,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aiee ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #e1 #bjag,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to award a ,congressional ,gold ,medal to ,liu ,xiaobo1 and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in ,china1 in recognition of their extraordinary advocacy for liberty and human rights despite repression and their impact on world peace and global understanding of ,china1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preserving ,liu ,xiaobo ,legacy of ,freedom ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,liu ,xiaobo was ,china's most prominent advocate for democracy1 human rights and freedom and a powerful voice for peaceful political reform4 7#b7 ,liu ,xiaobo1 along with other pro-democracy advocates1 sought to raise the ,chinese people's awareness of their dignity and rights by publicly calling upon the ,chinese ,government to govern in accordance with its ,constitution and the international human rights agreements it has ratified4 7#c7 ,liu ,xiaobo1 by his long and visionary leadership1 has become the symbol of two generations of ,chinese reformers--he unites the generation of student who protested at ,tiananmen ,square in #aihi and1 through his role in ,charter #jh1 a new generation of rights advocates1 human rights lawyers1 and intellectuals4 7#d7 ,liu ,xiaobo1 and so many other advocates for freedom1 have suffered official retribution and imprisonment for daring to speak out against a range of human rights abuses across ,china4 ,in addition1 their family members have faced harassment and detention in response to their advocacy efforts1 including ,liu ,xia1 who was detained without charges in her home since #bjaj4 7#e7 ,in ,december #bjji1 a ,beijing court sentenced ,liu ,xiaobo to an eleven-year sentence in a ,chinese prison for inciting subversion of state power1 in part for his role in ,charter #jh1 a document calling for human rights and political reform in ,china4 7#f7 ,in ,may #bjaa1 the ,u4,n4 ,working ,group on ,arbitrary ,detention issued an opinion declaring that the ,chinese ,government's imprisonment of ,liu ,xiaobo contravened the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights4 7#g7 ,in #bjaj1 many persons from around the world nominated ,liu ,xiaobo for the ,nobel ,peace ,prize1 including the #adth ,dalai ,lama1 ,bishop ,desmond ,tutu1 and ,vaclav ,havel4 ,in awarding the #bjaj ,nobel ,peace ,prize for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in ,china1 the ,norwegian ,nobel ,committee noted that through the severe punishment meted out to him1 ,liu ,xiaobo has become the foremost symbol of the wide-ranging struggle for human rights in ,china4 ,he reportedly is the first person since #aice to win the prize while in prison4 7#h7 ,liu ,xiaobo died of late stage liver cancer on ,july #ac1 #bjag4 ,he was the first ,nobel ,peace ,prize laureate to die in state custody since ,carl ,von ,ossietzky1 who died after being detained in a ,nazi concentration camp4 7#i7 ,liu ,xiaobo1 and all those part of the pro-democracy movement in ,china1 are the conscience of the international community regarding human rights in ,china and serve as a constant reminder that human rights1 democratic transparency1 and liberty are critical issues of bilateral relations that1 if finally realized in ,china1 will make monumental contributions to world peace and stronger and more prosperous ,united ,states-,china relations4 7#aj7 ,awarding ,liu ,xiaobo the ,congressional ,gold ,medal1 and collectively to all those who have stood for freedom and democracy in ,china despite repression1 would not only recognize his contributions to peace1 but to global understanding of ,china and would further inspire millions of ,chinese with the ideals of freedom he so heroically articulated4 #c4 ,congressional gold medal 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,presentation authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation1 on behalf of the ,congress1 of a gold medal of appropriate design to ,liu ,xiaobo or his personal representatives and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in ,china in recognition of their achievements and for their contributions to the cause of freedom1 human rights1 and peace in ,china and globally4 7#b7 ,design and striking ,for the purposes of the award referred to in paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to be determined by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,smithsonian institution 7,a7 ,in general ,following the award of the gold medal under paragraph 7#a71 the gold medal shall be given to the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research4 7,b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of the ,congress that the ,smithsonian ,institution should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this ,act available for display elsewhere1 particularly at appropriate locations-- 7i7 associated with the research of the ,tiananmen ,protests of #aihi and their subsequent violent suppression2 and 7ii7 dedicated to preserving the history of the ,chinese pro-democracy movement4 7b7 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to subsection 7a7 under such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe1 at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses1 and the cost of the gold medal4 7c7 ,status of medals 7#a7 ,national medals ,medals struck pursuant to this section are national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this section shall be considered to be numismatic items4 #d4 ,holding accountable ,chinese officials complicit in ,liu ,xiaobo's imprisonment ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states ,government should-- 7#a7 seek the release of political prisoners in ,china1 including seeking the unconditional release of ,liu ,xia and ensure her freedom of movement2 7#b7 condemn all efforts to censor or intimidate the families of ,liu ,xiaobo and ,liu ,xia and censor news and information about ,liu ,xiaobo and his legacy2 7#c7 identify those officials or individuals involved in the arrest and arbitrary detention of ,liu ,xiaobo and his wife ,liu ,xia2 7#d7 identify those officials or individuals complicit in the torture and arbitrary detention of human rights lawyers and rights advocates such as ,xie ,yang1 ,li ,heping1 ,li ,chunfu1 ,gao ,zhisheng1 ,chen ,guangcheng1 ,jiang ,tianyong1 ,tang ,jingling1 ,wang ,quanzhang1 and others peacefully advocating for human rights and legal and political reforms in ,china and following in the footsteps of ,liu ,xiaobo2 and 7#e7 use the sanctions available under the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 for those officials or individuals identified under paragraph 7#d7 because any official or individual complicit in the torture or arbitrary detention of political prisoners qualifies for the imposition of sanctions under that ,act4 #e4 ,preserving the legacy of ,liu ,xiaobo ,it is the sense of ,congress that funds should be authorized to create appropriate fellowship programs and awards in ,liu ,xiaobo's honor1 to preserve his ideas and legacy until the ,chinese people are able to do so without censorship or fear1 and to advance the universal ideas of freedom1 democracy and human rights in ,china and across the globe4