First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act

This provision authorizes the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a single gold medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment. The medal is intended to recognize their collective dedicated service during the Revolutionary War, highlighting their historical significance as one of the first units in American history to include men of every race and ethnicity.

The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to design and strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions. Following its award, the medal will be given to the Rhode Island State Library for display and research. Congress also expresses a sense that the library should make the gold medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the First Rhode Island Regiment of the Revolutionary War.

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to strike and sell bronze duplicates of the gold medal at a price sufficient to cover costs. These medals are designated as national medals and numismatic items for purposes of title 31, United States Code. Funds from the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund are authorized to cover the costs of striking the medals, and proceeds from the sale of duplicate bronze medals will be deposited back into this fund.