,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #af1 
#bjae ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,ayotte1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1
 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4        
,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
,a ,,bill  ,to posthumously award the   
,congressional ,gold ,medal to each of  
,j4 ,christopher ,stevens1 ,glen        
,doherty1 ,tyrone ,woods1 and ,sean     
,smith in recognition of their          
contributions to the ,nation4  #a4      
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 on
 ,september #aa1 #bjab1 the ,temporary  
,mission ,facility of the ,united       
,states1 and its personnel in ,benghazi1
 ,libya1 were attacked by militants2    
7#b7 four ,americans were killed in the 
terrorist attack1 including ,ambassador 
,j4 ,christopher ,stevens1 ,sean ,smith1
 ,glen ,doherty1 and ,tyrone ,woods2    

7#c7 ,glen ,doherty and ,tyrone ,woods  
were former ,navy ,s,e,a,ls who served  
as security personnel in ,libya and who1
 as the attack unfolded1 bravely        
attempted to protect ,united ,states    
personnel and defend ,united ,states    
property1 which in so doing1 they       
selflessly sacrificed their own lives2  
7#d7 ,j4 ,christopher ,stevens served   
for #ba years in the ,united ,states    
,foreign ,service2  7#e7 ,j4            
,christopher ,stevens was serving as    
,united ,states ,ambassador to ,libya   
and previously served twice in the      
country1 as both ,special               
,representative to the ,libyan          
,transitional ,national ,council and as 
the ,deputy ,chief of ,mission2  7#f7   
earlier in his life1 ,j4 ,christopher   
,stevens also served as a ,peace ,corps 
volunteer teaching ,english in ,morocco2
  7#g7 ,glen ,doherty was a ,navy ,,seal
 for #ab years and served in ,iraq and  
,afghanistan and attained the rank of   
,petty ,officer ,first ,class and earned

 the ,navy and ,marine ,corps           
,commendation ,medal2  7#h7 after       
leaving the ,navy1 ,glen ,doherty worked
 to protect ,american personnel abroad2 
7#i7 ,tyrone ,woods served for #bj years
 as a ,navy ,,seal including tours in   
,iraq and ,afghanistan2  7#aj7 in ,iraq 
,tyrone ,woods led multiple raids and   
reconnaissance missions and earned the  
,bronze ,star2  7#aa7 after retiring    
from the ,navy as a ,senior ,chief      
,petty ,officer1 ,tyrone ,woods worked  
to protect ,american personnel abroad2  
7#ab7 ,sean ,smith served for #f years  
in the ,united ,states ,air ,force1     
where he attained the rank of ,staff    
,sergeant and was awarded the ,air      
,force ,commendation ,medal2  7#ac7     
after leaving the ,air ,force1 ,sean    
,smith served for #aj years in the      
,department of ,state on various        
assignments1 which took him to places   
such as ,baghdad1 ,brussels1 ,pretoria1 
and ,the ,hague2 and  7#ad7 as their    
careers attest1 all four men served     

their country honorably4  #b4           
,congressional gold medal  7a7 ,award   
authorized ,the ,president pro tempore  
of the ,senate and the ,speaker of the  
,house of ,representatives shall make   
appropriate arrangements for the        
posthumous award1 on behalf of the      
,congress1 of a gold medal of           
appropriate design in commemoration of  
,j4 ,christopher ,stevens1 ,glen        
,doherty1 ,tyrone ,woods1 and ,sean     
,smith in recognition of their          
contributions to the ,united ,states4   
7b7 ,design and striking ,for the       
purposes of the awards referred to in   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
strike the gold medals with suitable    
emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to  
be determined by the ,secretary4  #c4   
,duplicate medals ,under such           
regulations as the ,secretary may       
prescribe1 the ,secretary may strike and
 sell duplicates in bronze of the gold  

medals struck under section #b1 at a    
price sufficient to cover the costs of  
the medals1 including labor1 materials1 
dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead    
expenses1 and the cost of the gold      
medals4  #d4 ,national medals ,medals   
struck pursuant to this ,act are        
national medals for purposes of chapter 
#ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4
  #e4 ,authorization of appropriations2 
proceeds of sale  7a7 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be charged against the ,united ,states  
,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund such    
amounts as may be necessary to pay for  
the cost of the medals struck pursuant  
to this ,act4  7b7 ,proceeds of sale    
,amounts received from the sale of      
duplicate bronze medals under section #c
 shall be deposited in the ,united      
,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4