,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,carper1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,manchin1    
,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4      
,romney1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4
 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,collins1
 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,durbin1     
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and ,mrs4   
,murray7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to award a 
,congressional ,gold ,medal to ,robert  
,m4 ,gates1 in recognition of his       
service to the ,united ,states as an    
intelligence professional1 ,secretary of
 ,defense1 and educator and leader for  
young people of the ,united ,states4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,robert ,m4 ,gates              
,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4  #b4  

,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,robert ,bob ,m4 ,gates was born  
on ,september #be1 #aidc1 in ,wichita1  
,kansas4 ,he stated in #bjjg1 ,kansas   
imparts to its children three           
characteristics that have been a source 
of strength to me over the years3 a     
rejection of cynicism1 and enduring     
optimism and idealism44  7#b7 ,bob      
,gates joined the ,boy ,scouts of       
,america and attained the rank of ,eagle
 ,scout4  7#c7 ,graduating from ,wichita
 ,east ,high ,school1 ,bob ,gates       
matriculated at the ,college of ,william
  ,mary before completing graduate      
studies at ,indiana ,university and a   
doctorate at ,georgetown ,university4   
7#d7 ,bob ,gates was recruited to the   
,central ,intelligence ,agency in #aiff1
 beginning a life of continuous public  
service for the next #bg years4 ,in this
 span1 ,bob ,gates worked for #f        
,presidents of both parties and #h      
,directors of ,central ,intelligence4   
7#e7 ,in ,january #aifg1 ,bob ,gates    

took leave from the ,central            
,intelligence ,agency and was           
commissioned as a second lieutenant in  
the ,united ,states ,air ,force1 serving
 for #a year as an intelligence officer 
at ,whiteman ,air ,force ,base in       
,missouri4  7#f7 ,returning to the      
,central ,intelligence ,agency in       
,january #aifh1 ,bob ,gates began his   
career as an analyst specializing in the
 ,soviet ,union in ,august of that year4
 ,thus began his rise to become the     
,deputy ,director for ,intelligence1    
,deputy ,director of ,central           
,intelligence1 including #f months as   
,acting ,director1 and finally the first
 analyst to serve as ,director of       
,central ,intelligence4  7#g7 ,bob      
,gates served on the ,national ,security
 ,council under #d presidents beginning 
with ,president ,richard ,nixon4 ,he    
likewise served on the ,council under   
,presidents ,gerald ,ford1 ,jimmy       
,carter1 and ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush4  7#h7
 ,as ,deputy ,national ,security        

,advisor to ,national ,security ,advisor
 ,brent ,scowcroft under ,president     
,george ,h4,w4 ,bush1 ,bob ,gates was   
integral to restoring a national        
security process damaged in the wake of 
the ,iran-,contra scandal4  7#i7 ,bob   
,gates was appointed by ,scowcroft as   
,assistant to the ,president and chaired
 the ,deputies ,committee of the        
,national ,security ,council1 which     
became1 in the words of political       
scientist ,bartholomew ,sparrow1 the    
,bush administration's workhorse for    
making national security policy4  7#aj7 
,in this capacity1 ,bob ,gates played an
 essential role in crafting policies    
that peacefully ended the ,cold ,war    
with the ,soviet ,union1 supported      
democratic transitions in ,eastern      
,europe1 unified ,germany under the     
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 
ejected ,saddam ,hussein's ,iraqi forces
 from occupying ,kuwait1 and engaged a  
rising ,china4  7#aa7 ,bob ,gates served
 as the #bbnd ,secretary of ,defense of 

the ,united ,states1 leading the        
military of the ,united ,states for #d  
#a_/b years and was the first to serve  
in this position under ,presidents of   
both political parties4  7#ab7 ,bob     
,gates led transitions to strategies in 
,iraq and ,afghanistan to combat        
insurgencies in each country4  7#ac7    
,prioritizing the well-being of the     
service members of the ,united ,states1 
,bob ,gates fast-tracked the acquisition
 of armored vehicles to ensure more men 
and women in uniform returned home      
alive1 and1 in the words of             
then-,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of 
,staff ,admiral ,mike ,mullen1 ,he      
demanded when they did come home1 they  
were given all the respect and the      
dignity and the care and the support    
they needed to get on with their lives44
  7#ad7 ,bob ,gates1 again in the words 
of ,admiral ,mullen1 spurred the        
,pentagon 8to find new efficiencies and 
new business practices0 making the      
,department of ,defense a better steward

 of taxpayer dollars4  7#ae7 ,outside of
 government service1 ,bob ,gates has    
been committed to the youth and young   
adults in the ,united ,states4  7#af7   
,bob ,gates served as president of the  
,national ,eagle ,scout ,association    
and1 from #bjad to #bjaf1 as ,president 
of the ,boys ,scouts of ,america4 ,under
 his leadership1 the ,boy ,scouts of    
,america strengthened its volunteer     
leadership1 prioritized diversity and   
outreach to disadvantaged youth1 and    
arrested membership decline4  7#ag7 ,bob
 ,gates filled roles in institutions of 
higher learning in the ,united ,states1 
most notably as ,president of ,texas    
,a,m ,university until his appointment  
as ,secretary ,defense1 and as          
,chancellor of the ,college of ,william 
,mary4  7#ah7 ,bob ,gates is the author 
of #d books1 including #b memoirs of his
 time in public service1 a study on     
leadership1 and a defense for enhancing 
the nonmilitary tools of the ,united    
,states to conduct foreign policy4      

