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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1906 

To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen 

Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in 

recognition of their contributions to the Nation. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 3, 2017 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. ISAKSON, and Ms. 

WARREN) 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, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher 

Stevens, and Sean Smith 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. 

24 (6) J. Christopher Stevens served for 21 years 

25 in the U.S. Foreign Service. He was serving as U.S. 


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1 Ambassador to Libya and previously served twice in 

2 the country, as both Special Representative to the 

3 Libyan Transitional National Council and as the 

4 Deputy Chief of Mission. Earlier in his life, he also 

5 served as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English 

6 in Morocco. 

7 (7) Sean Smith served for 6 years in the U.S. 

8 Air Force. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant 

9 and was awarded the Air Force Commendation 

10 Medal. After leaving the Air Force, Sean Smith 

11 served for 10 years in the State Department on var12 ious assignments, which took him to places such as 

13 Baghdad, Brussels, Pretoria, and The Hague. 

14 (8) As their careers attest, all four men served 

15 their country honorably. 

16 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

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

18 House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 

19 of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 

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

21 medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Glen 

22 Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean 

23 Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. 

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

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


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1 Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec2 retary’’) shall strike the gold medals with suitable em3 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 

4 Secretary. 

5 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

6 Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre7 scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

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

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

10 labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead ex11 penses, and the cost of the gold medals. 

12 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

13 Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national med14 als for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States 

15 Code. 

16 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS 

17 OF SALE. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

19 authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 

20 Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be nec21 essary to pay for the cost of the medals struck pursuant 

22 to this Act. 

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

24 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be 


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1 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise 

2 Fund. 

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