,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #begj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bf1         
#bjai,ms4 ,s9ema 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,alex&]7 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$al to ,greg ,le,mond 9 recognition ( 
8 s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z an a?lete1
 activi/1 role model1 & community lead]4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,greg ,le,mond ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,gregory ,james ,le,mond 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ,greg7 0 born
 9 ,lakewood1 ,cali=nia1 on ,june #bf1  
#aifa4  7#b7 ,greg began cycl+ at #ad   
ye>s ( age1 w9n+ an a/oni%+ #aa /raight 
races to beg9 8 c>e]4  7#c7 ,at ! #aigi 
,junior ,_w ,*ampion%ips1 ,greg took    
home a full suite ( m$als1 includ+ gold1
 silv]1 & bronze1 em]g$ victori\s 9 !   
road race1 & plac$ 9 bo? team & track   
pursuit ev5ts4  7#d7 ,at #ah ye>s ( age1

 ,greg became ! y\nge/ cycli/ 9 ! hi/ory
 ( ! sport to be select$ = ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,m5's ,olympic team4  7#e7 ,greg 
em]g$ victori\s 9 ! #aihj ,circuit de la
 ,s>!1 becom+ ! fir/ individual f !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! y\nge/ rid] ev]1 to  
w9 a major pro-am cycl+ ev5t on !       
,european cont95t4  7#f7 ,at #ai ye>s ( 
age1 ,greg sign$ 8 fir/ pr(essional     
contract4  7#g7 ,9 #aihb1 ,greg made !  
fir/ ( sev]al rem>kable recov]ies1      
return+ f a brok5 coll>bone to w9 !     
silv] m$al at ! ,_w ,*ampion%ips 9      
,great ,brita94  7#h7 ,! ,t\r de        
,france1 ! _w's preem95t cycl+          
competition1 0 fir/ held m ?an a c5tury 
ago1 9 #aijc4  7#i7 ,! ,t\r de ,france  
takes place ov] #bc days1 cov]s an      
extraord9>y #b1bjj miles1 w9ds ?r\gh    
multiple m\nta9 ranges1 spans multiple  
nations1 & is view$ z comp>able to runn+
 a m>a?on e day = #c consecutive weeks4 
7#aj7 ,greg fir/ compet$ 9 ! ,t\r de    
,france 9 #aihd1 :5 he f9i%$ ?ird1 &    
f9i%$ second ! foll[+ ye>1 b1 9 bo?     

ye>s1 he deputiz$ himself to 8 teammates
 by sacrific+ a *ance to w9 himself to  
boo/ ^? teammates t[>d victory4  7#aa7  
,greg em]g$ victori\s 9 ! #aihf ,t\r de 
,france1 asc5d+ ! fabl$ ,alpe ,d',huez1 
defeat+ ! field by m ?an #c full m9utes1
 & becom+ ! fir/ individual f ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 & ! fir/ non-,european1 to w9   
cycl+'s mo/ pre/igi\s race4  7#ab7 ,9   
#aihg1 :ile recov]+ f a brok5 wri/ &    
coll>bone1 ,greg 0 tragically %ot dur+ a
 turkey hunt+ accid5t4 ,aft] ! accid5t1 
,greg 0 9 int5sive c>e1 requir$ !       
removal ( m ?an #dj %otgun pellets f 8  
abdom51 0 deem$ unlikely to ev] ride a  
bicycle aga91 & likely surviv$ only due 
to ! abnormal /r5g? ( 8 c>diovascul>    
sy/em4  7#ac7 ,aft] ! accid5t describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#ab71 ,greg m\nt$ ! greate/  
comeback 9 ! hi/ory ( ,am]ican sports1  
tak+ home an a/oni%+ victory at ! #aihi 
,t\r de ,france & w9n+ by #h seconds 9 !
 close/ f9i% 9 ! hi/ory ( t race1 ev5   
?\gh1 aft] surviv+ life-?reat5+ gun%ot  
w\nds1 he _h endur$ multiple surg]ies1  

includ+ t5don repair & an app5dectomy4  
7#ad7 ,greg won a ?ird ,t\r de ,france  
victory 9 #aiij4  7#ae7 ,greg is ! only 
individual f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to w9 !    
,t\r de ,france4  7#af7 ,greg has       
vocally spok5 out to *ampion heal?y     
sport among a?letes ( all ages &        
competition levels4  7#ag7 ,greg & 8    
wife1 ,ka?y1 are active 9 num]\s        
nonpr(it causes1 includ+ promot+ heal?y 
sport & assi/+ victims ( sexual abuse & 
v>i\s *ildhood illnesses4  7#ah7 ,cycl+ 
(f]s "y p a heal?y1 active1 outdoor     
hobby4  7#ai7 ,greg complet$ 8          
pr(essional c>e] hav+ won #b ,_w        
,*ampion%ips1 #c ,t\r de ,france        
*ampion%ips1 & #bb titles ov]all4  7#bj7
 ,m ?an any o!r cycli/1 ,greg p]sonifi$ 
! breakaway culture ( cycl+ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates 9 ! #aigjs & #aihjs1 0 view$     
univ]sally z ! epitome ( a "y p]son on a
 bicycle1 & attempt$ to accompli% feats 
no o!r individual f ! ,unit$ ,/ates _h  
a*iev$4  7#ba7 ,greg has n only rea*$ ! 
p9nacle ( int]national sport1 b has     

devot$ 8 "t & res\rces to assi/+ 8 fell[
 a?letes4  7#bb7 ,greg has demon/rat$ ! 
commitm5t to excell5ce1 g5]osity1       
community1 & t5acity t makes him an     
example = all to foll[4  #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$al ( 
appropriate design to ,greg ,le,mond1 9 
recognition ( 8 contributions to !      
,unit$ ,/ates z an a?lete1 activi/1 role
 model1 & community lead]4  7b7 ,design 
& /rik+ ,= purposes ( ! pres5tation     
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$al4 
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,! m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are 
national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4