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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 117-32
117th Congress
An Act
To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol
Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6,
2021. <<NOTE: Aug. 5, 2021 - [H.R. 3325]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: 31 USC 5111
note.>>
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Every day, the United States Capitol Police (``Capitol
Police'') protects the U.S. Capitol, Members of Congress,
congressional staff and institutional staff, journalists, and
the visiting public.
(2) On January 6, 2021, a mob of insurrectionists forced its
way into the U.S. Capitol building and congressional office
buildings and engaged in acts of vandalism, looting, and
violently attacked Capitol Police officers.
(3) <<NOTE: Brian Sicknick. Howard Liebengood. Jeffrey
Smith. Eugene Goodman.>> The sacrifice of heroes including
Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood,
Metropolitan Police Department Officer Jeffrey Smith, and those
who sustained injuries, and the courage of Capitol Police
Officer Eugene Goodman, exemplify the patriotism and the
commitment of Capitol Police officers, and those of other law
enforcement agencies, to risk their lives in service of our
country.
(4) Up to seven Americans died following this violent
attack, and more than 140 law enforcement officers suffered
physical injuries, including 15 officers who were hospitalized.
(5) The desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which is the temple
of our American Democracy, and the violence targeting Congress
are horrors that will forever stain our Nation's history.
(6) <<NOTE: William ``Billy'' Evans.>> On April 2, 2021
Officer William ``Billy'' Evans was killed while protecting the
North Barricade of the Capitol. Officer Evans was a
distinguished member of the First Responders Unit and an
eighteen-year veteran of the United States Capitol
Police. <<NOTE: Kenneth Shaver.>> Also injured in that assault
was Officer Kenneth Shaver. Officer Shaver is a fifteen-year
veteran of the United States Capitol Police.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.
(a) Presentation Authorization.--The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make
appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the
Congress, of four gold medals of appropriate design to the United States
Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6,
2021.
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(b) <<NOTE: Determination.>> Design and Striking.--For the purposes
of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall
strike gold medals with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to
be determined by the Secretary.
(c) Disposition of Medals.--Following the award of the gold medals
under subsection (a):
(1) USCP headquarters.--One gold medal shall be given to the
United States Capitol Police, so that the medal may be displayed
at the headquarters of the United States Capitol Police and made
available for research, as appropriate.
(2) DC metropolitan police department headquarters.--One
gold medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department
of the District of Columbia, so that the medal may be displayed
at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department and
made available for research, as appropriate.
(3) Smithsonian institution.--
(A) In general.--One gold medal shall be given to
the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available
for display as appropriate and available for research.
(B) Plaque.--In displaying the gold medal given
under subparagraph (A), the Smithsonian Institution
shall display the medal with a plaque that lists all of
the law enforcement agencies that participated in
protecting the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
(C) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make
the gold medal given under subparagraph (A) available
for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate
locations associated with the protection of the U.S.
Capitol on January 6, 2021.
(4) United states capitol.--
(A) In general.--One gold medal shall be given to
the Architect of the Capitol, for display in a prominent
location in the United States Capitol as appropriate and
available for research.
(B) Plaque.--In displaying the gold medal given
under subparagraph (A), the Architect of the Capitol
shall display the medal with a plaque that lists all of
the law enforcement agencies that participated in
protecting the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medals struck pursuant to section 2 under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Mint should
expedite production of the gold medals and duplicate medals under this
Act, so that the sacrifices of fallen officers and their families, and
the contributions of other law enforcement agencies who answered the
call of duty on January 6, 2021, can be recognized and honored in a
timely manner.
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SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS.
Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for the
purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such
statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Approved August 5, 2021.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3325:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021):
June 15, considered and passed House.
Aug. 3, considered and passed Senate.
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2021):
Aug. 5, Presidential remarks.
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