,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #id ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ae1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cramer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to award #c ,congressional ,gold ,medals to the members of the #aihj ,united ,states ,olympic ,men's ,ice ,hockey ,team1 in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the ,,xiii ,olympic ,winter ,games where1 being comprised of amateur collegiate players1 they defeated the dominant ,soviet ice hockey team in the historic ,miracle on ,ice1 revitalizing morale in the ,united ,states at the height of the ,cold ,war1 inspiring generations1 and transforming the sport of ice hockey in the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,miracle on ,ice ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states ,olympic ,men's ,ice ,hockey ,team competed at the #aihj ,winter ,olympics1 officially the ,,xiii ,olympic ,winter ,games and known as the #aihj ,lake ,placid games1 from ,february #ac to #bd1 #aihj1 in ,lake ,placid1 ,new ,york4 7#b7 ,team ,,usa1 comprised of collegiate players1 defeated the defending ,olympic champion the ,soviet ,union #d-c on ,february #bb1 #aihj1 in the final round of the #aihj ,winter ,olympics men's ice hockey tournament4 7#c7 ,the #aihj ,united ,states ,olympic ,men's ,ice ,hockey ,team roster included-- 7,a7 ,bill ,baker 7,grand ,rapids1 ,minnesota72 7,b7 ,neal ,broten 7,roseau1 ,minnesota72 7,c7 ,dave ,christian 7,warroad1 ,minnesota72 7,d7 ,steve ,christoff 7,richfield1 ,minnesota72 7,e7 ,jim ,craig 7,north ,easton1 ,massachusetts72 7,f7 ,mike ,eruzione 7,winthrop1 ,massachusetts72 7,g7 ,john ,harrington 7,virginia1 ,minnesota72 7,h7 ,steve ,janaszak 7,saint ,paul1 ,minnesota72 7,i7 ,mark ,johnson 7,madison1 ,wisconsin72 7,j7 ,rob ,mc,clanahan 7,saint ,paul1 ,minnesota72 7,k7 ,ken ,morrow 7,flint1 ,michigan72 7,l7 ,jack ,o',callahan 7,charlestown1 ,massachusetts72 7,m7 ,mark ,pavelich 7,eveleth1 ,minnesota72 7,n7 ,mike ,ramsey 7,minneapolis1 ,minnesota72 7,o7 ,buzz ,schneider 7,grand ,rapids1 ,minnesota72 7,p7 ,dave ,silk 7,scituate1 ,massachusetts72 7,q7 ,eric ,strobel 7,rochester1 ,minnesota72 7,r7 ,bob ,suter 7,madison1 ,wisconsin72 7,s7 ,mark ,wells 7,st4 ,clair ,shores1 ,michigan72 and 7,t7 ,phil ,verchota 7,duluth1 ,minnesota74 7#d7 ,the ,miracle on ,ice ,united ,states and ,soviet ,union final round game aired on tape delay on ,feb #bb1 #aihj1 from ,lake ,placid and drew #cd1bjj1jjj average viewers4 ,the match is remembered as a miracle as collegiate ice hockey players defied expectations in defeating a ,soviet team that won #d consecutive gold medals dating back to #aifd4 7#e7 ,team ,,usa defeated ,finland #d-a in its final game to win the gold medal1 its first gold medal since #aifj in men's ice hockey4 7#f7 ,herb ,brooks1 the last player cut from the #aifj ,united ,states ,olympic ,men's ,ice ,hockey ,team that won gold at ,squaw ,valley1 guided the #aihj team to its historic gold medal4 ,known as a motivator1 ,brooks molded a team built around hard work1 belief in oneself1 and belief in teammates4 ,he reminded his team when they played the ,soviets1 you were born to be hockey players1 everyone one of you ''' and you were meant to be here4 7#g7 ,the tournament occurred at a time when the ,united ,states was struggling with rampant stagflation1 high gas prices1 hostages held in ,iran1 and increased tensions with the ,soviet ,union whose invasion of ,afghanistan led to the boycott of the #aihj ,summer ,olympics4 7#h7 ,the ,miracle on ,ice was a turning point for ice hockey in the ,united ,states4 ,the game was named the greatest sports moment of the #bjth century by ,sports ,illustrated4 7#i7 ,the historic win brought ice hockey to the front-page of newspapers everywhere1 and forever opened the door to the ,national ,hockey ,league for players born in the ,united ,states4 ,the impact of the event was far-reaching and is still being felt today4 7#aj7 ,since #aihj1 interest in the ,united ,states in the sport of ice hockey has increased exponentially4 ,registrations with ,,usa ,hockey have increased by nearly #djj percent since #aihj from #acf1jjj to over #efd1jjj1 and the number of ,national ,hockey ,league players from the ,united ,states has increased from #gb in #aihj to #bde in #bjbd4 #c4 ,congressional gold medals 7a7 ,award authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award1 on behalf of ,congress1 of #c gold medals of appropriate design to the members of the #aihj ,united ,states ,olympic ,men's ,ice ,hockey ,team1 in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the ,,xiii ,olympic ,winter ,games where1 being comprised of amateur collegiate players1 they defeated the dominant ,soviet hockey team in the historic ,miracle on ,ice1 revitalizing morale in the ,united ,states at the height of the ,cold ,war1 inspiring generations1 and transforming the sport of ice hockey in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for the purposes of the award referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike gold medals with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,disposition of medals ,following the award of the gold medals under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 one gold medal shall be given to the ,lake ,placid ,olympic ,center in ,lake ,placid1 ,new ,york1 where it shall be displayed and made available for research1 as appropriate2 7#b7 one gold medal shall be given to the ,united ,states ,hockey ,hall of ,fame ,museum in ,eveleth1 ,minnesota1 where it shall be displayed and made available for research1 as appropriate2 and 7#c7 one gold medal shall be given to the ,united ,states ,olympic ,paralympic ,museum in ,colorado ,springs1 ,colorado1 where it shall be displayed and made available for research1 as appropriate4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals struck under section #c1 at a price sufficient to cover the costs thereof1 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 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 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