ,national ,assembly in #aifj and ,vice ,president in #aifd4 7#e7 ,president ,nasser died of a heart attack on ,september #bh1 #aigj1 at which point ,sadat became acting ,president4 ,sadat was subsequently elected as the third ,president of ,egypt4 7#f7 ,on ,october #f1 #aigc1 ,president ,sadat1 along with his ,syrian counterparts1 launched an offensive against ,israel4 ,a permanent cease-fire was reached on ,october #be1 #aigc4 7#g7 ,in #aigd1 after talks facilitated by ,secretary of ,state ,henry ,kissinger1 ,egypt and ,israel signed an agreement allowing ,egypt to formally retrieve land in the ,sinai4 ,president ,sadat later wrote in his memoirs that his meetings with ,kissinger marked the beginning of a relationship of mutual understanding with the ,united ,states culminating and crystallizing in what we came to describe as a peace process4 ,together we started that process and the ,united ,states still supports our joint efforts to this day4 7#h7 ,months of diplomacy between ,egypt and ,israel followed the signing of this initial agreement and a second disengagement agreement1 the ,sinai ,interim ,agreement1 was signed in ,september of #aige4 7#i7 ,president ,sadat addressed a joint session of ,congress on ,november #e1 #aige1 during which he underscored the shared values between the ,united ,states and ,egypt4 ,in this speech1 ,president ,sadat addressed the path to peace1 saying1 ,we are faced1 together with other nations1 with one of the greatest challenges of our time1 namely the task of convincing this generation1 and those to follow1 that we can finally build a viable international system capable of meeting the demands of tomorrow and solving the problems of the coming age4 7#aj7 ,on ,november #ai1 #aigg1 ,president ,sadat became the first ,arab leader to visit ,israel1 meeting with the ,israeli ,prime ,minister1 ,menachem ,begin4 ,president ,sadat spoke before the ,israeli ,knesset in ,jerusalem about his views on how to achieve comprehensive peace in the ,arab-,israeli conflict4 7#aa7 ,before commencing negotiations1 ,president ,sadat courageously announced to the ,knesset1 ,i have come to you so that together we might build a durable peace based on justice1 to avoid the shedding of #a single drop of blood from an ,arab or an ,israeli4 ,it is for this reason that ,i have proclaimed my readiness to go to the farthest corner of the world4 ,president ,sadat further poignantly stated that any life lost in war is a human life1 irrespective of its being that of an ,israeli or an ,arab4 ''' ,when the bells of peace ring1 there will be no hands to beat the drums of war4 7#ab7 ,on ,september #ag1 #aigh1 ,president ,jimmy ,carter hosted ,president ,sadat and ,prime ,minister ,begin at ,camp ,david where the #c leaders engaged in #ac days of negotiations that resulted in the ,framework for ,peace in the ,middle ,east 7commonly known as the ,camp ,david ,accords74 7#ac7 ,following negotiations1 ,president ,sadat and ,prime ,minister ,begin signed the ,egypt-,israel ,peace ,treaty 7in this section referred to as the ,peace ,treaty7 at the ,white ,house on ,march #bf1 #aigi4 ,addressing ,president ,sadat at the signing of the ,peace ,treaty1 which remains an important anchor for peace in the region today1 ,prime ,minister ,begin commended ,president ,sadat by saying1 ,in the face of adversity and hostility1 you have demonstrated the human value that can change history--civil courage4 7#ad7 ,the ,peace ,treaty featured mutual recognition of each country by the other and ultimately the cessation of the state of war that had existed between ,israel and ,egypt since the #aidh ,arab-,israeli ,war4 ,israel completely withdrew its armed forces and civilians from the rest of the ,sinai4 7#ae7 ,in #aigh1 both ,president ,sadat and ,prime ,minister ,begin were awarded the ,nobel ,peace ,prize for signing the ,peace ,treaty1 which made ,egypt the first ,arab country to officially recognize ,israel4 7#af7 ,while presenting the ,nobel ,peace ,prize to ,president ,sadat1 ,aase ,lionaes1 ,chairman of the ,norwegian ,nobel ,committee1 said1 ,during the #cj preceding years1 the peoples of the ,middle ,east have1 on #d separate occasions1 been the victims of warfare and there seemed no prospect of peace4 ,president ,sadat's great contribution to peace was that he had sufficient courage and foresight to break away from this vicious circle4 ,his decision to accept ,prime ,minister ,menachem ,begin's invitation of ,november #ag1 #aigg1 to attend a meeting of the ,israeli parliament