,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cedd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjac,mr4 ,latta 7= himself1 ,ms4       
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1   
,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,rog]s 
( ,mi*igan1 & ,mr4 ,conaway7 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 !          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al1             
collectively1 to ! memb]s ( ! ,(fice (  
,/rategic ,s]vices 7,,oss7 9 recognition
 ( _! sup]ior s]vice & major            
contributions dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,(fice ( ,/rategic ,s]vices             
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,! ,(fice ( ,/rategic ,s]vices 7,,oss7 0

 ,am]ica's fir/ ef=t to implem5t a sy/em
 ( /rategic intellig5ce dur+ ,_w ,w>    
,,ii & provid$ ! basis = ! mod]n-day    
,am]ican intellig5ce & special op]ations
 communities4  7#b7 ,,oss f\nd] ,g5]al  
,william ,j4 ,donovan is ! only p]son 9 
,am]ican hi/ory to receive our ,nation's
 f\r highe/ milit>y decorations1 includ+
 ! ,m$al ( ,honor4 ,^u le>n+ ( 8 dea? 9 
#aiei1 ,presid5t ,eis5h[] call$ ,g5]al  
,donovan ! la/ h]o4 ,9 addition to f\nd+
 & lead+ ! ,,oss1 ,g5]al ,donovan 0 also
 select$ by ,presid5t ,roosevelt1 :o    
call$ him 8 secret legs1 z an emiss>y to
 ,great ,brita9 & cont95tal ,europe be=e
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ent]$ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4    
7#c7 ,all ! milit>y bran*es dur+ ,_w ,w>
 ,,ii contribut$ p]sonnel to ! ,,oss4 ,!
 pres5t-day ,special ,op]ations ,=ces   
trace _! l9eage to ! ,,oss4 ,its        
,m>itime ,unit 0 a precursor to ! ,u4,s4
 ,navy ,s,e,a,ls4 ,! ,,oss ,op]ational  
,gr\ps & ,j$burghs 7 =]unn]s to ,u4,s4  
,army ,special ,=ces4 ,! #hja/_/#dibnd  
,bomb>dm5t ,gr\p 7,c>petbagg]s7 7       

prog5itors to ! ,air ,=ce ,special      
,op]ations ,comm&4 ,! ,m>9es :o s]v$ 9 !
 ,,oss1 includ+ ! actor ,/]l+ ,hayd5 &  
,col4 ,william ,eddy1 :om ,g5]al        
,donovan describ$ z ! ,am]ican ,lawr5ce 
( ,arabia1 7 pr$ecessors to ! ,m>9es    
,special ,op]ations ,comm&4 ,u4,s4 ,coa/
 ,gu>d p]sonnel 7 recruit$ = ! ,m>itime 
,unit & ! ,op]ational ,swimm] ,gr\p4    
7#d7 ,! ,,oss organiz$1 tra9$1 suppli$1 
& f\ght ) resi/ance organizations       
?r\gh\t ,europe & ,asia t play$ an      
important role 9 ,am]ica's victory dur+ 
,_w ,w> ,,ii4 ,presid5t ,eis5h[] cr$it$ 
! "w ( ! ,,oss ) ! ,fr5* ,resi/ance dur+
 ! lib]ation ( ,france z ! equival5t (  
hav+ an extra division4  7#e7 ,f\r      
future directors ( c5tral intellig5ce   
s]v$ z ,,oss (fic]s3 ,william ,casey1   
,william ,colby1 ,all5 ,dulles1 & ,ri*>d
 ,helms4  7#f7 ,wom5 compris$ m ?an     
"o-?ird ( ,,oss p]sonnel & play$ a      
critical role 9 ! organization4 ,!y     
includ$ ,virg9ia ,hall1 ! only civilian 
female to receive a ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice   

