,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1    
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 &    
,ms4 ,de,lauro7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d 
a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,joanne 
,k+ ,h]r+ & po/hum\sly to ea* ( ,*>les  
,*>lie ,wilson & ,gu/av ,lasc>is ,gu/   
,avrakotos1 9 recognition ( _! p]sonal  
sacrifice & s]vice to ! c\ntry4  #a4    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,*>lie ,wilson1 ,gu/ ,avrakotos &       
,joanne ,k+ ,h]r+ play$ a critical role 
9 end+ ! ,soviet ,union's invasion (    
,afghani/an1 :i* ultimately 0 a factor  
lead+ to ! collapse ( ! ,soviet ,union4 
7#b7 ,*>lie ,wilson 0 elect$ to         
,congress 9 #aigb f ! #bnd              
,congressional ,di/rict ( ,texas & s]v$ 
until he retir$ 9 #aiif4 ,he 0 a memb] (
 ! ,h\se ,appropriations ,committee4    
7#c7 ,gu/ ,avrakotos jo9$ ! ,c5tral     

,intellig5ce ,ag5cy 7,,cia7 9 #aifb & 8 
assignm5ts includ$ a mission 9 ,greece &
 duty 9 ! ,,cia's ,langley1 ,virg9ia1   
headqu>t]s4 ,:ile at ,langley1 ,gu/     
,avrakotos ov]saw ! l>ge/ cov]t op]ation
 9 ! ,,cia's hi/ory to defeat ! ,soviet 
,union 9 ,afghani/an4  7#d7 ,joanne ,k+ 
,h]r+ is a private citiz5 & humanit>ian 
:o curr5tly resides 9 ,h\/on1 ,texas4   
7#e7 ,a few mon?s aft] ! ,soviet        
invasion ( ,afghani/an 9 #aigi1 ,joanne 
,k+ ,h]r+ risk$ h] life by travel+ to   
,afghani/an to film ! atrocities t !    
,soviet soldi]s 7 inflict+ on ! ,afghan 
p4  7#f7 ,joanne ,k+ ,h]r+ %>$ h] film )
 prom95t curr5t & =m] public (ficials1  
includ+ !n ,vice ,presid5t ,george      
,h4,w4 ,bu%1 !n ,,cia *ief ,william     
,casey & ,h5ry ,kiss+]4  7#g7           
,congressman ,*>lie ,wilson 0 a vocal   
oppon5t ( ! ,soviet invasion (          
,afghani/an & secur$ appropriations ov] 
sev]al ye>s = ! ,,cia's cov]t op]ation  
to fund ! ,afghan resi/ance4  7#h7      
,joanne ,k+ ,h]r+ arrang$ = ,*>lie      

,wilson to travel ) h] to ,paki/an to   
visit ,afghan refugee camps 9 #aihb4    
,aft] witness+ ! physical h>m caus$ by !
 ,soviets to ! ,afghan p1 ,*>lie ,wilson
 0 fur!r det]m9$ to secure fund+ = !    
resi/ance movem5t4  7#i7 ,9 #aihd1 ,,cia
 (fic] ,gu/av ,avrakotos contact$ ,*>lie
 ,wilson1 break+ ! ,,cia's policy aga9/ 
lobby+ ,congress = money1 & ask$ ,wilson
 = additional fund+ to support ! ,,cia's
 cov]t op]ation 9 ,afghani/an1 :i*      
,gu/av ,avrakotos 0 lead+4  7#aj7 ,!    
cov]t op]ation 0 successful & ! ,soviet 
,union )drew f ,afghani/an 9 #aihi4     
7#aa7 ,! h]oic ef=ts ( ,*>lie ,wilson1  
,joanne ,k+ ,h]r+ & ,gu/av ,avrakotos   
play$ a key role 9 lead+ to ! collapse (
 ! ,soviet ,union 9 #aiia4  #b4         
,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 to ,joanne ,k+     

,h]r+1 & po/hum\s pres5tation ( su* a   
m$al to ea* ( ,*>les ,*>lie ,wilson &   
,gu/av ,lasc>is ,gu/ ,avrakotos1 9      
recognition ( _! p]sonal sacrifice &    
s]vice to ! c\ntry4  7b7 ,design & /rik+
 ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to 
z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike ! gold m$als )
 suitable emblems1 devices1 &           
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,aw>d ( m$al ,foll[+ !  
pres5tation ( ! gold m$als ref]r$ to 9  
subsection 7a71 ! m$als = ,*>les ,wilson
 & ,gu/av ,avrakotos %all be aw>d$      
respectively to ,b>b>a ,abl]/adt ,wilson
 & ,claudette ,m4 ,avrakotos1 ! wives ( 
! deceas$4  #c4 ,duplicate m$als ,!     
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$als /ruck pursuant to 
section #b "u su* regulations z !       
,secret>y may prescribe1 at a price     
suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+   
labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 &  
ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( ! gold m$als4

  #d4 ,/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 (     
sections #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u 
?is act %all be consid]$ numismatic     
items4