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,grimm1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4
 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,runyan1 ,ms4
 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 
& ,mr4 ,wolf7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = ! aw>d ( a gold m$al on behalf
 ( ,congress po/hum\sly to ,fa!r ,my*al 
,judge1 ,o4,f4,m41 belov$ ,*apla9 ( !   
,fire ,dep>tm5t ( ,new ,york :o pass$   
away z ! fir/ record$ victim ( !        
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 attacks 9         
recognition ( 8 example to ! ,nation (  
selfless d$ication to duty & compassion 
= "o's fell[ citiz5s4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fa!r ,my*al  
,judge1 ,o4,f4,m41 ,congressional ,gold 
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,o4,f4,m41 belov$ ,*apla9 ( ! ,fire     
,dep>tm5t ( ,new ,york pass$ away z !   

fir/ record$ victim ( ! ,septemb] #aa1  
#bjja1 attacks aft] c\rage\sly ru%+ to !
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attacks4  7#b7 ,a native ( ,brooklyn1   
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#aicc1 to ,iri% ,ca?olic immigrants f   
,c\nty ,leitrim4  7#c7 ,aft] 8 fa!r di$ 
( a long illness :5 ,judge 0 #f ye>s    
old1 ,judge took odd jobs & %9$ %oes at 
,p5n ,/ation to help support 8 "m & #b  
si/]s4  7#d7 ,respond+ to 8 /rong       
spiritual call+1 ,judge ent]$ !         
,franciscans 9 #aied4  7#e7 ,he tra9$ at
 #d sem9>ies 9 ,new ,york1 ,new ,j]sey1 
,new ,hamp%ire1 & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia
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,ord] ( ,fri>s ,m9or 9 #aifa4  7#f7 ,f  
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,ru!r=d1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,sacr$ ,he>t 9    
,ro*elle ,p>k1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,si5a       
,college 9 ,l\donville1 ,new ,york1 & z 
pa/or at ,/4 ,joseph's 9 ,we/ ,mil=d1   

,new ,j]sey4  7#g7 ,9 #aihf1 ,fa!r      
,judge 0 assign$ to ! ,mona/]y ( ,/4    
,francis ( ,assisi ,*ur* on ,we/ #ca/   
,/reet1 ,new ,york1 :]e he s]v$ until 8 
dea? 9 #bjja4  7#h7 ,kn[n = 8 trem5d\s  
capacity = compassion1 ,judge 0 belov$  
by ! firefight]s & by ! city he s]v$4   
7#i7 ,judge w\ld daily s5d notes or make
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anniv]s>ies1 & o!r significant dates 9 !
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,fa!r ,my*al ,judge1 ,o4,f4,m41 0 nam$ z
 "o ( ! *apla9s = ! ,new ,york ,fire    
,dep>tm5t s]v+ ! bor\ghs ( ,manhattan1 !
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,judge 0 also well kn[n = m9i/]+ to !   
poor & ne$y among u1 includ+ ! homeless1
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lesbians1 & p ) ,,aids4  7#ab7 ,fa!r    
,my*al ,judge's fun]al 0 held on        
,septemb] #ae1 #bjja4  7#ac7 ,c>d9al    
,edw>d ,egan presid$ ov] a ,mass (      
#c1jjj p1 includ+ city (ficials1        
,presid5t ,bill ,cl9ton1 & ,s5ator      
,hill>y ,cl9ton1 :o call$ ,judge a be>] 

( light & not$ 8 dea? z a special loss4 
#c4 ,congressional gold m$al  7a7       
,pres5tation ,au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
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( appropriate design to ! next ( k9 or  
p]sonal repres5tative ( ,fa!r ,my*al    
,judge1 ,o4,f4,m41 9 recognition ( 8    
example to ! ,nation ( selfless         
d$ication to duty & compassion = "o's   
fell[ citiz5s4  7b7 ,design & ,/rik+ ,= 
! purpose ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9   
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury %all /rike a gold m$al )      
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,"u su*
 regulations z ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury
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duplicate m$als 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al  
/ruck pursuant to section #b & sell su* 
duplicate m$als at a price suffici5t to 
cov] ! co/s ( ! duplicate m$als 7includ+

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ov]head exp5ses7 & ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4 
#e4 ,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck "u   
?is ,act are national m$als = purposes (
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,code4  #f4 ,fund+  7a7 ,au?orization ( 
,*>ges ,!re is au?oriz$ to be *>g$ aga9/
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pay = ! co/ ( ! m$als au?oriz$ by ?is   
,act4  7b7 ,proce$s ( ,sale ,am\nts     
receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate bronze     
m$als "u section #c %all be deposit$ 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise  
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