,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ah1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,mill] ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,runyan1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,ms4
 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,coop]1 ,mr4 ,b5tivolio1 ,mr4 ,ryan (  
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,braley ( ,i[a1 ,mr4        
,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,camp1 ,mrs4 ,davis (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4 ,franks ( 
,arizona1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4   
,huiz5ga ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1    
,mr4 ,griff9 ( ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,conaway1
 & ,mr4 ,calv]t7 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 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 ( #b gold m$als
 ( appropriate design to ! ,fir/        
,special ,s]vice ,=ce1 collectively1 9  
recognition ( _! d$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$als ) suitable emblems1       
devices1 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,aw>d to           
,smi?sonian & ,fir/ ,special ,s]vice    
,=ce ,association  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+
 ! aw>d ( ! gold m$als 9 honor ( ! ,fir/
 ,special ,s]vice ,=ce1 "u subsection   
7a7--  7,a7 "o gold m$al %all be giv5 to
 ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x w be  
display$ z appropriate & made available 
= rese>*2 &  7,b7 "o gold m$al %all be  
giv5 to ! ,fir/ ,special ,s]vice ,=ce   
,association 9 ,hel5a1 ,montana4  7#b7  
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( !      
,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution & 
! ,fir/ ,special ,s]vice ,=ce           
,association %\ld make ! gold m$als     
receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available =    
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$als /ruck "u section  
#b1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s 
( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1     
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  
#d4 ,national m$als ,m$als /ruck        
pursuant to ?is ,act are national m$als 
= purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #e4 ,au?ority to  
use funds2 proce$s ( sale  7a7 ,au?ority
 ,to use funds ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
*>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public 
,ent]prise ,fund1 an am\nt n to exce$   
#cj1jjj to pay = ! co/ ( ! m$als        
au?oriz$ "u section #b4  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 ,fund4