To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
Bill: H.R.310 | Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. (D-MA)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This act directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an officer in the Foreign Service, and Doherty and Woods were both government contractors and former Navy SEALs.)
After the medal has been awarded, it shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum.

[117th Congress Public Law 256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-256
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to 
 Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in 
   recognition of their contributions to the Nation. <<NOTE: Dec. 21, 
                          2022 -  [H.R. 310]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: 31 USC 5111 
note.>> 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On September 11, 2012, the United States consulate, and 
        its personnel in Benghazi, Libya, were attacked by militants.
            (2) Four Americans were killed in the attack, including 
        Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and 
        Tyrone Woods.
            (3) Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were former Navy SEALs who 
        served as security personnel in Libya. As the attack unfolded, 
        they bravely attempted to defend American property and protect 
        United States diplomatic personnel. In so doing, they selflessly 
        sacrificed their own lives.
            (4) Glen Doherty was a Navy SEAL for 12 years and served in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan. He attained the rank of Petty Officer 
        First Class and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation 
        Medal. After leaving the Navy, Glen Doherty worked with the 
        Department of State to protect American diplomats.
            (5) Tyrone Woods served for 20 years as a Navy SEAL 
        including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq he led multiple 
        raids and reconnaissance missions and earned the Bronze Star. 
        After retiring from the Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer, 
        Tyrone Woods worked with the Department of State to protect 
        American diplomats.
            (6) J. Christopher Stevens served for 21 years in the U.S. 
        Foreign Service. He was serving as U.S. Ambassador to Libya and 
        previously served twice in the country, as both Special 
        Representative to the Libyan Transitional National Council and 
        as the Deputy Chief of Mission. Earlier in his life, he also 
        served as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Morocco.
            (7) Sean Smith served for 6 years in the U.S. Air Force. He 
        attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and was awarded the Air 
        Force Commendation Medal. After leaving the Air Force, Sean 
        Smith served for 10 years in the State Department on various 
        assignments, which took him to places such as Baghdad, Brussels, 
        Pretoria, and The Hague.

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            (8) As their careers attest, all four men served their 
        country honorably.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Award Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate 
arrangements for the posthumous award, on behalf of the Congress, of a 
single gold medal of appropriate design collectively in commemoration of 
Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in 
recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
    (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 the gold medal with 
suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary. The Secretary is authorized to create designs for the medal 
that, if the Secretary deems it appropriate, include images of, and 
inscriptions of the names of, Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher 
Stevens, and Sean Smith.
    (c) Central Intelligence Agency Museum.--
            (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal under 
        subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Central 
        Intelligence Agency Museum, where it shall be displayed as 
        appropriate and made available for research.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
        Central Intelligence Agency Museum should make the gold medal 
        received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, 
        particularly at other appropriate locations associated with Glen 
        Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold 
medal struck pursuant to section 2, at a price sufficient to cover the 
cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses.
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant 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.
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 necessary 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 4 shall be deposited into the 
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
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

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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.

    Approved December 21, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 310:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            July 26, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

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