I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6136 
To award a congressional gold medal to Margaret Thatcher, in recognition 
of her dedication to the values of free markets and free minds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. CAMPBELL 
of California, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BAKER, Mr. 
KLINE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. PICKERING, 
Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. MILLER
of Michigan, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. PETRI, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BARTLETT of Mary-
land, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. BONO, Mr. DREIER, Mr. MCKEON, 
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. GARY G. 
MILLER of California, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. 
WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mrs. 
DRAKE, Mr. BONNER, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. KUHL of New 
York, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of 
Florida, Mr. BLUNT, Ms. HART, and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To award a congressional gold medal to Margaret Thatcher, 
in recognition of her dedication to the values of free 
markets and free minds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Margaret Thatcher 
Congressional Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Margaret Thatcher was born in Grantham 
in Lincolnshire in eastern England on October 13, 
1925. 
(2) Margaret Thatcher graduated from the Uni-
versity of Oxford with degrees in both chemistry and 
law. 
(3) At age 34, Margaret Thatcher’s interest in 
politics drove her to enter into Parliament. 
(4) In 1975, after serving several years as Edu-
cation Minister, Margaret Thatcher was elected to 
lead the Conservative Party. 
(5) Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister 
in 1979, a position she held until 1990, becoming 
the longest serving British Prime Minister in the 
20th century. 
(6) As Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher led 
a revolution in the privatization of nationalized in-
dustries, which led to increased profits and the ef-
fects of which spilled over into more than 50 coun-
tries on almost every continent and became one of 
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the United Kingdom’s biggest contributions to prac-
tical economics of the world. 
(7) In 1982, Margaret Thatcher led the United 
Kingdom to victory over Argentina in the battle for 
the Falkland Islands. 
(8) Admired by Ronald Reagan, Margaret 
Thatcher’s close friendship with the United States 
led to a potent foreign policy partnership that con-
tributed to the end of Soviet communism. 
(9) Margaret Thatcher has received the Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom and the Republican Sen-
atorial Medal of Freedom. 
(10) The Congress wishes to express its grati-
tude and admiration to Margaret Thatcher. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design to Margaret Thatcher, in rec-
ognition of her dedication to the values of free markets 
and free minds. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
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‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 
to this Act. 
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(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
Æ 
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