H.R. 8963 — Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act

This section states findings on the life of Marine Lance Corporal Dustin Michael Sekula, who was born on June 8, 1985, graduated from Edinburg North High School in 2003, enlisted in the Marines at age 17, and died on April 1, 2004, at age 18 from injuries sustained in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. It notes that he was the first Edinburg native killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and that the Dustin Sekula Memorial Library in Edinburg, Texas, is named after him.

This section authorizes the posthumous presentation of a Congressional gold medal to the family of Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula of Edinburg, Texas, in recognition of his service as a war hero. It directs the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange the presentation and the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the medal.

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

This section designates medals struck under this Act as national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, and classifies them as numismatic items for purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of that title.

This section authorizes charging the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs of medals struck under the Act. It requires depositing proceeds from sales of duplicate bronze medals into the fund.