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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjai ,ms4  
,sn*ez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4      
,espaillat1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1  
,ms4 ,escob>1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mrs4 ,napolitano7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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 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$al to ! memb]s (
 ,escuadrn #bja4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,escuadrn #bja     
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,escuadrn #bja1 or ! #bja/ ,squadron1 ( 
! ,mexican ,exp$ition>y ,air ,=ce f\ght 
alongside ,unit$ ,/ates =ces 9 ! ,s\?   
,pacific dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#b7       
,nicknam$ ! ,aztec ,eagles1 ,escuadrn   

#bja integrat$ ) ,unit$ ,/ates =ces     
includ+ ! ,u4,s4 #e? ,air ,=ce & ! #eh? 
,fight] ,gr\p to provide close air      
support = ,am]ican & ,philipp9e gr\nd   
=ces z well z long range /rikes us+     
,republic ,p-#dg;,d ,?und]bolt fight]   
aircraft4  7#c7 ,foll[+ ,mexico's       
decl>ation ( w> on ,japan1 ,g]many1 &   
,italy on ,may #bh1 #aidb1 ,mexico ent]$
 into agreem5ts ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
collaborate ?r\gh ! reciprocal use (    
airfields & facilities & ! tra9+ (      
,mexican p]sonnel by ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,army ,air ,=ces 7,,usaaf74  7#d7 ,) !  
assi/ance ( ,,usaaf1 ,mexican           
,exp$ition>y ,air ,=ce pilots 7 tra9$ 9 
,guadalaj>a1 ,mexico & lat] mov$ to     
,,usaaf s*ools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =      
additional individual & unit tra9+4     
7#e7 ,9 ,july #aidd1 #cf pilots & #bfd  
support p]sonnel =m$ ,escuadrn #bja1    
,mexico's fir/ squadron t w\ld be       
deploy$ ov]seas to fight alongside      
,unit$ ,/ates =ces4  7#f7 ,9 ,febru>y   
#aide1 ,escuadrn #bja & ! headqu>t]s ( !

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 ! ,philipp9e ,isl&s & began combat     
op]ations ) ! #eh? ,fight] ,gr\p 9      
,porac1 ,luzon4  7#g7 ,deploy$ to       
,ok9awa 9 ,july #aide1 ,escuadrn #bja   
provid$ close 9 gr\nd support = ! ,u4,s4
 #be? ,tropic ,lightn+ ,division &      
,philipp9e ,army units z well z         
long-range /rikes into ,japanese-held   
t]ritory 9 ,taiwan4  7#h7 ,mexico 0     
prep>$ to s5d additional squadrons to   
fight ) ,alli$ =ces _h ,japan n (f]$ its
 unconditional surr5d] foll[+ ! attacks 
on ,hiro%ima & ,nagasaki4  7#i7 ,sev5   
,escuadrn #bja pilots lo/ _! lives      
fight+ ,axis =ces4  7#aj7 ,dur+ its #gie
 combat sorties & #b1jjj h\rs ( combat  
fly+1 ,escuadrn #bja exemplifi$ valor & 
0 indisp5sable to ! w> ef=t & an ,alli$ 
victory4  #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$al ( appropriate design to ! memb]s ( 
,escuadrn #bja4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= 
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !     
,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian in/itution  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al 9 honor ( ,escuadrn #bja1 ! gold   
m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian      
,in/itution1 :]e x %all 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$ ) ,escuadrn #bja1 & 
t pref]5ce %\ld be giv5 to locations    
affiliat$ ) ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution4  
#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 ,national 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