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Dec 21, 2022 Pub. L. 117–256 Enacted
Dec 21, 2022 Enrolled Bill See what changed
Jul 27, 2022 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs See what changed
Jul 26, 2022viewing Engrossed in House See what changed
Jan 13, 2021 Introduced in House Mr. Lynch (for himself and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

H.R. 310 — what changed

To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 3 sections amended and 2 added between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 2 Congressional gold medal

(a)

Award authorized— The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design collectively in commemoration of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

(b)

changed 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 the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the ~~Secretary.~~Secretary. The Secretary is authorized to create designs for the medal that, if the Secretary deems it appropriate, include images of, and inscriptions of the names of, Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith.

(c)

Central intelligence agency museum—

(1)

In general— Following the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum, where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research.

(2)

Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that the Central Intelligence Agency Museum should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith.

Sec. 3 Duplicate medals

changed ~~Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the~~ The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck ~~under~~ pursuant to section 2, at a price sufficient to cover the ~~costs of the medals,~~ cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.

Sec. 4 Status of medals

(a)

added National medals— The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

(b)

added Numismatic items— For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

removed ~~Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.~~

Sec. 5 Authority to use fund amounts; proceeds of sale

added

(a)

added Authority to use fund amounts— There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act.

(b)

added Proceeds of sale— Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Sec. 6 Determination of budgetary effects