A bill to award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Bill: S.2063 | Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN)
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This bill provides for the award of Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia in recognition of the law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol 
  Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Every day, the United States Capitol Police (``Capitol 
        Police'') protects the U.S. Capitol, Members of Congress, 
        congressional staff and institutional staff, journalists, and 
        the visiting public.
            (2) On January 6, 2021, a mob of insurrectionists forced 
        its way into the U.S. Capitol building and congressional office 
        buildings and engaged in acts of vandalism, looting, and 
        violently attacked Capitol Police officers.
            (3) The sacrifice of heroes including Capitol Police 
        Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, Metropolitan 
        Police Department Officer Jeffrey Smith, and those who 
        sustained injuries, and the courage of Capitol Police Officer 
        Eugene Goodman, exemplify the patriotism and the commitment of 
        Capitol Police officers, and those of other law enforcement 
        agencies, to risk their lives in service of our country.
            (4) Up to seven Americans died following this violent 
        attack, and more than 140 law enforcement officers suffered 
        physical injuries, including 15 officers who were hospitalized.
            (5) The desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which is the 
        temple of our American Democracy, and the violence targeting 
        Congress are horrors that will forever stain our Nation's 
        history.
            (6) On April 2, 2021 Officer William ``Billy'' Evans was 
        killed while protecting the North Barricade of the Capitol. 
        Officer Evans was a distinguished member of the First 
        Responders Unit and an eighteen-year veteran of the United 
        States Capitol Police. Also injured in that assault was Officer 
        Kenneth Shaver. Officer Shaver is a fifteen-year veteran of the 
        United States Capitol Police.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.

    (a) Presentation Authorization.--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 the 
Congress, of four gold medals of appropriate design to the United 
States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on 
January 6, 2021.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purposes of the award referred to 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike gold medals with 
suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary.
    (c) Disposition of Medals.--Following the award of the gold medals 
under subsection (a):
            (1) USCP headquarters.--One gold medal shall be given to 
        the United States Capitol Police, so that the medal may be 
        displayed at the headquarters of the United States Capitol 
        Police and made available for research, as appropriate.
            (2) DC metropolitan police department headquarters.--One 
        gold medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department 
        of the District of Columbia, so that the medal may be displayed 
        at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department and 
        made available for research, as appropriate.
            (3) Smithsonian institution.--
                    (A) In general.--One gold medal shall be given to 
                the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be 
                available for display as appropriate and available for 
                research.
                    (B) Plaque.--In displaying the gold medal given 
                under subparagraph (A), the Smithsonian Institution 
                shall display the medal with a plaque that lists all of 
                the law enforcement agencies that participated in 
                protecting the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
                    (C) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the 
                Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make 
                the gold medal given under subparagraph (A) available 
                for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate 
                locations associated with the protection of the U.S. 
                Capitol on January 6, 2021.
            (4) United states capitol.--
                    (A) In general.--One gold medal shall be given to 
                the Architect of the Capitol, for display in a 
                prominent location in the United States Capitol as 
                appropriate and available for research.
                    (B) Plaque.--In displaying the gold medal given 
                under subparagraph (A), the Architect of the Capitol 
                shall display the medal with a plaque that lists all of 
                the law enforcement agencies that participated in 
                protecting the United States Capitol on January 6, 
                2021.

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold 
medals 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.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Mint should 
expedite production of the gold medals and duplicate medals under this 
Act, so that the sacrifices of fallen officers and their families, and 
the contributions of other law enforcement agencies who answered the 
call of duty on January 6, 2021, can be recognized and honored in a 
timely manner.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for the 
purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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