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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 60 

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai, in recognition 

of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2013 

Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai, 

in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, 

and equality in Pakistan. 

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 finds the following: 

5 (1) Malala Yousufzai, a young fifteen-year-old 

6 girl, took the initiative to stand against the abusive, 

7 uncaring, and cold-hearted members of the Taliban 

8 in Pakistan. 


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1 (2) Malala Yousufzai understood the danger she 

2 faced when sacrificing to promote education for 

3 women. 

4 (3) Malala Yousufzai did not let the fear of 

5 danger prevent her from being an activist for justice 

6 in Pakistan. 

7 (4) The first step in fighting for justice for 

8 Malala Yousufzai was blogging about life under 

9 Taliban rule as the Taliban militants seized the 

10 Swat Valley of Pakistan. 

11 (5) Malala Yousufzai rose to prominence and 

12 the world was given the opportunity to see the real 

13 lives of many civilians in Pakistan. 

14 (6) On October 9, 2012, the life of Malala 

15 Yousufzai was threatened merely because she was a 

16 young girl who advocated for access to education, 

17 justice, and equality. 

18 (7) A Taliban militant attempted to assassinate 

19 Malala Yousufzai while she was riding on a school 

20 bus, because of her desire for all Pakistanis to have 

21 an opportunity to receive an education, regardless of 

22 gender. 

23 (8) Following a cowardly attack on Malala 

24 Yousufzai, her message gained international popu25 larity for showing the accurate face of Pakistan. 


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1 (9) Malala Yousufzai is a symbol of hope in a 

2 country long beset by violence and despair. 

3 (10) Malala Yousufzai represents the future of 

4 Pakistan, a young Muslim girl who is the new face 

5 of Pakistan and an advocate for human rights for 

6 women in Pakistan. 

7 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

8 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 

9 the House of Representatives and the President pro tem10 pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 

11 for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold 

12 medal of appropriate design, to Malala Yousufzai in rec13 ognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and 

14 equality in Pakistan. 

15 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the 

16 presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 

17 of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 

18 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em19 blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the 

20 Secretary. 

21 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

22 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

23 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 

24 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 

25 a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 


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1 materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 

2 and the cost of the gold medal. 

3 SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 

4 (a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck under 

5 this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 

6 of title 31, United States Code. 

7 (b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 

8 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 

9 struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 

10 items. 

11 SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 

12 SALE. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.— 

14 There is authorized to be charged against the United 

15 States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as 

16 may be necessary to pay for the cost of the medals struck 

17 pursuant to this Act. 

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

19 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be 

20 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise 

21 Fund. 

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