,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cach  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,ms4   
,moore 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,watk9s1 ,ms4    
,jackson ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4      
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,khanna1    
,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4         
,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (            
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4       
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kelly (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4   
,coh51 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,rask91    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4      
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4   
,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4
 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis 
( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4
 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4
 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4  
,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4      
,engel1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 & ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9

 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$al to ! memb]s (
 ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps :o 7 assign$ to 
! #fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al ,directory      
,battalion1 kn[n z ! ,six ,triple       
,eight4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! #8,six ,triple ,eight'      
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act ( #bjai4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,on ,july #a1 #aidc1 ,presid5t     
,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt sign$ into law  
legislation t e/abli%$ ! ,wom5's ,army  
,corps 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !     
,,wac7 z a compon5t 9 ! ,army4 ,! ,,wac 
0 conv]t$ f ! ,wom5's ,army ,auxili>y   
,corps 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !     
,,waac71 :i* _h be5 creat$ 9 #aidb )\t  
(ficial milit>y /atus4 ,fir/ ,lady      
,eleanor ,roosevelt & ,m>y ,mc,leod     
,be?une1 ! f\nd] ( ! ,national ,c\ncil (

 ,negro ,wom51 advocat$ = ! admittance (
 ,african-,am]ican wom5 into ! newly =m$
 ,,wac to s]ve z (fic]s & enli/$        
p]sonnel4  7#b7 ,dubb$ #aj p]c5t]s1 !   
recruitm5t ( ,african-,am]ican wom5 to !
 ,,waac 0 limit$ to #aj p]c5t ( !       
population ( ! ,,waac to mat* !         
proportion ( ,african ,am]icans 9 !     
national population4 ,despite an        
,executive ord] issu$ by ,presid5t      
,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt 9 #aida bann+   
racial discrim9ation 9 civilian def5se  
indu/ries1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces rema9$         
segregat$4 ,enli/$ wom5 s]v$ 9 segregat$
 units1 p>ticipat$ 9 segregat$ tra9+1   
liv$ 9 sep>ate qu>t]s1 ate at sep>ate   
tables 9 mess halls1 & us$ segregat$    
recreational facilities4 ,(fic]s receiv$
 _! (fic] c&idate tra9+ 9 integrat$     
units b liv$ "u segregat$ conditions4   
,speciali/ & te*nical tra9+ s*ools 7    
integrat$ 9 #aidc4 ,dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 a
 total ( #f1ebj ,african-,am]ican wom5  
s]v$ 9 ! ,,waac & ! ,,wac4  7#c7 ,aft]  
sev]al units ( ,:ite wom5 7 s5t to s]ve 

9 ! ,european !at] ( op]ations 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is section z ! ,,eto7 dur+ ,_w ,w>
 ,,ii1 ,african-,am]ican organizations  
advocat$ = ! ,w> ,dep>tm5t to ext5d !   
opportunity to s]ve ov]seas to          
,african-,am]ican ,,wac units4  7#d7 ,9 
,novemb] #aidd1 ! ,w> ,dep>tm5t approv$ 
s5d+ ,african-,am]ican wom5 to s]ve 9   
,europe4 ,a battalion ( all             
,african-,am]ican wom5 drawn f ! ,,wac1 
! ,army ,s]vice ,=ces1 & ! ,army ,air   
,=ces 0 creat$ & designat$ z ! #fhhh?   
,c5tral ,po/al ,directory ,battalion    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! #fhhh?71   
:i* 0 nicknam$ ! ,six ,triple ,eight4   
7#e7 ,) ! exception ( small] units (    
,african-,am]ican nurses :o s]v$ 9      
,africa1 ,au/ralia1 & ,engl&1 ! #fhhh? 0
 ! only ,african-,am]ican wom5's unit to
 s]ve ov]seas dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#f7  
,army (ficials report$ a %ortage (      
qualifi$ po/al (fic]s )9 ! ,,eto1 :i*   
result$ 9 a backlog ( undeliv]$ mail4 ,z
 ,alli$ =ces drove across ,europe1 !    
ev]-*ang+ locations ( s]vicememb]s      

hamp]$ ! deliv]y ( mail to ^?           
s]vicememb]s4 ,"o g5]al pr$ict$ t !     
backlog 9 ,birm+ham1 ,engl&1 w\ld take  
#f mon?s to process & ! lack ( reliable 
mail s]vice 0 hurt+ morale4  7#g7 ,9    
,may #aide1 ! #fhhh? arriv$ 9 ,birm+ham4
 ,^u _! arrival1 ! #fhhh? f\nd w>eh\ses 
fill$ ) millions ( pieces ( mail int5d$ 
= memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,gov]nm5t p]sonnel1 & ,r$ ,cross work]s 
s]v+ 9 ! ,,eto4  7#h7 ,! #fhhh? creat$  
effective processes & fil+ sy/ems to    
track individual s]vicememb]s1 organize 
undeliv]able mail1 det]m9e ! int5d$     
recipi5t = insuffici5tly address$ mail1 
& h&le mail address$ to s]vicememb]s :o 
_h di$4 ,adh]+ to _! motto ( ,no mail1  
l[ morale1 ! wom5 process$ an av]age (  
#fe1jjj pieces ( mail p] %ift & cle>$ ! 
#f-mon? backlog ( mail )9 #c mon?s4     
7#i7 ,! #fhhh? travel$ to ,r\51 ,france1
 lat] 9 ,may #aide & work$ ?r\gh a      
sep>ate backlog ( undeliv]$ mail dat+   
back z f> z #c ye>s4  7#aj7 ,at !       
completion ( _! mission1 ! entire unit  

