#aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#cbd  ,,an ,,act  ,to grant !           
,congressional ,gold ,m$al1             
collectively1 to ! ,fir/ ,special       
,s]vice ,=ce1 9 recognition ( its       
sup]ior s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  #a4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 ,fir/ ,special ,s]vice ,=ce 7! ,=ce71 a
 milit>y unit compos$ ( volunte]s f !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ,canada1 0 activat$ 9   
,july #aidb at ,=t ,h>rison ne> ,hel5a1 
,montana4  7#b7 ,! ,=ce 0 initially     
int5d$ to t>get milit>y & indu/rial     
in/allations t 7 support+ ! ,g]man w>   
ef=t1 includ+ important hydroelectric   
plants1 :i* w\ld sev]ely limit !        
production ( /rategic mat]ials us$ by ! 
,axis p[]s4  7#c7 ,f ,july #aidb ?r\gh  
,june #aidc1 volunte]s ( ! ,=ce tra9$ 9 
haz>d\s1 arctic conditions 9 ! m\nta9s (
 we/]n ,montana1 & 9 ! wat]ways ( ,camp 
,brad=d1 ,virg9ia4  7#d7 ,! combat      
e*elon ( ! ,=ce total$ #a1hjj soldi]s1  
half f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & half f ,canada4
  7#e7 ,! ,=ce also conta9$ a s]vice    

battalion1 compos$ ( #hjj memb]s f !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 t provid$ important      
support = ! combat troops4  7#f7 ,a     
special bond develop$ betwe5 ! ,canadian
 & ,unit$ ,/ates soldi]s1 :o 7 n        
segregat$ by c\ntry1 al?\gh ! comm&] ( !
 ,=ce 0 a ,unit$ ,/ates colonel4  7#g7  
,! ,=ce 0 ! only unit =m$ dur+ ,_w ,w>  
,,ii t consi/$ ( troops f ,canada & !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7 ,9 ,octob] #aidc1 !
 ,=ce w5t to ,italy1 :]e x f\ght 9      
battles s\? ( ,cass9o1 includ+ ,monte   
,la ,dif5sa & ,monte ,majo1 two m\nta9  
peaks t 7 a critical an*or ( ! ,g]man   
def5se l9e4  7#i7 ,dur+ ! night (       
,decemb] #c1 #aidc1 ! ,=ce asc5d$ to !  
top ( ! precipit\s face ( ,monte ,la    
,dif5sa1 :]e ! ,=ce suff]$ heavy        
casualties & ov]came fi]ce resi/ance to 
ov]take ! ,g]man l9e4  7#aj7 ,aft] !    
battle = ,la ,dif5sa1 ! ,=ce cont9u$ to 
fight t\gh battles at high altitudes1 9 
rugg$ t]ra91 & 9 sev]e wea!r4  7#aa7    
,aft] battles on ! /rongly def5d$       
,italian peaks ( ,sammucro1 ,vis*iat>o1 

& ,remetanea1 ! size ( ! ,=ce _h be5    
r$uc$ f #a1hjj soldi]s to few] ?an #ejj4
  7#ab7 ,= #d mon?s 9 #aidd1 ! ,=ce     
engag$ 9 raids & aggressive patrols at !
 ,anzio ,bea*head4  7#ac7 ,on ,june #d1 
#aidd1 memb]s ( ! ,=ce 7 among ! fir/   
,alli$ troops to lib]ate ,rome4  7#ad7  
,aft] lib]at+ ,rome1 ! ,=ce mov$ to     
s\!rn ,italy & prep>$ to assi/ 9 !      
lib]ation ( ,france4  7#ae7 ,dur+ ! e>ly
 morn+ ( ,augu/ #ae1 #aidd1 memb]s ( !  
,=ce made sil5t l&+s on ,les ,iles      
,d',hy]es1 small isl&s 9 ! ,m$it]ranean 
,sea along ! s\!rn coa/ ( ,france4      
7#af7 ,! ,=ce fac$ a su/a9$ & )]+       
assault f ! ,g]man g>risons z ! ,=ce    
progress$ f ! isl&s to !                
,franco-,italian bord]4  7#ag7 ,aft] !  
,alli$ =ces secur$ ! ,franco-,italian   
bord]1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army ord]$ !    
disb&m5t ( ! ,=ce on ,decemb] #e1 #aidd1
 9 ,nice1 ,france4  7#ah7 ,dur+ #bea    
days ( combat1 ! ,=ce suff]$ #b1cad     
casualties1 or #acd p]c5t ( its au?oriz$
 /r5g?1 captur$ ?\s&s ( prison]s1 won #e

 ,unit$ ,/ates campaign />s & #h        
,canadian battle honors1 & nev] fail$ a 
mission4  7#ai7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is =ev]
 indebt$ to ! acts ( brav]y &           
selflessness ( ! troops ( ! ,=ce1 :o    
risk$ _! lives = ! cause ( fre$om4      
7#bj7 ,! ef=ts ( ! ,=ce along ! seas &  
skies ( ,europe 7 critical 9 repell+ !  
advance ( ,nazi ,g]many & lib]at+ num]\s
 communities 9 ,france & ,italy4  7#ba7 
,! bond betwe5 ! memb]s ( ! ,=ce f !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ^? f ,canada has endur$ 
ov] ! decades1 z ! memb]s meet e ye> = a
 reunion1 alt]nat+ betwe5 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ,canada4  7#bb7 ,! traditions &
 honors exhibit$ by ! ,=ce are c>ri$ on 
by #b out/&+ active units ( #b great    
democracies1 ! ,special ,=ces ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ! ,canadian ,special          
,op]ations ,regim5t4  #b4 ,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 gold m$al (

 appropriate design to ! ,fir/ ,special 
,s]vice ,=ce1 collectively1 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 79 ?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 ,aw>d ( m$al       
,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al 9 honor ( !
 ,fir/ ,special ,s]vice ,=ce "u         
subsection 7a71 ! m$al %all be giv5 to !
 ,fir/ ,special ,s]vice ,=ce            
,association 9 ,hel5a1 ,montana1 :]e x  
%all be available = display or tempor>y 
loan to be display$ else:]e1 p>ticul>ly 
at o!r appropriate locations associat$ )
 ! ,fir/ ,special ,s]vice ,=ce1 includ+ 
,=t ,william ,h5ry ,h>rison 9 ,hel5a1   
,montana4  #c4 ,duplicate m$als ,!      
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u section   
#b1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s 
( ! m$al1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1

 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses1 &     
am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( su* duplicates
 %all be deposit$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t
 ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4  #d4         
,national m$als ,m$als /ruck pursuant to
 ?is ,act are national m$als = purposes 
( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 ,may #ba1 #bjac4;,cl]k4