,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,hanabusa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial   
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be 
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a          
,congressional gold m$al1 collectively1 
to ! ,filip9o ,vet]ans ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 9
 recognition ( _! d$icat$ s]vice dur+   
,_w ,w> ,,ii4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,filip9o ,vet]ans ( ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii ,congressional ,gold ,m$al    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !     
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,presid5t ,frankl9  
,delano ,roosevelt issu$ an ord]        
commission+ ar\nd #bej1jjj troops f !   
,philipp9es into active s]vice = !      
,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#b7  
,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,w> ,dep>tm5t          
imm$iately =m$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$    

,=ces 9 ! ,f> ,ea/ 7,,usaffe74 ,! unit 0
 made up ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,philipp9e   
,milit>y ,=ces ( ! ,commonweal? ,army1  
,gu]rilla ,units1 ,new ,philipp9e ,sc\t4
  7#c7 ,! ,filip9o ,infantry ,regim5t1 0
 mo/ly compos$ ( fir/-g5]ation          
immigrants liv+ along ! ,pacific ,coa/1 
:o volunte]$ aft] ! ,japanese attack on 
,pe>l ,h>bor 9 #aida1 lat] _m           
second-g5]ation ,filip9o-,am]ican       
soldi]s jo9$ ! ,regim5t f ,hawaii4  7#d7
 ,! ,philipp9e ,sc\t units & ! ,new     
,philipp9e ,sc\ts 7 directly recruit$ by
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army = ! w> ef=t4     
7#e7 ,"u extremely sev]e occupation     
policies impos$ by ! ,japanese1 x 0 !   
anti-,japanese resi/ance movem5t t drew 
m & m ,filip9os to its side & ?r\gh     
#aidc _m ( ^! anti-,japanese gu]rillas  
recov]$ or newly e/abli%$ liaisons ) !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,comm& ( ! ,s\?we/  
,pacific ,area & plac$ !mselves "u !    
comm& ( ,g5]al ,d\glas ,mac,arthur4     
7#f7 ,^! ,filip9o soldi]s respond$ to   
,presid5t ,roosevelt's call-to-arms &   

lat] f\ght "u ! ,am]ican flag dur+ ,_w  
,w> ,,ii4  7#g7 ,aft] ! ,japanese       
invasion 9 ,decemb] #aida1 ,filip9o &   
,am]ican troops lit]ally %>$ ! same fate
 at ,bataan1 ,corregidor1 & ! ,dea?     
,m>*4  7#h7 ,_m made ! ultimate         
sacrifice z bo? soldi]s 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! ,f> ,ea/ & z     
gu]illa fight]s dur+ ! ,imp]ial         
,japanese occupation ( ! ,philipp9es4   
7#i7 ,^! troops _h s]v$ "u ! expectation
 t !y w\ld be treat$ z ,unit$ ,/ates    
milit>y s]vicememb]s4  7#aj7 ,!         
,rescission ,act ( #aidf lat] pass$1 :i*
 /at$ t ,filip9o =ces w\ld n be deem$ to
 h be5 active milit>y4  7#aa7 ,congress 
recognizes ! c\rage & brav]y ( !        
,filip9o & ,filip9o ,am]ican s]vicem5 & 
s]vicewom5 :o h f\ght alongside & 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#ab7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates rema9s =ev] indebt$ to !  
brav]y1 valor1 & d$ication to c\ntry ^! 
m5 display$4  7#ac7 ,_! commitm5t &     
sacrifice demon/rates a highly uncommon 
& comm5dable s5se ( patriotism & honor4 

#c4 ,congressional ,gold ,m$al  7a7     
,aw>d au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro       
tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate
 arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 on behalf ( !    
,congress1 ( a s+le gold m$al (         
appropriate design to ! ,filip9o        
,vet]ans ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 collectively 9 
recognition ( _! d$icat$ s]vice dur+ ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !    
purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft]
 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    
%all /rike ! gold m$al ) suitable       
emblems1 devices1 & inscriptions1 to be 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian
 in/itution  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ !    
aw>d ( ! gold m$al 9 honor ( ! ,filip9o 
,vet]ans ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii "u subsection   
7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 to !      
,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x w be     
display$ z appropriate & made available 
= rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,smi?sonian      
,in/itution %\ld make ! gold m$al       

receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available =    
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
appropriate locations associat$ ) !     
,filip9o ,vet]ans ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  #d4  
,duplicate m$als ,"u su* regulations z !
 ,secret>y may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y   
may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !
 gold m$al /ruck "u section #c1 at a    
price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( !      
m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1   
use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #e4   
,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als     
,m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are   
national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4  #f4   
,au?orization ( appropriations2 proce$s 
( sale  7a7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
*>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public 
,ent]prise ,fund1 an am\nt n to exce$   
#cj1jjj to pay = ! co/ ( ! m$al au?oriz$

 "u section #c4  7b7 ,proce$s ( ! sale  
,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate    
bronze m$als "u section #d %all be      
deposit$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public 
,ent]prise ,fund4  #g4 ,def9ition ,=    
purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,filip9o     
,vet]ans ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii %all apply to   
anyone :o s]v$ honorably--  7#a7 9 an   
active-duty /atus "u ! comm& ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! ,f> ,ea/2 or     
7#b7 )9 ! ,philipp9e ,army1 ! ,philipp9e
 ,sc\ts1 or recogniz$ gu]rilla units1 at
 any "t dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ ,septemb]   
#a1 #aici1 & end+ ,decemb] #ca1 #aidf4