; and (B) was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame of the Naval Postgraduate School on March 27, 2015. (21) CDR Alvarez served in Program Management at the Naval Air Systems command in Washington, DC, from October 1976 until his retirement. (22) CDR Alvarez retired from the Navy on June 30, 1980, after a 20-year career in the Navy. (23) In April 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed CDR Alvarez as Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, where he served until 1982. (24) In July 1982, President Reagan nominated CDR Alvarez to be Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration, now known as the Department of Veterans Affairs, where he served until 1986. (25) CDR Alvarez earned his juris doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 1983 and has been admitted to the District of Columbia bar. (26) In February 1987, President Reagan appointed CDR Alvarez to the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he served for nearly 21 years. (27) For his service, CDR Alvarez was awarded the Silver Star Medal, 2 Legions of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, 2 Bronze Star Medals, 2 Purple Hearts, and the Prisoner of War Medal. (28) On September 18, 2012, the United States Navy Memorial awarded CDR Alvarez the Lone Sailor Award . (29) The people of the United States honor the sacrifices of CDR Alvarez and his service to the United States. 3. Congressional Gold Medal (a) 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 Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Everett Alvarez, Jr., in recognition of his service to the United States. (b) Design and striking (1) In general For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (2) Image and