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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1673 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2007 Mr. Shuster (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Holden, Mr. Mack, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Dent, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Coble, Mr. Regula, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Filner, Mr. Souder, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cantor, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Holt, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Fossella, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carney, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. Drake, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Dicks) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who resisted the hijackers and caused the plane to crash.

1.

Findings

The Congress finds as follows: (1)On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 departed from Newark International Airport at 8:01 a.m. on its scheduled route to San Francisco, California, with 7 crew members and 33 passengers on board. (2)Shortly after departure, United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists. (3)At 10:03 a.m., United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (4)Evidence indicates that people aboard United Airlines Flight 93 learned that other hijacked planes had been used to attack the World Trade Center in New York City and resisted the actions of the hijackers on board. (5)The effort to resist the hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 appears to have caused the plane to crash prematurely, potentially saving hundreds or thousands of lives and preventing the destruction of the White House, the Capitol, or another important symbol of freedom and democracy. (6)The passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 demonstrated exceptional bravery, valor, and patriotism, and are worthy of the appreciation of the people of the United States.

2.

Congressional gold medal

(a)

Presentation authorized

The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the passengers and crew members, collectively, on board United Airlines Flight 93 in recognition of their heroic service to the Nation. (b)

Design and striking

For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c)

Display

Following the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Flight 93 National Memorial located in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, in Pennsylvania, where it will be displayed as appropriate and made available for research.

3.

Duplicate medals

The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal 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, and the cost of the gold medal.

4.

Status of medals

(a)

National medals

The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b)

Numismatic items

For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

5.

Authority to use fund amounts; proceeds of sale

(a)

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 pursuant to this Act. (b)

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.