,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #eadb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjba,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to award   
posthumously a ,congressional ,gold     
,medal1 in commemoration to the         
servicemembers who perished in          
,afghanistan on ,august #bf1 #bjba1     
during the evacuation of citizens of the
 ,united ,states and ,afghan allies at  
,hamid ,karzai ,international ,airport1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,findings  
,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7
 ,at #i3dd ,a4,m41 on ,august #bf1      
#bjba1 the ,pentagon confirmed that one 
explosion occurred at the ,hamid ,karzai
 ,international ,airport4  7#b7 ,the    
explosion was confirmed to be a suicide 
bombing by ,,isis-,k terrorist group4   
7#c7 ,estimates as high as #bjj deaths  
were reported1 including #ac            
servicemembers of the ,united ,states1  
as well as hundreds more wounded4  7#d7 
,the attack on ,thursday1 ,august #bf1  
#bjba1 at the ,hamid ,karzai            

,international ,airport in ,kabul1      
,afghanistan1 killed #ac ,united ,states
 servicemembers1 making it the deadliest
 single day of the war for the ,united  
,states in more than a decade4  7#e7    
,the ,american servicemembers went above
 and beyond the call of duty to protect 
citizens of the ,united ,states and our 
allies to ensure they are brought to    
safety in an extremely dangerous        
situation as the ,taliban regained      
control over ,afghanistan4  7#f7 ,the   
,american servicemembers exemplified    
extreme bravery and valor against armed 
enemy combatants4  7#g7 ,the ,american  
servicemembers dedicated their lives and
 their heroism deserves great honor4    
7#h7 ,maxton ,soviak1 ,kareem ,nikoui1  
,david ,espinoza1 ,rylee ,mc,collum1    
,jared ,schmitz1 ,hunter ,lopez1 ,taylor
 ,hoover1 ,daegan ,william-,tyeler      
,page1 ,nicole ,gee1 ,humberto ,sanchez1
 ,dylan ,merola1 ,johanny ,rosario      
,pichardo1 and ,ryan ,knauss have been  
identified as the #ac servicemembers who

 died from the blast while stationed at 
,hamid ,karzai ,international ,airport4 
#b4 ,congressional ,gold ,medals  7a7   
,presentations authorized ,the ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,president pro tempore of the       
,senate shall make appropriate          
arrangements for the posthumous         
presentation1 on behalf of the          
,congress1 of a single gold medal of    
appropriate design in commemoration to  
the #ac servicemembers who perished in  
,afghanistan1 on ,august #bf1 #bjba4    
7b7 ,design and striking ,for the       
purposes of the presentation referred to
 in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act   
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
strike a gold medal with suitable       
emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to  
be determined by the ,secretary4  7c7   
,smithsonian institution  7#a7 ,in      
general ,following the award of the gold
 medal under subsection 7a71 the gold   
medal shall be given to the ,smithsonian

 ,institution1 where it shall be        
available for display as appropriate and
 made available for research4  7#b7     
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that the ,smithsonian         
,institution shall make the gold medal  
received under paragraph 7#a7 available 
for display outside of the ,district of 
,columbia at times1 particularly at     
other locations associated with the #ac 
servicemembers who perished in          
,afghanistan on ,august #bf1 #bjba4  #c4
 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may  
strike and sell duplicates in bronze of 
the gold medal struck pursuant to       
section #b at a price sufficient to     
cover the cost thereof1 including labor1
 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and 
overhead expenses4  #d4 ,status of      
medals  7a7 ,national medals ,the medal 
struck pursuant to this ,act is a       
national medal for purposes of chapter  
#ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of
 section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united    

,states ,code1 all medals struck under  
this ,act shall be considered to be     
numismatic items4  #e4 ,authority to use
 fund amounts2 proceeds of sale  7a7    
,authority ,to use fund amounts ,there  
is authorized to be charged against the 
,united ,states ,mint ,public           
,enterprise ,fund such amounts as may be
 necessary to pay for the costs of the  
medals struck pursuant to this ,act4    
7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,the amounts      
received from the sale of duplicate     
bronze medals authorized under section  
#c shall be deposited into the ,united  
,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4
  #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 ,october #be1      
#bjba4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4