I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5159 
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal on behalf of each person 
aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the hijackers and 
caused the plane to crash. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2006 
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. COBLE, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. 
KLINE, Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania, Ms. HART, Mr. GENE GREEN 
of Texas, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. HALL, Mr. BROWN of 
Ohio, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Ms. CARSON, Mr. 
MCCAUL of Texas, and Mr. DENT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal on behalf 
of each person aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who 
helped resist the hijackers and caused the plane to crash. 
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 as follows: 
(1) On September 11, 2001, United Airlines 
Flight 93, piloted by Captain James Dahl, departed 
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from Newark International Airport at 8:01 a.m. on 
its scheduled route to San Francisco, California, 
with 7 crew members and 33 passengers on board. 
(2) Shortly after departure, United Airlines 
Flight 93 was hijacked by terrorists. 
(3) At 10:37 a.m., United Airlines Flight 93 
crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 
(4) Evidence indicates that people aboard 
United Airlines Flight 93 learned that other hi-
jacked planes had been used to attack the World 
Trade Center in New York City and resisted the ac-
tions of the hijackers on board. 
(5) The effort to resist the hijackers aboard 
United Airlines Flight 93 appears to have caused 
the plane to crash prematurely, potentially saving 
hundreds or thousands of lives and preventing the 
destruction of the White House, the Capitol, or an-
other important symbol of freedom and democracy. 
(6) The passengers and crew aboard United 
Airlines Flight 93 demonstrated exceptional bravery, 
valor, and patriotism, and are worthy of the appre-
ciation of the people of the United States. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
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pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of the Con-
gress, of a gold medal to the next of kin or personal rep-
resentative of each passenger or crew member on board 
United Airlines Flight 93 who is identified by the Attorney 
General as having aided in the effort to resist the hijackers 
on board the plane, in recognition of heroic service to the 
Nation. 
(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. 
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. 
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(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. 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. 
(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. 
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