[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3325 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.3325
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-one
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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) 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) 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. 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.
(b) 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.
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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.