(3) As a young man Garibaldi joined the move-
ment of La Giovine Italia (‘‘Young Italy’’) which 
was founded by Giuseppe Mazzini, who was an im-
passioned proponent of Italian unification. 
(4) Garibaldi participated in various independ-
ence struggles throughout Central and South Amer-
ica. 
(5) Garibaldi came to the United States where 
he applied for citizenship and began learning 
English. He lived for a time with inventor Antonio 
Meucci in his home in Staten Island, New York. 
(6) The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum is a place 
where Italian-American heritage and culture can be 
celebrated as well as where the lives of Giuseppe 
Garibaldi and Antonio Meucci can be remembered. 
(7) The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum was listed on 
the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 
1980. 
(8) In 1854, Giuseppe Garibaldi left Staten Is-
land, New York and returned to Italy as the com-
mander in the conflicts of the Risorgimento to lead 
military forces that would provide for the unification 
of Italy. 
(9) The Risorgimento’s progress was eagerly 
followed in a United States ideologically opposed to 
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European dynastic ‘‘tyranny’’. The victory was 
viewed in this country as a powerful vindication of 
the right of the individual to political self-determina-
tion. 
(10) Giuseppe Garibaldi, who led Italy to unifi-
cation in 1861, was offered a command as Major 
General in the Union Army by President Abraham 
Lincoln. Garibaldi declined, but to honor him, the 
39th New York Infantry was known as ‘‘The Gari-
baldi Guard’’. About 150 of its 850 men were 
Italian. It fought in the Union Army from Bull Run 
to Appomattox. 
(11) Garibaldi was an active freemason, and 
thought of masonry as a network to unite men as 
brothers both within nations and as members of a 
global community. 
(12) Garibaldi spent the rest of his life in 
Caprera with his wife, Francesca Armosino, and 
their children and family members. He died on June 
2, 1882. 
(13) Giuseppe Garibaldi is one of the most sym-
bolic figures of the Republic of Italy and a national 
hero. Five Italian Navy ships have been named after 
him, including the Italian navy’s current flagship, 
the aircraft carrier ‘‘Giuseppe Garibaldi’’. 
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(14) On March 17, 2011, the Republic of Italy 
will officially celebrate Italy’s 150th Anniversary 
with a series of activities across the nation of Italy, 
in Washington, DC and throughout the United 
States to highlight the unique partnership between 
Italy and the United States. As long time allies, 
both nations share a common set of values, historical 
ties, and cultural relations that span multiple cen-
turies. 
(15) From the arts and sciences to political 
thinking and beyond, the lives and ideas of great 
men like Andrea Palladio and Thomas Jefferson, 
Benjamin Franklin and Antonio Meucci, and 
Giuseppe Garibaldi and Abraham Lincoln have in-
spired and enlightened one another. 
(16) Today, the legacy of immigrants is found 
throughout the United States in the millions of 
American men, women and children of Italian de-
scent and the community organizations such as the 
National Italian American Foundation and others 
that serve to strengthen and enrich our country. 
(17) Upon arrival to a new home, the Italian 
American community faced racial, social, and reli-
gious discrimination. Yet, Italian Americans per-
severed with hope and hard work to reach the Amer-
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ican dream, flourished in all areas of public and eco-
nomic life, and helped build our great country while 
preserving their proud Italian traditions. As proud 
service members, they have also defended the liberty 
and integrity of the United States of America since 
the Revolutionary War, during both World Wars, the 
wars in Vietnam, Korea and the Persian Gulf up 
until today’s current conflicts. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of 
the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for 
the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design in recognition of the 
contributions of Giuseppe Garibaldi to the Nation. 
(2) DISPLAY OF MEDAL IN CAPITOL VISITOR 
CENTER.—The Architect of the Capitol shall arrange 
for the gold medal presented under this subsection 
to be displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center as part 
of an exhibit honoring Giuseppe Garibaldi. 
(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, 
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devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
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. 
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck under 
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 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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