7#ai7 ,multiple ,presidents of the      
,united ,states have specially honored  
,bob ,gates for his distinguished career
 of public service4  7#bj7 ,president   
,george ,h4,w4 ,bush awarded ,bob ,gates
 the second highest civilian award in   
the ,united ,states1 the ,presidential  
,citizens ,medal1 in #aiib1 declaring1  
,robert ,gates has dedicated himself to 
the national security and national      
interest4 ,as ,deputy ,national         
,security ,advisor1 he chaired a small  
group of senior officials around the    
clock to resolve the ,gulf crisis1 and  
ably managed the interagency            
coordination central to the vindication 
of fundamental principles of peace4 ,his
 great skill was indispensable to our   
historic accomplishments in the ,gulf44 
7#ba7 ,president ,barack ,obama         
presented ,bob ,gates with the          
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom1 the   
highest civilian award in the ,united   
,states1 in #bjaa4 ,the citation        
declares ,bob ,gates has selflessly     

dedicated his life to ensuring the      
security of the ,american people4 ,he   
has served eight ,presidents of both    
parties with unwavering patriotism4 4 4 
4 ,the ,united ,states honors ,robert   
,m4 ,gates for his extraordinary        
leadership and for a lifetime of service
 and devotion to our nation44  7#bb7    
,bob ,gates has received numerous other 
honors from the ,federal ,government1   
including the ,national ,security       
,medal1 the ,national ,intelligence     
,distinguished ,service ,medal1         
,distinguished ,intelligence ,medal1 the
 ,united ,states ,army ,decoration for  
,exceptional ,civilian ,service1 the    
,united ,states ,navy ,distinguished    
,public ,service ,award1 and the ,united
 ,states ,air ,force ,decoration for    
,exceptional ,civilian ,service4  7#bc7 
,among other honors1 #ab different      
universities have bestowed ,bob ,gates  
with an honorary doctorate and the ,boy 
,scouts of ,america granted him the     
,distinguished ,service ,award1 the     

,silver ,buffalo ,award1 and the ,vigil 
,honor4 ,in #bjaa1 after his departure  
from the ,pentagon and public service1  
,foreign ,policy magazine named ,bob    
,gates ,america's last bipartisan       
figure4  7#bd7 ,in a tribute to ,bob    
,gates1 ,president ,barack ,obama said1 
,i believe the life of ,bob ,gates is a 
lesson1 especially to young ,americans1 
a lesson that public service is an      
honorable calling2 that we can pass our 
country1 better and stronger1 to those  
who follow4 4 4 4 ,in his willingness to
 become the first ,secretary of ,defense
 to serve under ,presidents of both     
parties1 the integrity of ,bob ,gates is
 also a reminder1 especially to folks   
here in ,washington1 that civility and  
respectful discourse1 and citizenship   
over partisanship are not quaint relics 
of a bygone era2 they are the timeless  
virtues that we need now more than ever4
 ,for whatever differences of party or  
ideology we may have1 we can only keep  
,america strong if we remember what     

keeps ,america great--our ability to    
come together to work together1 as      
,americans1 for a common purpose44      
7#be7 ,by virtue of his career in public
 and private life1 ,bob ,gates has      
exemplified commitment to the security  
and well-being of the ,united ,states1  
and has earned the respect of people of 
the ,united ,states throughout the      
country4  #c4 ,congressional gold medal 
7a7 ,presentation authorized ,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 ,congress1 of
 a gold medal of appropriate design to  
,robert ,m4 ,gates1 in recognition for  
his service to the ,united ,states as an
 intelligence professional1 ,secretary  
of ,defense1 and educator and leader for
 young people of the ,united ,states4   
7b7 ,design and striking ,for purposes  
of the presentation described in        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   

,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold     
medal with suitable emblems1 devices1   
and inscriptions to be determined by the
 ,secretary4  #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the
 ,secretary may strike and sell         
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal  
struck under section #c at a price      
sufficient to cover the costs of the    
medals1 including labor1 materials1     
dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead    
expenses4  #e4 ,status of medals  7a7   
,national medals ,medals struck under   
this ,act are national medals for       
purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1   
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,numismatic 
items ,for purposes of section #eacd and
 section #eacf of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 all medals struck under  
this ,act shall be considered to be     
numismatic items4  #f4 ,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 under this ,act4  7b7     
,proceeds of sale ,amounts received from
 the sale of duplicate bronze medals    
authorized under section #d shall be    
deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint
 ,public ,enterprise ,fund4