,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjae,mr4   
,kirk introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al to ,timo?y ,nug5t1 9 recognition (
 8 pione]+ "w on behalf ( p )           
disabilities1 includ+ disabl$ vet]ans4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,timo?y ,nug5t ,congressional ,gold   
,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds  
t--  7#a7 ,timo?y ,nug5t is consid]$ !  
,fa!r ( ,accessibility & ! ,godfa!r (   
,rehabilitation ,education on college   
campuses & has be5 a rel5tless innovator
 & advocate = disabl$ p 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7#b7 ,nug5t f\ght = & secur$ ! 
"r to high] education & ma9/ream        
education integration = millions ( p )  
disabilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 _m
 ( ! ar*itectural accessibility /&>ds & 
laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates trace back       
directly to innovations creat$ by       

,nug5t2  7#d7 :ile at ! ,univ]sity (    
,ill9ois1 ,nug5t ov]saw ! developm5t (  
adaptive sports programs accommodat+    
a?letes 9 :eel*airs2  7#e7 ,nug5t f\nd$ 
! fir/ high] educational program = w\nd$
 & disabl$ soldi]s 9 ! _w aft] ,_w ,w>  
,,ii2  7#f7 9 ! ye>s aft] ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 
,nug5t confront$ ! bias ( ! g5]al public
 9 8 ef=ts to br+ /ud5ts ) disabilities 
into ! ma9/ream ( college campuses &    
society2  7#g7 ,nug5t disprov$ _m p 9 ! 
m$ical community :o believ$ t           
rehabilitation & sport+ activities 7    
h>mful to individuals ) su* sev]e       
disabilities or t education 0 n necess>y
 because ( _! belief t ! lifespan (     
p]sons ) sp9al cord injuries w\ld be too
 %ort = !m to b5efit f college degrees2 
&  7#h7 ,nug5t w\ld be ! fir/ p]son     
aw>d$ a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al = "w 
on behalf ( p]sons ) disabilities4  #c4 
,congressional ,gold ,m$al  7a7         
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        

appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design to ,timo?y ,nug5t1 
9 recognition ( 8 pione]+ "w on behalf (
 p ) disabilities1 includ+ disabl$      
vet]ans4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !      
purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike 
a gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1
 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!     
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #c "u su* regulations z !       
,secret>y may prescribe1 at a price     
suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+   
labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 &  
ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4 
#e4 ,national m$als ,m$als /ruck        
pursuant to ?is ,act are national m$als 
= ! purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4