,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bc1         
#bjba,mrs4 ,gre5e ( ,georgia introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se       
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,kyle ,h4 
,ritt5h\se1 :o protect$ ! community (   
,k5o%a1 ,wiscons91 dur+ a ,black ,lives 
,matt] 7,,blm7 riot on ,augu/ #be1      
#bjbj4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,kyle ,h4 ,ritt5h\se          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,?r\gh\t ! summ] ( #bjbj1 local         
gov]nm5ts across v>i\s cities & ,/ates  
fail$ to adequately protect resid5ts &  
_! prop]ty f viol5t riots t includ$     
arson1 loot+1 & murd]4  7#b7 ,on ,augu/ 

#be1 #bjbj1 a viol5t ,,blm riot broke   
out 9 ,k5o%a1 ,wiscons91 putt+ t5s (    
?\s&s ( lives at risk & leav+ prop]ty   
vuln]able to de/ruction4  7#c7 ,!       
c\rage\s actions tak5 9 response to !   
?reat to 8 community by ,kyle           
,ritt5h\se1 a #ag-ye>-old f ! great]    
,k5o%a area1 w5t beyond ! civilian call 
( duty4  7#d7 ,kyle ,ritt5h\se travel$  
to ! site ( ! riot ) a m$ical kit to    
provide aid to ^? injur$ by ! riot]s2 he
 also c>ri$ a fire ext+ui%] to help put 
out fires at v>i\s prop]ties />t$ by    
arsoni/s4  7#e7 ,kyle ,ritt5h\se dis>m$ 
a pi/ol-wield+ individual ) a l5g?y     
crim9al record1 includ+ driv+ :ile      
intoxicat$ & c>ry+ a fire>m :ile        
intoxicat$4  7#f7 ,corporate m$ia       
outlets includ+ ,,cnn1 ,,msnbc1 & !     
,wa%+ton ,po/1 & c]ta9 ,memb]s (        
,congress1 unju/ly attack$ ,kyle        
,ritt5h\se's "* be=e 8 ev5tual          
acquittal1 a direct contradiction to !  
legal pr9ciple t a p]son is presum$     
innoc5t until prov5 guilty4  7#g7 ,on   

,novemb] #ai1 #bjba1 ,kyle ,ritt5h\se 0 
f\nd n guilty on all *>ges by a jury ( 8
 pe]s1 r5d]+ ! sl&]\s & libel\s cont5t (
 ! a=em5tion$ corporate m$ia & c]ta9    
,memb]s ( ,congress aga9/ him           
susceptible to *>ges ( defamation4  #c4 
,congressional gold m$als  7a7          
,pres5tation au?orization ,! ,speak] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t  
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design to ,kyle ,h4       
,ritt5h\se1 :o protect$ ! city ( ,k5o%a1
 ,wiscons91 f mob viol5ce on ,augu/ #be1
 #bjbj4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !       
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to 
z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike gold m$als )  
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,disposition ( m$als    
,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u         
subsection 7a73 7#a7 ,kyle h4 ritt5h\se 

,"o gold m$al %all be giv5 to ,kyle ,h4 
,ritt5h\se4  7#b7 ,k5o%a c\nty c\r?\se  
,"o gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,k5o%a  
,c\nty ,c\r?\se 9 ,k5o%a1 ,wiscons91 s t
 ! m$al may be display$ 9 commemoration 
( ! memb]s ( ! jury :o reaffirm$ !      
con/itutional "r to self-def5se4  7#c7  
,smi?sonian in/itution  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,"o gold m$al %all be giv5 to !         
,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x %all be  
available = display z appropriate &     
available = rese>*4  7,b7 ,plaque ,9    
display+ ! gold m$al giv5 "u subp>agraph
 7,a71 ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution %all   
display ! m$al ) a plaque t d5otes ,kyle
 ,ritt5h\se z a def5d] ( 8 community    
aga9/ ! ,,blm riot 9 ,k5o%a1 ,wiscons9  
on ,augu/ #be1 #bjbj4  7,c7 ,s5se ( !   
congress ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t ! 
,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold
 m$al giv5 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 available
 = display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at       
appropriate locations associat$ ) !     
protection ( ,am]ican cities dur+ !     
,,blm riots ( ! summ] ( #bjbj4  #d4     

,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike 
& sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold     
m$als /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 exp5ses4  
#e4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( !  
,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t %\ld   
exp$ite production ( ! gold m$als &     
duplicate m$als "u ?is ,act1 s t ! h]oic
 & protective actions ( ,kyle ,h4       
,ritt5h\se on ,augu/ #be1 #bjbj1 9      
,k5o%a c be recogniz$ & honor$ 9 a      
timely mann]4  #f4 ,/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  #g4 ,f9ancial        
assurances ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury   
%all take su* actions z may be necess>y 

to ensure t ! m9t+ & issu+ ( co9s "u ?is
 ,act w n result 9 any net co/ to !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t4