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,s4 #ahfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ai1 #bjac,mr4
 ,blunt 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m55dez7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to grant ! ,congressional ,gold
 ,m$al1 collectively1 to ! ,monum5ts    
,m51 9 recognition ( _! h]oic role 9 !  
pres]vation1 protection1 & re/itution ( 
monum5ts1 works ( art1 & artifacts (    
cultural importance dur+ & foll[+ ,_w   
,w> ,,ii4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,monum5ts ,m5 ,recognition 
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,june #bc1      
#aidc1 ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt
 =m$ ! ,am]ican ,commission = !         
,protection & ,salvage ( ,arti/ic &     
,hi/oric ,monum5ts 9 ,w> ,areas4  7#b7  
,! ,commission e/abli%$ ! ,monum5ts1    
,f9e ,arts1 & ,ar*ives 7,,mfaa7 ,section
 "u ! ,alli$ ,armies4  7#c7 ,! m5 & wom5
 s]v+ 9 ! ,,mfaa ,section 7 ref]r$ to z 

! ,monum5ts ,m54  7#d7 ,^! individuals  
_h exp]tise z museum directors1         
curators1 art hi/orians1 arti/s1        
ar*itects1 & educators4  7#e7 ,9        
,decemb] #aidc1 ,g5]al ,dwight ,d4      
,eis5h[] emp[]$ ! ,monum5ts ,m5 by issu+
 ord]s to all comm&]s t /at$ !y mu/     
respect monum5ts s f> z w> all[s4  7#f7 
,initially ! ,monum5ts ,m5 7 int5d$ to  
protect & tempor>ily repair ! monum5ts1 
*ur*es1 & ca!drals ( ,europe suff]+     
damage due to combat4  7#g7 ,hitl] & !  
,nazis engag$ 9 a pre-m$itat$1 mass !ft 
( art & /or$ priceless works 9 ?\s&s (  
art repositories ?r\gh\t ,europe4  7#h7 
,! ,monum5ts ,m5 adapt$ _! mission to   
id5tify1 pres]ve1 catalogue1 &          
repatriate almo/ #e1jjj1jjj arti/ic &   
cultural items :i* !y discov]$4  7#i7   
,?is magnitude ( cultural pres]vation 0 
unprec$5t$ dur+ a "t ( conflict4  7#aj7 
,! ,monum5ts ,m5 grew to no m ?an #cej  
individuals & jo9$ front l9e milit>y    
=ces2 two ,monum5ts ,m5 lo/ _! lives 9  
action4  7#aa7 ,foll[+ ! ,alli$ victory 

! ,monum5ts ,m5 rema9$ abroad to rebuild
 cultural life 9 ,europe ?r\gh organiz+ 
art exhibitions & conc]ts4  7#ab7 ,_m ( 
! ,monum5ts ,m5 became r5[n$ directors &
 curators ( preem95t int]national       
cultural in/itutions1 pr(essors at      
in/itutions ( high] education1 & f\nd]s 
( arti/ic associations bo? be=e & aft] !
 w>4  7#ac7 ,! ,monum5ts ,m5 ,f\ndation 
= ! ,pres]vation ( ,art 0 f\nd$ 9 #bjjg 
to honor ! legacy ( ! m5 & wom5 :o s]v$ 
z ,monum5ts ,m54  7#ad7 ,!re are only   
five surviv+ memb]s ( ! ,monum5ts ,m5 z 
( ,decemb] #bjac4  #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 ,monum5ts ,m51 9       
recognition ( _! h]oic role 9 !         
pres]vation1 protection1 & re/itution ( 
monum5ts1 works ( art1 & artifacts (    
cultural importance dur+ & foll[+ ,_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$al 9 honor ( ! ,monum5ts ,m51 ! gold  
m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian      
,in/itution1 :]e x w 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$ ) ! ,monum5ts ,m51 &
 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