,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gihf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjbb,ms4  
,porter 7for herself and ,mrs4 ,steel7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
award a ,congressional ,gold ,medal     
posthumously to ,dr4 ,john ,cheng1 a    
hero who died protecting others on ,may 
#ae1 #bjbb4  #a4 ,findings ,the         
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,dr4
 ,john ,cheng lived in ,laguna ,niguel1 
,california1 and worked as a family     
practice and sports medicine physician4 
7#b7 ,on ,may #ae1 #bjbb1 ,dr4 ,cheng   
was attending a reception at ,geneva    
,presbyterian ,church when a gunman     
motivated by political hatred against   
,taiwan entered the church and opened   
fire on the group of parishioners4  7#c7
 ,dr4 ,cheng tackled the gunman1        
allowing other parishioners to subdue   
the gunman and tie him up with extension
 cords4  7#d7 ,dr4 ,cheng was shot      

several times during the struggle with  
the gunman1 and he died from the        
injuries he sustained4  7#e7 ,the heroic
 actions of ,dr4 ,cheng saved the lives 
of up to #dj parishioners and were the  
final acts of service for a man who     
devoted his life to helping others as a 
doctor and volunteer in his community4  
#b4 ,congressional gold medal  7a7      
,presentation authorization ,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 gold medal of       
appropriate design to ,dr4 ,john ,cheng1
 a hero who died protecting others on   
,may #ae1 #bjbb4  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 a gold medal   
with suitable emblems1 devices1 and     

inscriptions1 to be determined by the   
,secretary4  7c7 ,disposition of medal  
,after the presentation described under 
subsection 7a71 the gold medal shall be 
given to ,dr4 ,john ,cheng's wife4  7d7 
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
the ,congress that the ,united ,states  
,mint should expedite production of the 
gold medal under this ,act1 so that the 
sacrifice of ,dr4 ,cheng can be         
recognized and honored in a timely      
manner4  #c4 ,duplicate medals ,the     
,secretary may strike and sell          
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal  
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 ,national medals
 ,medals struck pursuant to this ,act   
are national medals for the purposes of 
chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code4