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(20) CDR Alvarez attended the U.S. Naval 
Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and re-
ceived a master’s degree in Operations Research and 
Systems Analysis in 1976. 
(21) CDR Alvarez was inducted into the U.S. 
Naval Postgraduate School’s Alumni Hall of Fame 
on March 27, 2015. 
(22) CDR Alvarez served in Program Manage-
ment at the Naval Air Systems command in Wash-
ington, DC, from October 1976 until his retirement. 
(23) CDR Alvarez retired from the Navy on 
June 30, 1980, completing a 20-year Naval career. 
(24) In 1983, CDR Alvarez earned his juris 
doctor from the George Washington School of Law 
and has been admitted to the District of Columbia 
bar. 
(25) In April 1981, President Ronald Reagan 
appointed CDR Alvarez as Deputy Director of the 
Peace Corps, where he served until 1982. 
(26) In July 1982, President Reagan nomi-
nated CDR Alvarez to be Deputy Administrator of 
the Veterans Administration, now known as the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, serving until 1986. 
(27) In February 1987, President Reagan ap-
pointed CDR Alvarez to the Board of Regents of the 
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Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences, where he served for nearly 21 years. 
(28) For his service, CDR Alvarez was awarded 
the Silver Star Medal, two Legions of Merit, the 
Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Star Med-
als, two Purple Hearts, and the Prisoner of War 
Medal. 
(29) On September 18, 2012, the United States 
Navy Memorial awarded CDR Alvarez the ‘‘Lone 
Sailor Award’’. 
(30) The people of the United States honor the 
sacrifices of CDR Alvarez and his service to our Na-
tion. 
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 Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design to Everett Alvarez, Jr., in rec-
ognition of his service to the Nation. 
(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-
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retary. The design shall bear an image of, and inscription 
of the name of, Everett Alvarez, Jr. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—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 section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 6. 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 under 
this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
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4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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