,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bddj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,mr4   
,ogles 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (         
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,bur*ett1 ,mr4          
,fleis*mann1 ,ms4 ,gre5e ( ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,good5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4  
,nehls1 ,mrs4 ,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,mills1 ,mr4
 ,ow5s1 ,mr4 ,gue/1 & ,mr4 ,burlison7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a 
,,bill  ,to aw>d ,congressional ,gold   
,m$als to ,metropolitan ,police ,(fic]s 
,(fic] ,mi*ael ,collazo & ,(fic] ,rex   
,engleb]t1 9 recognition ( _!           
exceptional brav]y & valor 9 confront+  
an active %oot] at ! ,cov5ant ,s*ool 9  
,na%ville1 ,t5nessee4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cov5ant      
,s*ool ,h]oes ,congressional ,gold ,m$al
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,at #aj3ac a4m41 on ,m>*   
#bg1 #bjbc1 ,metropolitan ,na%ville     
,police confirm$ an active %oot]        
situation 0 tak+ place at ,! ,cov5ant   

,s*ool1 a private ,*ri/ian s*ool 9      
,na%ville1 ,t5nessee4 ,! %oot] took six 
lives t day1 ?ree *ildr5 & ?ree adults4 
7#b7 ,aft] ! fir/ #iaa call ab\t %ots   
be+ fir$ 9 ! build+1 (fic]s ru%$ to !   
campus4 ,!y made entry %ortly aft]      
#aj3ac a4m4 & began cle>+ ! build+4     
7#c7 ,(fic]s report t %ots 7 he>d com+ f
 ! second level4 ,on ! second floor1 9 a
 common area1 a team ( (fic]s enc\nt]$ !
 %oot] :]e %e _h be5 fir+ ?r\gh a w9d[  
at arriv+ police c>s4  7#d7 ,two memb]s 
( an (fic] team1 ,(fic] ,rex ,engleb]t &
 ,(fic] ,mi*ael ,collazo1 fir$ on !     
%oot] & fatally w\nd$ h]4  7#e7 ,!      
victims 7 id5tifi$ z ,evelyn ,dieckhaus1
 ,william ,k9ney1 & ,hallie ,scruggs1   
all ag$ n9e1 & ,mike ,hill1 #fa1 ,cyn?ia
 ,peak1 #fa1 & ,ka!r9e ,koonce1 #fj4    
7#f7 ,(fic] ,mi*ael ,collazo & ,(fic]   
,rex ,engleb]t ( ! ,metropolitan        
,na%ville ,police ,dep>tm5t exemplifi$  
incr$ible brav]y1 valor1 & c\rage aga9/ 
! suspect4  7#g7 ,^! (fic]s h d$icat$ _!
 lives to protect+ _! community1 & _!   

h]oism des]ves great honor4  #c4        
,congressional gold m$als  7a7          
,pres5tation au?orization ,! ,speak] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t  
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( two gold    
m$als ( appropriate design to           
,metropolitan ,police ,(fic] ,mi*ael    
,collazo & ,(fic] ,rex ,engleb]t1 9     
recognition ( _! exceptional brav]y &   
valor 9 confront+ an active %oot] at !  
,cov5ant ,s*ool 9 ,na%ville1 ,t5nessee4 
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 !    
gold m$als ) suitable emblems1 devices1 
& inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!     
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$als /ruck "u section  
#c1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/  
!re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use
 ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #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 ( sections
 #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u ?is    
,act %all be consid]$ to be numismatic  
items4  #f4 ,au?ority to use fund       
am\nts2 proce$s ( sale  7a7 ,au?ority   
,to use fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to 
be *>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t      
,public ,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z   
may be necess>y to pay = ! co/s ( !     
m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act4  7b7  
,proce$s ( sale ,! am\nts receiv$ f !   
sale ( duplicate bronze m$als au?oriz$  
"u section #c %all be deposit$ into !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise   
,fund4