,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhfg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #bh1 #bjai,mr4 ,newhouse 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 and ,ms4 ,schrier7 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 ,medal to ,general ,james ,n4 ,mattis1 in recognition of his distinguished military career1 his steadfast moral character and patriotism1 and his unyielding devotion to the protection of this ,nation4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,general ,james ,n4 ,mattis ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,james ,n4 ,mattis was born in ,pullman1 ,washington1 on ,september #h1 #aiej4 7#b7 ,james ,n4 ,mattis graduated from ,columbia ,high ,school in #aifh and began his military career the following year1 enlisting in the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps ,reserve4 7#c7 ,in #aiga1 ,james ,n4 ,mattis earned a ,bachelor of ,arts in history from ,central ,washington ,state ,college4 ,he earned a ,master of ,arts in international security affairs from ,national ,defense ,university's ,national ,war ,college in #aiid4 7#d7 ,on ,january #a1 #aigb1 ,james ,n4 ,mattis was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the ,marine ,corps ,platoon ,leaders ,course4 ,as a lieutenant1 he commanded infantry platoons and1 as a captain1 commanded both rifle and weapons companies in the #ast ,marine ,brigade in ,hawaii4 ,promoted to major1 he served as battalion officer at the ,naval ,academy ,preparatory ,school in ,newport1 ,rhode ,island1 and commanded ,recruiting ,station ,portland1 ,oregon4 7#e7 ,during the ,gulf ,war1 ,james ,n4 ,mattis served as lieutenant colonel and commanded the #ast ,battalion1 #gth ,marines4 ,promoted to colonel1 he commanded the #gth ,marine ,regiment at ,twentynine ,palms1 ,california1 and served as the ,executive ,secretary to the ,department of ,defense for ,secretaries ,william ,perry and ,bill ,cohen4 7#f7 ,following the ,september #aa1 #bjja1 attacks on ,america1 then-,brigadier ,general ,james ,n4 ,mattis led ,task ,force #eh through a series of operations in southern ,afghanistan1 making him the first ,united ,states ,marine ,corps officer to command a ,naval ,task ,force4 7#g7 ,james ,n4 ,mattis1 as major general1 commanded the #ast ,marine ,division during the #bjjc invasion of ,iraq4 ,he continued in this role until #bjjd1 when he was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed command of the ,marine ,corps ,combat ,development ,command4 ,the ,pentagon announced on ,may #ca1 #bjjf1 that he was chosen to take command of the ,i ,marine ,expeditionary ,force1 based out of ,marine ,corps ,base ,camp ,pendleton1 and all ,marines assigned to the ,united ,states ,central ,command4 7#h7 ,james ,n4 ,mattis relinquished command of the ,i ,marine ,expeditionary ,force on ,november #e1 #bjjg4 ,four days later1 on ,november #i1 #bjjg1 he was promoted to four-star general to command ,united ,states ,joint ,forces ,command 7,,jfcom71 concurrently serving as ,,nato's ,supreme ,allied ,commander ,transformation 7,,sact74 ,he transferred his role as ,,sact on ,september #i1 #bjji1 while continuing to command ,,jfcom4 7#i7 ,after a recommendation from ,defense ,secretary ,robert ,gates1 ,james ,n4 ,mattis was formally nominated as commander of ,united ,states ,central ,command by ,president ,barack ,obama1 effective ,july #ba1 #bjaj4 7#aj7 ,united ,states ,central ,command announced the resignation of ,james ,n4 ,mattis on ,april #bg1 #bjab1 and his retirement from the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps was finalized on ,june #a1 #bjac4 7#aa7 ,on ,december #a1 #bjaf1 ,president ,donald ,trump announced that he would nominate ,james ,n4 ,mattis for ,united ,states ,secretary of ,defense4 ,he was confirmed by the ,united ,states ,senate on ,january #bj1 #bjag1 and served until ,december #ca1 #bjah4 7#ab7 ,james ,n4 ,mattis1 prior to and since his retirement from the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps1 has been awarded many awards and commendations1 including-- 7,a7 the ,center for ,national ,policy ,edmund ,s4 ,muskie ,distinguished ,public ,service ,award 7#bjji72 7,b7 the ,atlantic ,council ,distinguished ,military ,leadership ,award 7#bjaj72 7,c7 the ,world ,affairs ,council of ,greater ,hampton ,roads ,ryan ,c4 ,crocker ,global ,citizen of the ,year ,award 7#bjac72 7,d7 the ,marine ,corps ,university ,foundation ,semper ,fidelis ,award 7#bjad72 7,e7 the ,washington ,policy ,center ,champion of ,freedom ,award 7#bjaf72 7,f7 the ,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower ,distinguished ,service ,award 7#bjai72 7,g7 the ,,oss ,society ,william ,j4 ,donovan ,award 7#bjai72 and 7,h7 the ,washington ,policy ,center ,columbia ,award 7#bjai74 7#ac7 ,james ,n4 ,mattis is a native of ,washington ,state and devoted resident of the ,pacific ,northwest4 ,he exemplifies a deep love and commitment for his hometown of ,richland1 ,washington1 and the greater ,tri-,cities through his enthusiastic involvement in the community and long-time volunteer service with the ,tri-,cities ,food ,bank4 7#ad7 ,james ,n4 ,mattis is the published author of ,call ,sign ,chaos3 ,learning to ,lead4 7#ae7 ,james ,n4 ,mattis demonstrates the ,american principles of hard work1 patriotism1 and integrity4 ,his distinguished military and civilian service and his devotion to defending and upholding the ,constitution are an inspiration to all ,americans4 #c4 ,congressional gold medal 7a7 ,presentation authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation1 on behalf of ,congress1 of a gold medal of appropriate design to ,general ,james ,n4 ,mattis1 in recognition of his distinguished military career1 his steadfast moral character and patriotism1 and his unyielding devotion to the protection of this ,nation4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for the purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,smithsonian institution 7#a7 ,in general ,following the award of the gold medal under subsection 7a71 the gold medal shall be given to 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 ,smithsonian ,institution shall make the gold medal received under paragraph 7#a7 available for-- 7,a7 display1 particularly at the ,national ,portrait ,gallery2 and 7,b7 loan1 as appropriate1 so that the medal may be displayed elsewhere4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section #c 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 #e4 ,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