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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6084 

To award a congressional gold medal to Greg Mortenson, in recognition 

of his humanitarian work in Asia and elsewhere. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 10, 2010 

Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. MACK, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 

PUTNAM, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. 

SMITH of Texas, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. DENT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. 

TERRY, Mr. BACHUS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. HOLT, Mr. PETRI, Mr. ROYCE, 

Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. GUTIERREZ, 

Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 

BUCHANAN, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. 

LUETKEMEYER, Mr. TURNER, Mr. FARR, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To award a congressional gold medal to Greg Mortenson, 

in recognition of his humanitarian work in Asia and 

elsewhere. 

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 The Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Greg Mortenson has worked tirelessly to 

2 build schools in rural areas of Pakistan and Afghan3 istan for children, especially girls, for over 15 years. 

4 (2) Greg Mortenson has uniquely worked with 

5 local village and tribal leaders to develop schools in 

6 a community-led manner that respects local customs. 

7 (3) Greg Mortenson has promoted education as 

8 a key to building peace in the Middle East. 

9 (4) Greg Mortenson has overcome great adver10 sity to continue his important life work of promoting 

11 education in Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

12 (5) Greg Mortenson established the Central 

13 Asian Institute in 1996, to assist in promoting pub14 lic health and conservation in northern Pakistan, Af15 ghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia. 

16 (6) Greg Mortenson established the Pennies for 

17 Peace program to educate American children on the 

18 world and how they can make a positive impact ‘‘one 

19 penny at a time’’. 

20 (7) Greg Mortenson has received many pres21 tigious honors and awards, including Pakistan’s 

22 highest civil award, the Sitara-e-Pakistan (‘‘Star of 

23 Pakistan’’), for his humanitarian efforts. 

24 (8) Greg Mortenson has earned global recogni25 tion for his peace-building, humanitarian efforts, esVerDate Mar 15 2010 23:47 Aug 10, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6084.IH H6084

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1 pecially through his best selling non-fiction book, 

2 ‘‘Three Cups of Tea’’, and his new book, ‘‘Stones 

3 into Schools’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

5 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 

6 the House of Representatives and the President pro tem7 pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 

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

9 medal of appropriate design to Greg Mortenson, in rec10 ognition of his humanitarian work in Asia and elsewhere. 

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

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

13 of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 

14 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em15 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 

16 Secretary. 

17 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

18 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

19 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2, 

20 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 

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

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

23 and the cost of the gold medal. 


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1 SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 

2 (a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu3 ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 

4 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

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

6 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 

7 struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 

8 items. 

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

10 SALE. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There 

12 are authorized to be charged against the United States 

13 Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be 

14 necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursu15 ant to this Act. 

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

17 sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 

18 3 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 

19 Enterprise Fund. 

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