on ,november #ai was an act of great courage1 both from a personal and from a political point of view4 ,this was a dramatic break with the past and a courageous step forward into a new age4 7#ag7 ,during his ,nobel lecture1 ,president ,sadat remarked1 ,i made my trip because ,i am convinced that we owe it to this generation and the generations to come not to leave a stone unturned in our pursuit of peace4 7#ah7 ,in remarks to the ,people's ,assembly in ,cairo on ,march #aj1 #aigi1 ,president ,carter praised ,president ,sadat1 telling the ,assembly1 ,your ,president has demonstrated the power of human courage and human vision to create hope where there had been only despair44 ,president ,carter also said that the ,peace ,treaty would strengthen cooperation between ,egypt and the ,united ,states and underscored the support of the ,united ,states for the agreement1 saying1 ,i fully share and will support ,president ,sadat's belief that stability must be maintained in this part of the world ''' ,he and ,i recognize that the security of this vital region is being challenged4 ,i applaud his determination to meet that challenge1 and my ,government will stand with him4 7#ai7 ,the signing of the ,peace ,treaty enraged many individuals who opposed normalized relations with ,israel4 ,president ,sadat was assassinated on ,october #f1 #aiha1 by ,khalid ,islambouli1 a member of ,egyptian ,islamic ,jihad4 ,president ,sadat was well aware of the controversy to which his actions would lead1 but pushed for peace anyway4 7#bj7 ,upon the death of ,president ,sadat1 ,president ,ronald ,reagan proclaimed1 ,president ,sadat was a courageous man whose vision and wisdom brought nations and people together4 ,in a world filled with hatred1 he was a man of hope4 ,in a world trapped in the animosities of the past1 he was a man of foresight1 a man who sought to improve a world tormented by malice and pettiness4 7#ba7 ,president ,sadat is recognized in the ,united ,states and throughout the world as a respected leader and champion of peace whose vision provided a roadmap for the peaceful resolution of conflict that endures nearly #dj years after its inception4 7#bb7 ,president ,sadat bravely reached out to ,israel and dedicated himself to peace1 furthering the national security of ,egypt and the stability of the ,middle ,east4 7#bc7 ,on the #cjth anniversary of the ,peace ,treaty1 ,president ,barack ,obama praised the enduring legacy of the ,camp ,david ,accords and the courage and foresight of these leaders1 who stood together in unity to change the course of our shared history4 ,president ,obama closed by saying1 ,today1 as we seek to expand the circle of peace among ,arabs and ,israelis1 we take inspiration from what ,israel and ,egypt achieved #c decades ago1 knowing that the destination is worthy of the struggle4 7#bd7 ,the ,camp ,david ,accords and the ,peace ,treaty continue to serve the interests of the ,united ,states by preserving peace and serving as a foundation for partnership and dialogue in a region fraught with conflict and division4 #c4 ,congressional gold medal 7a7 ,award authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous award1 on behalf of ,congress1 of a gold medal of appropriate design to ,anwar ,sadat in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions to attain comprehensive peace in the ,middle ,east4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for the purpose of the award referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,presentation 7#a7 ,in general ,the gold medal referred to in subsection 7a7 shall be presented to-- 7,a7 7i7 the widow of ,anwar ,sadat1 ,jehan ,sadat2 or 7ii7 if ,jehan ,sadat is unavailable1 the next of kin of ,jehan ,sadat2 and 7,b7 a representative of the ,government of ,egypt4 7#b7 ,award of medal ,following the presentation described in paragraph 7#a71 the gold medal shall be given to-- 7,a7 ,jehan ,sadat2 or 7,b7 if ,jehan ,sadat is unavailable1 the next of kin of ,jehan ,sadat4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section #c under such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe1 at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses1 and the cost of the gold medal4 #e4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medals ,the medals struck under this ,act are national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,september #bf1 #bjah4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk ,september #bg1 #bjah,received2 read twice and placed on the calendar