#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ajhe  ,,an ,,act  ,to award three  
congressional gold medals to the ,united
 ,states ,capitol ,police and those who 
protected the ,u4,s4 ,capitol on        
,january #f1 #bjba4  #a4 ,findings ,the 
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,every day1 the ,united ,states ,capitol
 ,police 7,capitol ,police7 protects the
 ,u4,s4 ,capitol1 ,members of ,congress1
 congressional staff and institutional  
staff1 journalists1 and the visiting    
public4  7#b7 ,on ,january #f1 #bjba1 a 
mob of insurrectionists forced its way  
into the ,u4,s4 ,capitol building and   
congressional office buildings and      
engaged in acts of vandalism1 looting1  
and violently attacked ,capitol ,police 
officers4  7#c7 ,the sacrifice of heroes
 including ,capitol ,police ,officers   
,brian ,sicknick and ,howard            
,liebengood1 ,metropolitan ,police      
,department ,officer ,jeffrey ,smith1   
and those who sustained injuries1 and   
the courage of ,capitol ,police ,officer

 ,eugene ,goodman1 exemplify the        
patriotism and the commitment of        
,capitol ,police officers1 and those of 
other law enforcement agencies1 to risk 
their lives in service of our country4  
7#d7 ,up to seven ,americans died       
following this violent attack1 and more 
than #adj law enforcement officers      
suffered physical injuries1 including   
#ae officers who were hospitalized4     
7#e7 ,the desecration of the ,u4,s4     
,capitol1 which is the temple of our    
,american ,democracy1 and the violence  
targeting ,congress are horrors that    
will forever stain our ,nation's        
history4  #b4 ,congressional ,gold      
,medals  7a7 ,presentation authorization
 ,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 three gold medals of      
appropriate design to the ,united       
,states ,capitol ,police and those who  

protected the ,u4,s4 ,capitol on        
,january #f1 #bjba4  7b7 ,design and    
striking ,for the purposes of the award 
referred to in subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary of the ,treasury 7hereafter  
in this ,act referred to as the         
,secretary7 shall strike gold medals    
with suitable emblems1 devices1 and     
inscriptions1 to be determined by the   
,secretary4  7c7 ,disposition of medals 
,following the award of the gold medals 
under subsection 7a73 7#a7 ,,uscp       
,headquarters ,one gold medal shall be  
given to the ,united ,states ,capitol   
,police1 so that the medal may be       
displayed at the headquarters of the    
,united ,states ,capitol ,police and    
made available for research1 as         
appropriate4  7#b7 ,,dc ,metropolitan   
,police ,department ,headquarters ,one  
gold medal shall be given to the        
,metropolitan ,police ,department of the
 ,district of ,columbia1 so that the    
medal may be displayed at the           
headquarters of the ,metropolitan       

,police ,department and made available  
for research1 as appropriate4  7#c7     
,smithsonian ,institution  7,a7 ,in     
general ,one gold medal shall be given  
to the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where 
it shall be available for display as    
appropriate and available for research4 
7,b7 ,plaque ,in displaying the gold    
medal given under subparagraph 7,a71 the
 ,smithsonian ,institution shall display
 the medal with a plaque that lists the 
other law enforcement agencies that     
participated in protecting the ,u4,s4   
,capitol on ,january #f1 #bjba4  7,c7   
,sense of the ,congress ,it is the sense
 of the ,congress that the ,smithsonian 
,institution should make the gold medal 
given under subparagraph 7,a7 available 
for display elsewhere1 particularly at  
appropriate locations associated with   
the protection of the ,u4,s4 ,capitol on
 ,january #f1 #bjba4  #c4 ,duplicate    
medals ,the ,secretary may strike and   
sell duplicates in bronze of the gold   
medals struck pursuant to section #b    

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 expenses4  #d4  
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
the ,congress that the ,united ,states  
,mint should expedite production of the 
gold medals and duplicate medals under  
this ,act1 so that the sacrifices of    
fallen officers and their families1 and 
the contributions of other law          
enforcement agencies who answered the   
call of duty on ,january #f1 #bjba1 can 
be recognized and honored in a timely   
manner4  #e4 ,national medals ,medals   
struck pursuant to this ,act are        
national medals for the purposes of     
chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code4  #f4 ,determination of   
,budgetary ,effects ,the budgetary      
effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of
 complying with the ,statutory          
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest

 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,march #ag1 #bjba4;,clerk4