,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjah,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,huffman7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on ,house               
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to award a ,congressional   
,gold ,medal1 collectively1 to the      
,american women who joined the workforce
 during ,world ,war ,,ii1 providing the 
vehicles1 weaponry1 and ammunition to   
win the war1 that were referred to as   
,rosie the ,riveter1 in recognition of  
their contributions to the ,nation and  
the inspiration they have provided to   
ensuing generations4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,rosie   

the ,riveter ,congressional ,gold ,medal
 ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7a7 ,rosie the ,riveter ,the term ,rosie
 the ,riveter includes any female       
individual who held employment or       
volunteered in support of the war       
efforts during ,world ,war ,,ii4  7b7   
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,treasury4  #c4   
,congressional ,gold ,medal  7a7 ,award 
authorized ,the ,president pro tempore  
of the ,senate and the ,speaker of the  
,house of ,representatives shall make   
appropriate arrangements for the award1 
on behalf of ,congress1 of a single gold
 medal of appropriate design to the     
,rosie the ,riveters1 collectively1 in  
recognition of their contributions to   
the ,nation and the inspiration they    
have provided to ensuing generations4   
7b7 ,design and striking ,for the       
purposes of the award referred to in    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
strike the gold medal with suitable     
emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to  

be determined by the ,secretary4  7c7   
,national ,museum of ,american ,history 
7#a7 ,in general ,following the award of
 the gold medal in honor of the ,rosie  
the ,riveters1 the gold medal shall be  
given to the ,national ,museum of       
,american ,history of the ,smithsonian  
,institution1 where it will be available
 for display as appropriate and made    
available for research4  7#b7 ,sense of 
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the ,national ,museum of ,american 
,history should make the gold medal     
received under paragraph 7#a7 available 
for display elsewhere1 particularly at  
other appropriate locations associated  
with the ,rosie the ,riveters4  7d7     
,duplicate medals ,under such           
regulations as the ,secretary may       
prescribe1 the ,secretary may strike and
 sell duplicates in bronze of the gold  
medal struck under this ,act1 at a price
 sufficient to cover the costs of the   
medals1 including labor1 materials1     
dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead    

expenses1 and amounts received from the 
sale of such duplicates shall be        
deposited in the ,united ,states ,mint  
,public ,enterprise ,fund4  #d4 ,status 
of medals  7a7 ,national medal ,the gold
 medal struck under this ,act is a      
national medal for purposes of chapter  
#ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of
 section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 all medals struck under  
this ,act shall be considered to be     
numismatic items4