,cross 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 & ,julia ,*ild4  
7#g7 ,,oss recruit$ ,fritz ,kolbe1 a    
,g]man diplomat :o became ,am]ica's mo/ 
important spy aga9/ ! ,nazis 9 ,_w ,w>  
,,ii4  7#h7 ,am]ica's lead+ sci5ti/s &  
s*ol>s s]v$ 9 ! ,,oss ,rese>* &         
,analysis ,bran*1 includ+ ,ralph ,bun*e1
 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican to receive !  
,nobel ,peace ,prize1 ,pulitz]          
,prize-w9n+ hi/orian ,ar?ur ,s*les+]1   
,jr41 ,supreme ,c\rt ,ju/ice ,ar?ur     
,goldb]g1 ,%]man ,k5t1 ,john ,k+        
,fairbank1 & ,walt ,ro/[4 ,x ranks      
includ$ sev5 future presid5ts ( !       
,am]ican ,hi/orical ,association1 five (
 ! ,am]ican ,economic ,association1 &   
two ,nobel laureates4 ,! ,u4,s4         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,bureau (           
,intellig5ce & ,rese>* traces its       
creation to ! ,,oss ,rese>* & ,analysis 
,bran*4  7#i7 ,! ,,oss inv5t$ & employ$ 
new te*nology ?r\gh its ,rese>* &       
,developm5t ,bran*1 inv5t+ new weapons &
 revolution>y communications equipm5t4  
,dr4 ,*ri/ian ,lamb]ts5 inv5t$ ! fir/   

und]wat] rebrea?+ app>atus t 0 fir/     
utiliz$ by ! ,,oss & is kn[n today z    
,,scuba4  7#aj7 ,,oss ,deta*m5t #aja    
op]at$ 9 ,burma & pione]$ ! art (       
unconv5tional w>f>e4 ,x 0 ! fir/ ,unit$ 
,/ates unit to deploy a l>ge gu]rilla   
army deep 9 enemy t]ritory4 ,x has be5  
cr$it$ ) ! highe/ kill_/loss ratio = any
 infantry-type unit 9 ,am]ican milit>y  
hi/ory & 0 aw>d$ a ,presid5tial ,unit   
,citation4  7#aa7 ,its ,x-#b bran*      
pione]$ c\nt]9tellig5ce ) ! ,briti% &   
e/abli%$ ! mod]n c\nt]9tellig5ce        
community4 ,! network ( contacts built  
by ! ,,oss ) =eign intellig5ce s]vices  
lead to endur+ ,cold ,w> alliances4     
7#ab7 ,op]ation ,tor*1 ! ,alli$ invasion
 ( ,fr5* ,nor? ,africa 9 ,novemb] #aidb1
 0 aid$ by ! networks e/abli%$ &        
in=mation acquir$ by ! ,,oss to guide   
,alli$ l&+s4  7#ac7 ,,oss ,op]ation     
,haly>d rescu$ m ?an #ejj d[n$ airm5    
trapp$ beh9d enemy l9es 9 ,yugoslavia1  
"o ( ! mo/ d>+ & successful rescue      
op]ations ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#ad7 ,,oss  

,m]cy ,missions at ! end ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii 
sav$ ! lives ( ?\s&s ( ,alli$ prison]s (
 w> :om x 0 fe>$ w\ld be murd]$ by !    
,japanese4  7#ae7 ,! h&ful ( surviv+ m5 
& wom5 ( ! ,,oss1 :om ,g5]al ,donovan   
call$ 8 glori\s amateurs1 are among !   
greate/ g5]ation4 ,!y h nev] be5        
collectively recogniz$ = _! h]oic &     
pione]+ s]vice 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  #c4     
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design 9 commemoration to 
! memb]s ( ! ,(fice ( ,/rategic ,s]vices
 7,,oss71 9 recognition ( _! sup]ior    
s]vice & major contributions dur+ ,_w   
,w> ,,ii4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,=       
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !     
,secret>y7 %all /rike a 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$al 9 commemoration to ! memb]s ( !    
,(fice ( ,/rategic ,s]vices "u          
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$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$ ) !     
,(fice ( ,/rategic ,s]vices4  #d4       
,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike 
& sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al
 /ruck pursuant to section #c "u su*    
regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/     
!re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use
 ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( 
! gold m$al4  #e4 ,/atus ( m$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