Summary

Authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal to honor Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez for his heroism in the Vietnam War and directs the Treasury to have the United States Mint strike the medal. The finished gold medal will be given to the Museum of South Texas History for display and research, while the Mint may produce and sell bronze duplicates to recover production costs and deposit those proceeds into the Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Key Points

• Authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal to honor Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez for heroism in the Vietnam War.
• Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the U.S. Mint to design and strike the gold medal.
• Designates the Museum of South Texas History as the repository for the official gold medal for display and research.
• Permits production and sale of bronze duplicates, with pricing required to cover production and overhead costs.
• Sales revenue from bronze duplicates must be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
• Medals made under the act are officially treated as national medals and as numismatic items under federal law.
• Production costs may be charged to the Mint Public Enterprise Fund rather than funded through direct appropriations.
• The law is commemorative and does not create new programs, tax changes, or mandates on states/localities.

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