I 
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. THOMP-
SON 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 Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To award a congressional gold medal to Greg Mortenson, 
in recognition of his humanitarian work in Asia and 
elsewhere. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Greg Mortenson has worked tirelessly to 
build schools in rural areas of Pakistan and Afghan-
istan for children, especially girls, for over 15 years. 
(2) Greg Mortenson has uniquely worked with 
local village and tribal leaders to develop schools in 
a community-led manner that respects local customs. 
(3) Greg Mortenson has promoted education as 
a key to building peace in the Middle East. 
(4) Greg Mortenson has overcome great adver-
sity to continue his important life work of promoting 
education in Pakistan and Afghanistan. 
(5) Greg Mortenson established the Central 
Asian Institute in 1996, to assist in promoting pub-
lic health and conservation in northern Pakistan, Af-
ghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia. 
(6) Greg Mortenson established the Pennies for 
Peace program to educate American children on the 
world and how they can make a positive impact ‘‘one 
penny at a time’’. 
(7) Greg Mortenson has received many pres-
tigious honors and awards, including Pakistan’s 
highest civil award, the Sitara-e-Pakistan (‘‘Star of 
Pakistan’’), for his humanitarian efforts. 
(8) Greg Mortenson has earned global recogni-
tion for his peace-building, humanitarian efforts, es-
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pecially through his best selling non-fiction book, 
‘‘Three Cups of Tea’’, and his new book, ‘‘Stones 
into Schools’’. 
SEC. 2. 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 Greg Mortenson, in rec-
ognition of his humanitarian work in Asia and elsewhere. 
(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 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2, 
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. 
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SEC. 4. 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 sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There 
are authorized to be charged against the United States 
Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be 
necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
3 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
Æ 
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