,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #h            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #f71         
#bjag,mr4 ,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mrs4  
,ern/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = ! issuance ( 
a ,gold ,/> ,families ,=ev] ,/amp to    
honor ! sacrifices ( families :o h lo/ a
 lov$ "o :o 0 a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 
combat4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,gold ,/> ,families ,=ev]   
,/amp ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds  
t-- 7#a7 ,gold ,/> mo!rs & fa!rs &      
families are true national h]oes1 :o    
des]ve our deepe/ gratitude & respect2 &
  7#b7 ! extraord9>y contribution (     
,gold ,/> mo!rs & fa!rs & families is   
beyond measure1 n m]ely = _! loss1 b !  
com=t !y selflessly provide o!rs & _!   
model ( s]vice & sacrifice4  #c4 ,gold  
,/> ,families ,=ev] ,/amp  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,9 ord] to cont9ue to honor ! sacrifices

 ( families :o h lo/ a lov$ "o :o 0 a   
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 combat1 !       
,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all provide = !        
issuance ( a =ev] /amp suitable = t     
purpose4  7b7 ,def9ition ,= purposes (  
?is ,act1 ! t]m =ev] /amp means a       
def9itive /amp t--  7#a7 meets ! po/age 
requir$ = fir/-class mail up to #a ounce
 9 weight2 &  7#b7 reta9s full validity 
= ! purpose describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ev5
 if ! rate ( t po/age is lat] increas$4 
7c7 ,effective date ,! /amp describ$ 9  
subsection 7a7 %all be issu$ beg9n+ z   
soon z practicable aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all n !reaft] be 
discont9u$4