IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 310 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2022 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs 

AN ACT 

To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

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

4 consulate, and its personnel in Benghazi, Libya, 

5 were attacked by militants. 

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

7 including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean 

8 Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods. 

9 (3) Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were 

10 former Navy SEALs who served as security per11 sonnel in Libya. As the attack unfolded, they bravely 

12 attempted to defend American property and protect 

13 United States diplomatic personnel. In so doing, 

14 they selflessly sacrificed their own lives. 

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

16 years and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He at17 tained the rank of Petty Officer First Class and 

18 earned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation 

19 Medal. After leaving the Navy, Glen Doherty worked 

20 with the Department of State to protect American 

21 diplomats. 

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

23 Navy SEAL including tours in Iraq and Afghani24 stan. In Iraq he led multiple raids and reconnais25 sance missions and earned the Bronze Star. After 

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1 cer, Tyrone Woods worked with the Department of 

2 State to protect American diplomats. 

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

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

5 Ambassador to Libya and previously served twice in 

6 the country, as both Special Representative to the 

7 Libyan Transitional National Council and as the 

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

9 served as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English 

10 in Morocco. 

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

12 Air Force. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant 

13 and was awarded the Air Force Commendation 

14 Medal. After leaving the Air Force, Sean Smith 

15 served for 10 years in the State Department on var16 ious assignments, which took him to places such as 

17 Baghdad, Brussels, Pretoria, and The Hague. 

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

19 their country honorably. 

20 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

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

22 House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 

23 of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 

24 posthumous award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single 

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1 ration of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher 

2 Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contribu3 tions to the Nation. 

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

5 award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 

6 Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec7 retary’’) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, 

8 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec9 retary. The Secretary is authorized to create designs for 

10 the medal that, if the Secretary deems it appropriate, in11 clude images of, and inscriptions of the names of, Glen 

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

13 Smith. 

14 (c) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY MUSEUM.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of the 

16 gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal 

17 shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency 

18 Museum, where it shall be displayed as appropriate 

19 and made available for research. 

20 (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

21 Congress that the Central Intelligence Agency Mu22 seum should make the gold medal received under 

23 paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, par24 ticularly at other appropriate locations associated 


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1 with Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher 

2 Stevens, and Sean Smith. 

3 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

4 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

5 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2, at 

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

7 materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 

8 SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 

9 (a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu10 ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 

11 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

12 (b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 

13 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 

14 under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

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

16 SALE. 

17 (a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 

18 authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 

19 Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec20 essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under 

21 this Act. 

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

23 sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 

24 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 

25 Enterprise Fund. 


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1 SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

2 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

3 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

4 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

5 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

6 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

7 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro8 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

9 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2022. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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