Nobel Peace Prize, including the 14th Dalai Lama, Bishop Desmond Tutu, and Vaclav Havel. In awarding the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China , the Norwegian Nobel Committee noted that through the severe punishment meted out to him, Liu Xiaobo has become the foremost symbol of the wide-ranging struggle for human rights in China . He reportedly is the first person since 1935 to win the prize while in prison. (8) Liu Xiaobo died of late stage liver cancer on July 13, 2017. He was the first Nobel Peace Prize laureate to die in state custody since Carl Von Ossietzky, who died after being detained in a Nazi concentration camp. (9) Liu Xiaobo, and all those part of the pro-democracy movement in China, are the conscience of the international community regarding human rights in China and serve as a constant reminder that human rights, democratic transparency, and liberty are critical issues of bilateral relations that, if finally realized in China, will make monumental contributions to world peace and stronger and more prosperous United States-China relations. (10) Awarding Liu Xiaobo the Congressional Gold Medal, and collectively to all those who have stood for freedom and democracy in China despite repression, would not only recognize his contributions to peace, but to global understanding of China and would further inspire millions of Chinese with the ideals of freedom he so heroically articulated. 3. Congressional gold medal (a) In general (1) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Liu Xiaobo or his personal representatives and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and for their contributions to the cause of freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally. (2)