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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1587 

To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen 

Doherty and Tyrone Woods in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 28, 2013 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. AYOTTE, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. 

MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to 

each of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in recognition 

of their contributions to the Nation. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) On September 11, 2012, the United States 

6 consulate, and its personnel in Benghazi, Libya, 

7 were attacked by militants. 


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1 (2) Four Americans were killed in the attack, 

2 including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean 

3 Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods. 

4 (3) Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were 

5 former Navy SEALs who served as security per6 sonnel in Libya. As the attack unfolded, they bravely 

7 attempted to defend American property and protect 

8 United States diplomatic personnel. In so doing, 

9 they selflessly sacrificed their own lives. 

10 (4) Glen Doherty was a Navy SEAL for 12 

11 years and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He at12 tained the rank of Petty Officer First Class and 

13 earned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation 

14 Medal. After leaving the Navy, Glen Doherty worked 

15 with the Department of State to protect American 

16 diplomats. 

17 (5) Tyrone Woods served for 20 years as a 

18 Navy SEAL, including tours in Iraq and Afghani19 stan. In Iraq, he led multiple raids and reconnais20 sance missions and earned the Bronze Star. After 

21 retiring from the Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Offi22 cer, Tyrone Woods worked with the Department of 

23 State to protect American diplomats. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

2 (a) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the 

3 House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 

4 of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 

5 posthumous award, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 

6 medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Glen 

7 Doherty and Tyrone Woods in recognition of their con8 tributions to the Nation. 

9 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 

10 awards referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 

11 Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec12 retary’’) shall strike the gold medals with suitable em13 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 

14 Secretary. 

15 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

16 Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre17 scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

18 bronze of the gold medals struck under section 2, at a 

19 price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including 

20 labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead ex21 penses, and the cost of the gold medals. 

22 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

23 Medals struck pursuant to this Act are National med24 als for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States 

25 Code. 


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1 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS 

2 OF SALE. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be charged against the United States 

5 Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be 

6 necessary to pay for the cost of the medals struck pursu7 ant to this Act. 

8 (b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 

9 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be 

10 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise 

11 Fund. 

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