,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4  
,ryan ( ,ohio 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$al1 jo9tly1 to
 all ,u4,s4 nationals :o jo9$ ! ,royal  
,canadian ,air ,=ce or ! ,royal ,air    
,=ce dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 bo? be=e & aft] 
,japan's attack on ,pe>l ,h>bor1 9      
recognition ( _! contributions to !     
,nation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,,rcaf_/,,raf-,am]icans     
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,europe 0 at w> be=e ! end ( #aici4     
,engl& & h] ,briti% ,commonweal? (      
,nations1 :i* includ$ ! ,dom9ion (      
,canada1 7 w>r+ ) ,nazi ,g]many4  7#b7  

,e>ly 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii ! ,royal ,canadian 
,air ,=ce 7,,rcaf7 ne$$ l>ge numb]s (   
pilots & ! ,briti% ,commonweal? ,air    
,tra9+ ,plan 7,,bcatp7 made ,canada a   
c5t] = aircrew tra9+4  7#c7             
,approximately #h1hfd ,am]icans         
volunte]$ to jo9 ! ,,rcaf beg9n+ z e>ly 
z #aidj & cont9u+ ?r\gh\t ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 
,^! ,,rcaf-,am]icans came f e /ate 9 !  
,union4  7#d7 ,_m ( ! ,,rcaf-,am]icans 7
 urg5tly ne$$ z fly+ in/ructors & help$ 
to fully /aff ! ,,bcatp op]ations4  7#e7
 ,approximately #gej ,am]icans 7#bdd ) !
 highly reg>d$ ,eagle ,squadrons7 also  
s]v$ 9 ,great ,brita9 ) ! ,,raf4 ,!     
,eagle ,squadrons s]v$ f ,febru>y1      
#aida1 until ,septemb]1 #aidb1 & provid$
 ! ,briti% welcome relief f ! /ress (   
los+ l>ge numb]s ( combat pilots4  7#f7 
,presid5t ,frankl9 ,roosevelt call$ !   
,,bcatp ! ,a]odrome ,( ,democracy4      
,canadian ,prime ,m9i/] ,mack5zie ,k+1  
,g5]al ,dwight ,eis5h[]1 & ,briti%      
,prime ,m9i/] ,w9/on ,*ur*ill1 all      
express$ _! gratitude to ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 m5 & wom5 :o took "p 9 ! ,briti%       
,commonweal? ,air ,tra9+ ,plan4  7#g7   
,approximately #c1gid ,am]icans         
transf]r$ to ! ,u4,s4 ,army ,air ,=ce   
7,,usaaf7 aft] ! attack on ,pe>l ,h>bor4
 ,! #c ,eagle ,squadrons 7,no4 #ga_/,no4
 #aba_/,no4 #acc71 transf]r$ into ! #d? 
,fight] ,gr\p1 ,,usaaf 9 ,septemb]      
#aidb4  7#h7 ,! transf] ( ^! c\rage\s   
,,rcaf_/,,raf-,am]icans help$ prev5t a  
%ortage ( exp]i5c$ airm5 9 ! aft]ma? (  
,am]ica's entry into ! w>4  7#i7 ,_m (  
^! highly tra9$ & exp]i5c$              
,,rcaf_/,,raf-,am]icans pilots p]=m$    
crucial roles z flight in/ructors = !   
,,usaaf4  7#aj7 ,! accumulat$ k & skills
 possess$ by ^! ,,rcaf_/,,raf-,am]ican  
airm5 result$ 9 _m becom+ highly        
accompli%$ ,,usaaf combat pilots4  7#aa7
 ,"o ( ! mo/ highly decorat$ milit>y    
gr\ps1 ! ,am]ican ,fight] ,aces1 c c\nt 
_m ( ^! ,,rcaf_/,,raf-,am]icans among _!
 v5]able ranks4  7#ab7 ,^! brave        
,am]icans left _! families to jo9 !     
,,rcaf_/,,raf & ov] #hjj lo/ _! lives   

:ile s]v+4 ,!y repres5t ! exceptional   
c\rage t has be5 display$ 9 ! def5se (  
,fre$om ?r\gh\t our ,nation's hi/ory4   
#c4 ,congressional gold m$al  7a7       
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a s+le gold 
m$al ( appropriate design 9             
commemoration ( all ,u4,s4 nationals :o 
jo9$ ! ,royal ,canadian ,air ,=ce or !  
,royal ,air ,=ce dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 bo? 
be=e & aft] ,japan's attack on ,pe>l    
,h>bor1 9 recognition ( _! contributions
 to ! ,nation4  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 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$ ) ! ,u4,s4 nationals describ$ 
"u subsection 7a71 & 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