    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-195
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in the
    United States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing
    the aircraft, vehicles, weaponry, ammunition and other material to win
    the war, that were referred to as ``Rosie the Riveter'', in recognition
    of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they
    have provided to ensuing generations. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold
    Medal Act of 2019''.
    SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
    (1) Over 70 years ago there was a call to action, a demand
    for workers to fill the vacancies left by the men who went to
    fight in the war.
    (2) More than 6 million women answered the call then,
    entering the workforce during World War II and providing the
    equipment, weaponry and ammunition to achieve final victory and
    end the war.
    (3) These women left their homes to work or volunteer full-
    time in factories, farms, shipyards, airplane factories, banks,
    and other institutions in support of the military overseas.
    (4) They worked with the United Service Organizations and
    the American Red Cross, drove trucks, riveted airplane parts,
    collected critical materials, rolled bandages, and served on
    rationing boards.
    (5) Our ``Rosie the Riveter'', the women who worked and
    sacrificed to strengthen this country during World War II, are
    among the greatest living heroines in the United States.
    (6) These women persevered, despite often facing harassment
    from their male colleagues and disapproval from their male
    family members, and all the while continued to maintain their
    ``other jobs'' as caretakers of children and their households.
    (7) Minority women also overcame long-held policies of
    discrimination and made significant contributions to the war
    effort.
    (8) Because of the ``Rosies'', Federal, State, and local
    agencies coordinated with business owners to develop childcare
    programs and other supports for working mothers.

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    (9) The example that these women set during World War II
    continues to inspire us and blaze a path for the working women
    and young girls of today.
    (10) Specifically, the images of ``Rosie the Riveter'' and
    the phrase ``We Can Do It'' continue to symbolize the
    empowerment of women today, representing patriotic women who
    want to serve and strengthen their country, and to inspire young
    girls to become ``21st Century Rosies'' by aspiring to, and
    attaining positions of leadership in all walks of life in
    America.
    SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Rosie the Riveter.--The term ``Rosie the Riveter'' includes any
    female individual who held employment or volunteered in support of the
    war efforts during World War II.
    (b) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
    Treasury.
    SEC. 4. 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 award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold
    medal of appropriate design in commemoration to Rosie the Riveter,
    collectively, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and
    the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations.
    (b) <>  Design and Striking.--For the purposes
    of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
    Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike the
    gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be
    determined by the Secretary.

    (c) National Museum of American History.--
    (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal under
    subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the National
    Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution, where
    it shall be available for display as appropriate and made
    available for research.
    (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
    National Museum of American History shall make the gold medal
    received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere,
    particularly at other appropriate locations associated with
    Rosie the Riveter.
    SEC. 5. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
    medal struck pursuant to section 4 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.
    SEC. 6. 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 section 5134 of title 31,
    United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered
    to be numismatic items.

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    SEC. 7. 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 December 3, 2020.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1773:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 165 (2019):
    Nov. 13, considered and passed
    House.
    Vol. 166 (2020):
    Nov. 12, considered and passed
    Senate.