Samantha Mewis; and forwards Tobin Heath, Carli 
Lloyd, Jessica McDonald, Alex Morgan, Christen 
Press, Mallory Pugh, and Megan Rapinoe. Lloyd, 
Morgan, and Rapinoe served as team co-captains. 
(6) The USWNT won the 2019 Women’s World 
Cup, defeating the Netherlands in the championship 
game by a score of 2 to 0 on July 7, 2019. 
(7) As the team celebrated on the field, chants 
of ‘‘Equal Pay’’ were reported in the stadium. This 
reaction from the crowd was prompted by growing 
awareness and media coverage of the pay inequities 
experienced by the USWNT compared to their male 
counterparts. 
(8) The efforts of USWNT regarding wage in-
equity, in tandem with their continued success on 
the field, have advanced our Nation’s dialogue sur-
rounding complicated issues such as gender equity. 
(9) The USWNT also serves as a powerful and 
visible advocate of the LGBTQ community in ath-
letics. 
(10) Their work on these issues sets a powerful 
example to young women across the globe, particu-
larly women athletes, to stand up for equal treat-
ment. 
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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 the United States Women’s 
National Team, in recognition of their extraordinary con-
tributions and commitment to soccer, women’s sports, in-
clusion, and pay equity. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal 
shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 
it shall be available for display as appropriate and 
made available for research. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should 
make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) 
available for display elsewhere, particularly at other 
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appropriate locations associated with women’s soc-
cer. 
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. 
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