#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #aggc  ,,an ,,act  ,to award a      
,congressional ,gold ,medal1            
collectively1 to the women in the       
,united ,states who joined the workforce
 during ,world ,war ,,ii1 providing the 
aircraft1 vehicles1 weaponry1 ammunition
 and other material to win the war1 that
 were referred to as ,rosie the         
,riveter1 in recognition of their       
contributions to the ,united ,states 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
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress
 finds the following3  7#a7 ,over #gj   
years ago there was a call to action1 a 
demand for workers to fill the vacancies
 left by the men who went to fight in   
the war4  7#b7 ,more than #f million    
women answered the call then1 entering  
the workforce during ,world ,war ,,ii   
and providing the equipment1 weaponry   
and ammunition to achieve final victory 

and end the war4  7#c7 ,these women left
 their homes to work or volunteer       
full-time in factories1 farms1          
shipyards1 airplane factories1 banks1   
and other institutions in support of the
 military overseas4  7#d7 ,they worked  
with the ,united ,service ,organizations
 and the ,american ,red ,cross1 drove   
trucks1 riveted airplane parts1         
collected critical materials1 rolled    
bandages1 and served on rationing       
boards4  7#e7 ,our ,rosie the ,riveter1 
the women who worked and sacrificed to  
strengthen this country during ,world   
,war ,,ii1 are among the greatest living
 heroines in the ,united ,states4  7#f7 
,these women persevered1 despite often  
facing harassment from their male       
colleagues and disapproval from their   
male family members1 and all the while  
continued to maintain their other jobs  
as caretakers of children and their     
households4  7#g7 ,minority women also  
overcame long-held policies of          
discrimination and made significant     

contributions to the war effort4  7#h7  
,because of the ,rosies1 ,federal1      
,state1 and local agencies coordinated  
with business owners to develop         
childcare programs and other supports   
for working mothers4  7#i7 ,the example 
that these women set during ,world ,war 
,,ii continues to inspire us and blaze a
 path for the working women and young   
girls of today4  7#aj7 ,specifically1   
the images of ,rosie the ,riveter and   
the phrase ,we ,can ,do ,it continue to 
symbolize the empowerment of women      
today1 representing patriotic women who 
want to serve and strengthen their      
country1 and to inspire young girls to  
become #bast ,century ,rosies by        
aspiring to1 and attaining positions of 
leadership in all walks of life in      
,america4  #c4 ,definitions  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  #d4 ,congressional ,gold    
,medal  7a7 ,award authorized ,the      
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,president pro 
tempore of the ,senate shall make       
appropriate arrangements for the award1 
on behalf of ,congress1 of a single gold
 medal of appropriate design in         
commemoration to ,rosie the ,riveter1   
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 of the ,treasury 7referred to
 in this ,act as the ,secretary7 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 under subsection 7a71   
the gold medal shall be given to the    

,national ,museum of ,american ,history 
of the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where 
it shall 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 
shall make the gold medal received under
 paragraph 7#a7 available for display   
elsewhere1 particularly at other        
appropriate locations associated with   
,rosie the ,riveter4  #e4 ,duplicate    
medals ,the ,secretary may strike and   
sell duplicates in bronze of the gold   
medal struck pursuant to section #d     
under such regulations as the ,secretary
 may prescribe1 at a price sufficient to
 cover the cost thereof1 including      
labor1 materials1 dies1 use of          
machinery1 and overhead expenses1 and   
the cost of the gold medal4  #f4 ,status
 of medals  7a7 ,national medals ,the   
medals struck pursuant to this ,act are 
national medals 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  #g4 ,determination of
 budgetary effects ,the budgetary       
effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of
 complying with the ,statutory          
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,november #ac1 #bjai4;,clerk4