,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gage  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ba1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,dunn of ,florida 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,carter
 of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,meuser1
 ,mr4 ,edwards1 ,ms4 ,salazar1 and ,mr4 
,rutherford7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to award a ,congressional ,gold
 ,medal to ,frank ,siller1 in           
recognition of his contributions to     
memorialize all who lost their lives in 
the tragic events of #i_/aa1 his efforts
 to support affected loved ones1 and his
 enduring advocacy to serve those who   
serve their country4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,frank   
,siller ,congressional ,gold ,medal     
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress     
finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,september
 #aa1 #bjja1 firefighter ,stephen       
,siller1 of ,squad #a1 ,brooklyn1 lost  
his life after running through the      

,brooklyn ,battery ,tunnel with #fj     
pounds of gear to reach the ,twin       
,towers in response to the terrorist    
attacks4  7#b7 ,in honor of his         
brother's sacrifice1 ,frank ,siller     
founded the ,tunnel to ,towers          
,foundation1 dedicated to supporting    
,america's first responders1 military   
service members1 and their families4    
7#c7 ,under ,frank ,siller's leadership1
 the ,foundation has-- 7,a7 paid off    
mortgages for families of fallen first  
responders and ,gold ,star families2    
7,b7 built homes for injured veterans2  
7,c7 provided housing assistance and    
support to homeless veterans2 and  7,d7 
expanded national programs ensuring that
 the sacrifices of heroes are never     
forgotten4  7#d7 ,in #bjba1 ,frank      
,siller completed a #bee-mile ,never    
,forget ,walk from the ,pentagon to     
,shanksville1 ,pennsylvania1 to ,ground 
,zero1 honoring the #bjth anniversary of
 the ,september #aa attacks and         
reaffirming the ,nation's commitment to 

,do ,good4  7#e7 ,through his vision and
 leadership1 ,frank ,siller has united  
millions of ,americans in service1      
gratitude1 and remembrance1 continuing  
to embody the best ideals of patriotism1
 compassion1 and community4  #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 the ,congress1 of a gold medal
 of appropriate design in commemoration 
to ,frank ,siller1 in recognition of his
 contributions to memorialize all who   
lost their lives in the tragic events of
 #i_/aa1 his efforts to support affected
 loved ones1 and his enduring advocacy  
to serve those who serve their country4 
7b7 ,design and striking ,for purposes  
of the presentation referred to 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 inscriptions1 to be determined by   
the ,secretary4  #d4 ,duplicate medals  
,the ,secretary may strike and sell     
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal  
struck pursuant to section #c 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  #e4 ,status of      
medals  7a7 ,national medals ,the medals
 struck pursuant to this ,act are       
national medals for purposes of chapter 
#ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of
 sections #eacd and #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 pursuant to this ,act4    
7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received 
from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
 authorized under this ,act shall be    
deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint
 ,public ,enterprise ,fund4