H.R. 5519 — Welles Remy Crowther Congressional Gold Medal Act

This section states congressional findings regarding the life, heroic actions on September 11, 2001, and enduring legacy of Welles Remy Crowther, known as the "Man in the Red Bandanna."

This section authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Welles Remy Crowther in recognition of his bravery, heroism, and sacrifice during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, including an image and the name of Crowther, and requires the medal to be given to his mother, Alison Crowther, following the presentation.

This section authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.

This section designates medals struck pursuant to this Act as national medals for purposes of federal coinage law and as numismatic items eligible for U.S. Mint production and sale.

This section authorizes the charge against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund of amounts necessary to pay the costs of medals struck pursuant to this Act and directs the deposit of proceeds from the sale of duplicate bronze medals into that fund.