,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #e1 #bjag,mr4  
,rubio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pet]s7        
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$al to ,liu ,xiaobo1 & collectively to
 all advocates ( democracy & human      
rights 9 ,*9a1 9 recognition ( _!       
extraord9>y advocacy = lib]ty & human   
rights despite repression & _! impact on
 _w peace & global und]/&+ ( ,*9a1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,pres]v+ ,liu ,xiaobo  
,legacy ( ,fre$om  ,gold ,m$al ,act4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,liu ,xiaobo 0 ,*9a's mo/ prom95t  
advocate = democracy1 human rights &    
fre$om & a p[]ful voice = peaceful      
political re=m4  7#b7 ,liu ,xiaobo1     
along ) o!r pro-democracy advocates1    
s\ght to raise ! ,*9ese p's aw>5ess ( _!
 dignity & rights by publicly call+ ^u !

 ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t to gov]n 9 accordance 
) its ,con/itution & ! int]national     
human rights agreem5ts x has ratifi$4   
7#c7 ,liu ,xiaobo1 by 8 long & vision>y 
lead]%ip1 has become ! symbol ( two     
g5]ations ( ,*9ese re=m]s--he unites !  
g5]ation ( /ud5t :o prote/$ at ,tiananm5
 ,squ>e 9 #aihi &1 ?r\gh 8 role 9 ,*>t] 
#jh1 a new g5]ation ( rights advocates1 
human rights lawy]s1 & intellectuals4   
7#d7 ,liu ,xiaobo1 & s _m o!r advocates 
= fre$om1 h suff]$ (ficial retribution &
 imprisonm5t = d>+ to speak out aga9/ a 
range ( human rights abuses across ,*9a4
 ,9 addition1 _! family memb]s h fac$   
h>assm5t & det5tion 9 response to _!    
advocacy ef=ts1 includ+ ,liu ,xia1 :o 0 
deta9$ )\t *>ges 9 h] home s9ce #bjaj4  
7#e7 ,9 ,decemb] #bjji1 a ,beij+ c\rt   
s5t5c$ ,liu ,xiaobo to an elev5-ye>     
s5t5ce 9 a ,*9ese prison = incit+       
subv]sion ( /ate p[]1 9 "p = 8 role 9   
,*>t] #jh1 a docum5t call+ = human      
rights & political re=m 9 ,*9a4  7#f7 ,9
 ,may #bjaa1 ! ,u4,n4 ,work+ ,gr\p on   

,arbitr>y ,det5tion issu$ an op9ion     
decl>+ t ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t's           
imprisonm5t ( ,liu ,xiaobo contrav5$ !  
,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights4 
7#g7 ,9 #bjaj1 _m p]sons f ar\nd ! _w   
nom9at$ ,liu ,xiaobo = ! ,nobel ,peace  
,prize1 includ+ ! #ad? ,dalai ,lama1    
,bi%op ,desmond ,tutu1 & ,vaclav ,havel4
 ,9 aw>d+ ! #bjaj ,nobel ,peace ,prize =
 8 long & non-viol5t /ruggle =          
fundam5tal human rights 9 ,*9a1 !       
,norwegian ,nobel ,committee not$ t     
?r\gh ! sev]e puni%m5t met$ out to him1 
,liu ,xiaobo has become ! =emo/ symbol (
 ! wide-rang+ /ruggle = human rights 9  
,*9a4 ,he report$ly is ! fir/ p]son s9ce
 #aice to w9 ! prize :ile 9 prison4     
7#h7 ,liu ,xiaobo di$ ( late /age liv]  
canc] on ,july #ac1 #bjag4 ,he 0 ! fir/ 
,nobel ,peace ,prize laureate to die 9  
/ate cu/ody s9ce ,c>l ,von ,ossietzky1  
:o di$ aft] be+ deta9$ 9 a ,nazi        
conc5tration camp4  7#i7 ,liu ,xiaobo1 &
 all ^? "p ( ! pro-democracy movem5t 9  
,*9a1 are ! consci5ce ( ! int]national  

community reg>d+ human rights 9 ,*9a &  
s]ve z a con/ant rem9d] t human rights1 
democratic transp>5cy1 & lib]ty are     
critical issues ( bilat]al relations t1 
if f9ally realiz$ 9 ,*9a1 w make        
monum5tal contributions to _w peace &   
/rong] & m prosp]\s ,unit$ ,/ates-,*9a  
relations4  7#aj7 ,aw>d+ ,liu ,xiaobo ! 
,congressional ,gold ,m$al1 &           
collectively to all ^? :o h /ood =      
fre$om & democracy 9 ,*9a despite       
repression1 w\ld n only recognize 8     
contributions to peace1 b to global     
und]/&+ ( ,*9a & w\ld fur!r inspire     
millions ( ,*9ese ) ! ideals ( fre$om he
 s h]oically articulat$4  #c4           
,congressional gold m$al  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
7#a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t 
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design to ,liu ,xiaobo or 
8 p]sonal repres5tatives & collectively 
to all ^? :o h peacefully advocat$ =    

democracy & human rights 9 ,*9a 9       
recognition ( _! a*ievem5ts & = _!      
contributions to ! cause ( fre$om1 human
 rights1 & peace 9 ,*9a & globally4     
7#b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( !  
aw>d ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !       
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 section z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike !    
gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y4  7#c7 ,smi?sonian in/itution 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! gold m$al %all 
be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1   
:]e x w be available = display z        
appropriate & available = rese>*4  7,b7 
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( !      
,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution   
%\ld make ! gold m$al aw>d$ pursuant to 
?is ,act available = display else:]e1   
p>ticul>ly at appropriate locations--   
7i7 associat$ ) ! rese>* ( ! ,tiananm5  
,prote/s ( #aihi & _! subsequ5t viol5t  
suppression2 &  7ii7 d$icat$ to pres]v+ 
! hi/ory ( ! ,*9ese pro-democracy       

movem5t4  7b7 ,duplicate m$als ,!       
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$als /ruck pursuant to 
subsection 7a7 "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$al4 
7c7 ,/atus ( m$als  7#a7 ,national m$als
 ,m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is section   
are national m$als = purposes ( *apt]   
#ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   
7#b7 ,numismatic items ,= purposes (    
section #eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u ?is section  
%all be consid]$ to be numismatic items4
  #d4 ,hold+ acc\ntable ,*9ese (ficials 
complicit 9 ,liu ,xiaobo's imprisonm5t  
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld-- 7#a7 seek !     
release ( political prison]s 9 ,*9a1    
includ+ seek+ ! unconditional release ( 
,liu ,xia & ensure h] fre$om ( movem5t2 
7#b7 condemn all ef=ts to c5sor or      
intimidate ! families ( ,liu ,xiaobo &  

,liu ,xia & c5sor news & in=mation ab\t 
,liu ,xiaobo & 8 legacy2  7#c7 id5tify  
^? (ficials or individuals involv$ 9 !  
arre/ & arbitr>y det5tion ( ,liu ,xiaobo
 & 8 wife ,liu ,xia2  7#d7 id5tify ^?   
(ficials or individuals complicit 9 !   
torture & arbitr>y det5tion ( human     
rights lawy]s & rights advocates su* z  
,xie ,yang1 ,li ,hep+1 ,li ,*unfu1 ,gao 
,zhi%5g1 ,*5 ,guang*5g1 ,jiang          
,tianyong1 ,tang ,j+l+1 ,wang           
,quanzhang1 & o!rs peacefully advocat+ =
 human rights & legal & political re=ms 
9 ,*9a & foll[+ 9 ! foot/eps ( ,liu     
,xiaobo2 &  7#e7 use ! sanctions        
available "u ! ,global ,magnitsky ,human
 ,rights ,acc\ntability ,act 7,public   
,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7
 = ^? (ficials or individuals id5tifi$  
"u p>agraph 7#d7 because any (ficial or 
individual complicit 9 ! torture or     
arbitr>y det5tion ( political prison]s  
qualifies = ! imposition ( sanctions "u 
t ,act4  #e4 ,pres]v+ ! legacy ( ,liu   
,xiaobo ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t funds

 %\ld be au?oriz$ to create appropriate 
fell[%ip programs & aw>ds 9 ,liu        
,xiaobo's honor1 to pres]ve 8 ideas &   
legacy until ! ,*9ese p are able to d s 
)\t c5sor%ip or fe>1 & to advance !     
univ]sal ideas ( fre$om1 democracy &    
human rights 9 ,*9a & across ! globe4