,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjae ,mr4  
,graves ( ,miss\ri 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 ,congressional gold m$al1             
collectively1 to ! #a/ ,am]ican         
,volunte] ,gr\p ( ! ,*9ese ,air ,=ce1   
also kn[n z ! ,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s1 9     
recognition ( _! s]vice to ! nation4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s ,congressional     
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,9 ,april   
#aicg1 ,claire ,l4 ,*5nault1 a retir$   
,army ,air ,corps ,capta9 0 work+ z a   
milit>y advisor to ,*9ese ,g5]al ,*iang 
,kai-%ek dur+ ! ,s9o-,japanese ,w>4     
7#b7 ,aft] ,presid5t ,roosevelt approv$ 

( ,*5nault's reque/ = a special air     
unit1 ,*5nault sp5t ! w9t] ( #aidj-da   
ov]see+ ! pur*ase ( ,p-#dj fight]s & !  
recruitm5t ( pilots & gr\nd crew t w\ld 
con/itute ! #a/ ,am]ican ,volunte] ,gr\p
 ( ! ,*9ese ,air ,=ce1 also kn[n z !    
,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s4  7#c7 ,( ^! pilots1 
#fj came f ! ,navy & ,m>9e ,corps1 & #dj
 f ! ,army1 & !y 7 dis*>g$ f ! arm$     
s]vices to be tra9$ & in/ruct$ = !      
mission4  7#d7 ,by #aidb1 aft] be+      
organiz$ & 9 "p direct$ out ( ! ,:ite   
,h\se1 ! ,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s _h          
effectively be5 br\ght into ! ,u4,s4    
,army *a9 ( comm&4  7#e7 ,! ,,avg ,fly+ 
,tig]s successfully kept ! port (       
,rangoon & ! ,burma ,road op5 = a       
crucial /ret* ( "t to all[ ,alli$ =ces  
to re9=ce ! ,pacific !at]1 :i* 0 dom9at$
 by ! ,imp]ial ,japanese ,army ,air     
,=ce4  7#f7 ,! ,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s' kill 
ratio 0 f> sup]ior to t ( ,alli$ air    
gr\ps 9 ! ,pacific !at]4  7#g7 ,! ,,avg 
,fly+ ,tig]s' success is rem>kable      
consid]+ !y 7 f> outnumb]$ by ,japanese 

fight]s 9 almo/ all _! engagem5ts4  7#h7
 ,dur+ _! s]vice1 #cc ,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s
 pilots & ?ree gr\nd crew receiv$ !     
,ord] ( ! ,cl\d & ,bann]4  7#i7 ,_m     
,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s pilots receiv$ !     
,*9ese ,air ,=ce ,m$al4  7#aj7 ,ea*     
,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s ace & d\ble ace 0    
aw>d$ ! ,five ,/> or ,t5 ,/> ,w+ ,m$al4 
7#aa7 ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt 
/at$ t ! ,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s' out/&+     
gallantry & conspicu\s d>+ ''' is a     
s\rce ( trem5d\s pride ?r\gh\t ! :ole ( 
,am]ica4  7#ab7 ,! ,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s 7 
disb&$ on ,july #d1 #aidb4  #c4         
,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 s+le gold m$al (         
appropriate design to ! #a/ ,am]ican    
,volunte] ,gr\p ( ! ,*9ese ,air ,=ce1   
also kn[n z ! ,,avg ,fly+ ,tig]s1       
collectively 9 recognition ( _! s]vice  
to ! nation4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !  

purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft]
 9 ?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 ,smi?sonian
 in/itution  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ !    
aw>d ( ! gold m$al 9 honor ( ! ,,avg    
,fly+ ,tig]s "u subsection 7a71 ! gold  
m$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$ ) ! ,,avg ,fly+     
,tig]s4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,"u su*   
regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates
 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u section
 #c1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s
 ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1    
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  

#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