I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2446 To award three Congressional Gold Medals to the law enforcement officers and those who protected American cities during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots beginning on May 26, 2020. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 12, 2021 Mrs. GREENE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with- in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To award three Congressional Gold Medals to the law en- forcement officers and those who protected American cities during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots begin- ning on May 26, 2020. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 3 The Congress finds the following: 4 (1) Every day, police officers around the United 5 States put their lives in danger in order to protect 6 the American public. 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Jun 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2446.IH H2446 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2446 IH (2) On May 26, 2020, violent riots broke out in 1 Minneapolis, Minnesota, sparking copycat riots in 2 cities across the country. 3 (3) The sacrifice and courage of heroes includ- 4 ing more than 2,000 law enforcement officers who 5 sustained injuries exemplify the patriotism and the 6 commitment of police officers, and those of other law 7 enforcement agencies, to risk their lives in service of 8 our country. 9 (4) At least 25 Americans died following the 10 violent riots, and more than 2,000 law enforcement 11 officers suffered physical injuries. 12 (5) The desecration of American cities including 13 the destruction of over 700 buildings in Minneapolis 14 alone, over 2,385 incidents of looting, the arrest of 15 16,200 for riot-related crimes, and the millions of 16 dollars of damage done are horrors that will forever 17 stain our Nation’s history. 18 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 19 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker 20 of the House of Representatives and the President pro 21 tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange- 22 ments for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of 23 three gold medals of appropriate design to the Minneapolis 24 Police Department, the Portland Police Department, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Jun 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2446.IH H2446 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2446 IH those who protected American cities during the violent 1 BLM riots during the summer of 2020. 2 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 3 award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 4 Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec- 5 retary’’) shall strike gold medals with suitable emblems, 6 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec- 7 retary. 8 (c) DISPOSITION OF MEDALS.—Following the award 9 of the gold medals under subsection (a): 10 (1) MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HEAD- 11 QUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to the 12 Minneapolis Police Department, so that the medal 13 may be displayed at the headquarters of the Min- 14 neapolis Police Department and made available for 15 display. 16 (2) PORTLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT HEAD- 17 QUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to the 18 Portland Police Department, so that the medal may 19 be displayed at the headquarters of the Portland Po- 20 lice Department and made available for display. 21 (3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 22 (A) IN GENERAL.—One gold medal shall 23 be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Jun 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2446.IH H2446 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2446 IH it shall be available for display as appropriate 1 and available for research. 2 (B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold 3 medal given under subparagraph (A), the 4 Smithsonian Institution shall display the medal 5 with a plaque that lists the other law enforce- 6 ment agencies that participated in protecting 7 the American people during the BLM riots be- 8 ginning on May 26th. 9 (C) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the 10 sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian In- 11 stitution should make the gold medal given 12 under subparagraph (A) available for display 13 elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations 14 associated with the protection of American cit- 15 ies during the BLM riots beginning on May 16 26th. 17 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 18 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 19 bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 20 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 21 a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 22 materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Jun 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2446.IH H2446 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2446 IH SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 1 It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 2 Mint should expedite production of the gold medals and 3 duplicate medals under this Act, so that the sacrifices of 4 fallen officers and their families, and the contributions of 5 other law enforcement agencies who answered the call of 6 duty during the BLM riots beginning on May 26th can 7 be recognized and honored in a timely manner. 8 SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 9 (a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu- 10 ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 11 51 of title 31, United States Code. 12 (b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 13 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 14 under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 15 SEC. 6. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 16 The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions 17 as may be necessary to ensure that the minting and 18 issuing of coins under this Act will not result in any net 19 cost to the United States Government. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Jun 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2446.IH H2446 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS