,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjad ,ms4  
,tsongas 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,tib]i1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7
 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 gold m$al
 on behalf ( ! ,congress to ! ,u4,s4    
,air ,=ces ,escape & ,evasion ,society1 
9 recognition ( ! ceaseless ef=ts (     
,am]ican aircrew memb]s to escape       
captivity & evade capture by ! enemy    
=ces 9 occupi$ c\ntries dur+ our =eign  
w>s1 & ! brave resi/ance organizations &
 patriotic nationals ( ^? =eign c\ntries
 :o assi/$ !m4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,u4,s4 ,air ,=ces  
,escape & ,evasion ,society ,recognition
 ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress 

f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,dur+ ne>ly all    
=eign w>s1 memb]s ( our ,air ,=ce h be5 
=c$ to eject1 cra% l&1 or ab&on _!      
aircraft 9 an occupi$ c\ntry or t]ritory
 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z d[n$ aircrew   
memb]s74  7#b7 ,^? d[n$ aircrew memb]s  
_h to evade capture by enemy =ces1      
(t5times :ile suff]+ f critical         
injuries4  7#c7 ,( ! d[n$ aircrew memb]s
 t 7 captur$1 _m escap$ f ! enemy =ce t 
0 hold+ !m4  7#d7 ,_m times1 d[n$       
aircrew memb]s 7 aid$ 9 evasion & escape
 by resi/ance organizations & patriotic 
nationals 9 ^? occupi$ c\ntries4  7#e7  
,?\s&s ( brave1 ord9>y p 9 ! occupi$    
c\ntries took extraord9>y risks at huge 
co/s to help ^! aircrew memb]s4  7#f7   
,ea* d[n$ aircrew memb]'s /ory is       
diff]5t2 h[ev]1 ! n>rative = ea* memb]  
has "o common ?read3 ,am]ican aircrew   
memb]s evad+ capture or escap+ captivity
 ) ! assi/ance ( brave p liv+ 9 an      
occupi$ c\ntry4  7#g7 ,9 #aifd1 ! ,u4,s4
 ,air ,=ces ,escape & ,evasion ,society 
7,,afees7 0 creat$ by ! d[n$ aircrew    

memb]s :o evad$ capture by enemy =ces   
dur+ =eign w>s ) ! assi/ance ( resi/ance
 organizations & patriotic nationals 9  
occupi$ c\ntries4  7#h7 ,,afees includes
 d[n$ aircrew memb]s & p :o directly    
aid$ !m 9 escape & evasion1 & has m ?an 
#fjj memb]s1 includ+ memb]s f ,_w ,w>   
,,ii1 ! ,korean ,w>1 & ! ,vietnam ,w>4  
#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$al 
( appropriate design 9 commemoration to 
! ,u4,s4 ,air ,=ces ,escape & ,evasion  
,society1 9 recognition ( ! ceaseless   
ef=ts ( ,am]ican aircrew memb]s to      
escape captivity & evade capture by !   
enemy =ces 9 occupi$ c\ntries dur+ our  
=eign w>s1 & ! brave resi/ance          
organizations & patriotic nationals ( ^?
 =eign c\ntries :o assi/$ !m4  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$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1  
:]e x %all be available = display z     
appropriate & available = rese>*4  7#b7 
,s5se ( ! ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( !    
,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution   
%\ld make ! gold m$al aw>d$ pursuant to 
?is ,act available = display else:]e1   
p>ticul>ly at appropriate locations     
associat$ ) ! ,u4,s4 ,air ,=ces ,escape 
& ,evasion ,society1 & t pref]5ce %\ld  
be giv5 to locations affiliat$ ) !      
,smi?sonian ,in/itution4  #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