I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3836 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Pat Summitt, in recognition of 
her remarkable career as an unparalleled figure in women’s team sports, 
and for her courage in speaking out openly and courageously about 
her battle with Alzheimer’s. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2014 
Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee (for himself, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FINCHER, 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN, and Mr. ROE of Tennessee) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Pat Summitt, in 
recognition of her remarkable career as an unparalleled 
figure in women’s team sports, and for her courage in 
speaking out openly and courageously about her battle 
with Alzheimer’s. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pat Summitt Congres-
sional Gold Medal Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Pat Summitt, who has more wins than any 
basketball coach in NCAA history, men or women, 
concluded her coaching career after 38 seasons at 
the University of Tennessee on April 18, 2012. 
(2) Pat Summitt won a record eight NCAA 
championships, and received National Coach of the 
Year honors 7 times over her career. 
(3) Pat Summitt will remain head coach emer-
itus at the University of Tennessee, mentoring and 
teaching life skills to players. 
(4) Coaching has been the great passion of Pat 
Summitt’s life, and the job has always been an op-
portunity for her to work with student-athletes and 
help them discover their true potential. 
(5) Coach Summitt’s last team at the Univer-
sity of Tennessee finished with an overall record of 
27–9, including an SEC Tournament Championship 
and a spot in the Final Four in Denver. 
(6) Pat Summitt continued her work off the 
court, including a graduation record of 100 percent 
for all Lady Vols who completed their eligibility at 
the University of Tennessee. 
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(7) Pat Summitt announced on August 23, 
2011, that she had been diagnosed with early onset 
dementia, ‘‘Alzheimer’s Type’’. 
(8) Later in November 2011, Coach Summitt 
announced the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund, 
which helps to provide funding and research for Alz-
heimer’s and dementia. 
(9) On May 29, 2012, President Barack Obama 
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the 
country’s highest civilian honor, to Pat Summitt for 
her remarkable career as an unparalleled figure in 
women’s team sports, and for her courage in speak-
ing out openly and courageously about her battle 
with Alzheimer’s. 
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 Pat Summitt, in recogni-
tion of her remarkable career as an unparalleled figure 
in women’s team sports, and for her courage in speaking 
out openly and courageously about her battle with Alz-
heimer’s. 
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(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. 
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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