,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dajg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bd1 #bjag,mr4
 ,bi%op ( ,mi*igan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,roe
 ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4  
,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 & ,mr4
 ,gos>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a         
,congressional gold m$al1 collectively1 
to ! crew ( ! ,,uss ,indianapolis1 9    
recognition ( _! p]sev]ance1 _! brav]y1 
& _! s]vice to ! nation4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,uss   
,indianapolis ,congressional ,gold ,m$al
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,,uss ,indianapolis    
7,,ca-#ce7 0 a ,portl&-class heavy      
cruis] t f\ght 9 ! ,aleutians1 ! ,gilb]t
 & ,m>%all ,isl&s1 ,saipan1 ! battle ( !
 ,philipp9e ,sea1 ,t9ian1 ,guam1 !      
,c>ol9e ,isl&s1 ,iwo ,jima1 & ,ok9awa = 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy4  7#b7 ,! ,,uss   
,indianapolis 0 mann$ by ,capta9 ,*>les 
,butl] ,mc,vay ,,iii & #a1aig o!r crew  

memb]s :5 x set sail = ! ,isl& ( ,t9ian 
on ,july #af1 #aide1 to deliv] compon5ts
 ( ! atomic bomb ,little ,boy4 ,! ,,uss 
,indianapolis !n made its way to ,guam &
 receiv$ fur!r ord]s to jo9 ! battle%ip 
,,uss ,idaho 9 ! ,leyte ,gulf 9 !       
,philipp9es4 ,dur+ ! l5g? ( ! trip1 !   
,,uss ,indianapolis w5t unescort$ by a  
de/roy] due to ! imm5se cov]tness ( !   
op]ation4  7#c7 ,on ,july #cj1 #aide1 at
 #ad m9utes pass midnight1 ! ,,uss      
,indianapolis 0 hit by two torp$oes fir$
 by ! ,i-#eh1 a ,japanese subm>9e4 ,!   
result+ explosion split ! %ip to ! keel1
 s9k+ ! %ip 9 ab\t twelve m9utes4 ,(    
#a1aig crew memb]s1 ab\t #ijj made x    
into ! wat]4 ,:ile a few life rafts 7   
deploy$1 mo/ m5 7 /r&$ 9 ! wat] ) only a
 kapok life jacket4  7#d7 ,%ortly aft]  
#aa3jj ,a4,m4 on ,augu/ #b1 #aide1 f\r  
days aft] ! s9k+ ( ! ,,uss              
,indianapolis1 ,lieut5ant ,wilbur ,gw9n 
0 pilot+ a ,,pv-#a ,v5tura ,bomb] &     
notic$ ! m5 ( ,,uss ,indianapolis 9 !   
wat]4 ,he al]t$ a ,,pby1 "u ! comm& (   

,lieut5ant ,adrian ,m>ks ( ! disa/]4    
,m>ks !n al]t$ ! de/roy] ,,uss ,cecil   
,doyle 7,,dd-#cfh7 be=e head+ to ! sc5e 
himself to assi/ ! survivors until !    
de/roy] c\ld get !re4 ,! rescue mission 
cont9u$ well into ! morn+ ( ,augu/ #c1  
#aide4  7#e7 ,only #cai m5 surviv$ !    
temp]ature extremes1 />vation1 t]rible  
?ir/1 & con/ant %>k attacks :ile 9 !    
wat] betwe5 ,july #cj1 #aide1 & ,augu/  
#c1 #aide4  7#f7 ,dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 !  
,,uss ,indianapolis & ! crew s]v$ z !   
,flag%ip = ! ,fif? ,fleet comm&]        
,admiral ,raymond ,spruance1 surviv$ a  
kamikaze attack1 e>n$ a total ( #aj     
battle />s1 & took on an incr$ibly risky
 mission t 0 critical to end+ ! w>4 ,_! 
sacrifice1 p]sev]ance1 & brav]y %\ld    
nev] be =gott54  #c4 ,congressional gold
 m$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 ! crew ( !     

,,uss ,indianapolis1 9 recognition ( _! 
p]sev]ance1 _! brav]y1 & _! 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 ,indiana   
,w> ,memorial ,museum  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al ref]r$ to 9
 subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be    
giv5 to ! ,indiana ,w> ,memorial ,museum
 9 ,indianapolis1 ,,91 :]e x w be       
display$ z appropriate & made available 
= rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,indiana ,w>     
,memorial ,museum %\ld make ! gold m$al 
receiv$ "u ?is ,act available = display 
else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r locations &  
ev5ts associat$ ) ! ,,uss ,indianapolis4
  #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 ,m$als /ruck pursuant
 to ?is ,act are national m$als =       
purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4