return$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! #fhhh? 0 
discont9u$ on ,m>* #i1 #aidf1 at ,=t    
,dix1 ,new ,j]sey4  7#aa7 ,^! wom5 fac$ 
racism & sexism1 & work$ 9 au/]e        
conditions1 b 7 able to cle> m ?an      
#ah1jjj1jjj pieces ( backlog mail =     
,am]icans 9 ! ,,eto4 ,?ree di$ 9 ,france
 & are buri$ 9 ,norm&y1 ,france1 :ile   
?ree o!rs 7 beat5 9 a bus /ation 9      
,k5tucky4  7#ab7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se1 dur+ ! p]iod betwe5 ,febru>y
 #aide & ,febru>y #aidf1 ! memb]s ( !   
,six ,triple ,eight display$ m]itori\s  
s]vice :ile deploy$ to ,engl& & ,france 
& conduct$ combat support op]ation :i*  
impact$ ! morale & welf>e ( ,u4,s4      
s]vicememb]s fight+ across ! ,european  
cont95t4  7#ac7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,army  
aw>d$ its ,m]itori\s ,unit ,comm5dation 
aw>d to ! memb]s ( ! ,six ,triple ,eight
 not+ t _! pr(essionalism & d$ication   
are 9 keep+ ) ! f9e/ tradition ( milit>y
 s]vice & reflect great cr$it ^u        
!mselves1 ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps1 & !   
,u4,s4 ,army4  7#ad7 ,! accompli%m5ts ( 

! #fhhh? 9 ,europe enc\rag$ ! ,g5]al    
,bo>d1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,=ces1 ,european   
,!at] ( ,op]ations to adopt ! foll[+    
premise 9 _! /udy ( ! ,,wac issu$ 9     
,decemb] #aide3 ,the national security  
program is ! jo9t responsibility ( all  
,am]icans irrespective ( color or sex & 
! cont9u$ use ( color$1 along ) :ite1   
female milit>y p]sonnel is requir$ 9 su*
 /r5g? z is proportionately appropriate 
to ! relative population di/ribution    
betwe5 color$ & :ite races4  7#ae7 ,!   
memb]s ( ! ,six ,triple ,eight receiv$ !
 ,european ,african ,middle ,ea/]n      
,campaign ,m$al1 ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps 
,s]vice ,m$al1 & ! ,_w ,w> ,,ii ,victory
 ,m$al = _! s]vice4  7#af7 ,:ile ov]    
#hej ,african-,am]ican wom5 f across !  
,unit$ ,/ates h be5 docum5t$ to s]ve    
ov]seas ) ! ,six ,triple ,eight1 only a 
few are /ill alive includ+ ,anna ,mae   
,wilson ,rob]tson ( ,milwaukee1         
,wiscons91 ,delores ,l4 ,ruddock ( ,mt4 
,ra9]1 ,m>yl&1 ,l5a ,d]rieott ,bell ,k+ 
( ,las ,vegas1 ,nevada1 ,elizabe?       

,b]nice ,b>k] ,johnson ( ,hickory1 ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a1 ,maybelle ,rutl& ,tann]       
,campbell ( ,alex&ria1 ,virg9ia1 ,fannie
 ,mae ,mc,clendon ( ,arizona1 & ,indiana
 ,hunt ,m>t9 ( ,m>yl&4  #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$al (         
appropriate design 9 honor ( ! wom5 ( ! 
#fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al ,directory        
,battalion 7commonly kn[n z ! ,six      
,triple ,eight7 9 recognition (--  7#a7 
! pione]+ milit>y s]vice ( ^? wom52     
7#b7 ! devotion to duty ( ^? wom52 &    
7#c7 ! contributions made by ^? wom5 to 
increase ! morale ( all ,unit$ ,/ates   
p]sonnel /ation$ 9 ! ,european !at] (   
op]ations dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7b7       
,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !  
,secret>y7 %all /rike ! gold m$al )     

suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,aft] ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al
 "u subsection 7a71 ! m$al %all be giv5 
to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e ! m$al
 %all be available = display1 z         
appropriate1 & made available = rese>*4 
7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (   
,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution   
%\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 available else:]e1        
p>ticul>ly at--  7,a7 appropriate       
locations associat$ ) ! #fhhh? ,c5tral  
,po/al ,directory ,battalion2  7,b7 !   
,wom5 9 ,milit>y ,s]vice = ,am]ica      
,memorial2  7,c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army  
,wom5's ,museum2  7,d7 ! ,national ,_w  
,w> ,,ii ,museum & ,memorial2 &  7,e7   
any o!r location det]m9$ appropriate by 
! ,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 #c 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 "u ?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