,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,kim7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,house ,administration1 and the ,budget1
 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     
collectively to the ,buffalo ,soldier   
regiments1 authorized by ,congress in   
#ahff to serve in the ,united ,states   
,armed ,forces1 in recognition of their 
superior1 dedicated1 and vital service  
to our ,nation4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,buffalo       
,soldiers ,congressional ,gold ,medal   
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,in #ahff1    

,congress passed the ,army ,organization
 ,act which authorized the creation of  
six all-,black cavalry and infantry     
regiments4 ,these regiments remained    
active until the ,army was desegregated 
in #aiea4  7#b7 ,according to legend1   
,american ,indians called the ,black    
cavalry troops ,buffalo ,soldiers       
because of their dark1 curly hair1 which
 resembled a buffalo's coat4  7#c7 ,the 
,african-,american troops accepted the  
name with pride and honor1 as they were 
aware of the buffalo's fierce bravery   
and fighting spirit4  7#d7 ,the original
 six regiments melded into the following
 four regiments3 7,a7 ,the #ith ,cavalry
 ,regiment assembled in ,new ,orleans1  
,louisiana in ,august and ,september of 
#ahff4 ,they were ordered to ,san       
,antonio1 ,texas in ,april1 #ahfg1 with 
the mission to maintain order and to    
secure the road from ,san ,antonia to   
,el ,paso4  7,b7 ,the #ajth ,cavalry    
,regiment gathered in ,fort             
,leavenworth1 ,kansas during the summer 

of #ahfg4 ,in ,august1 #ahfg1 they were 
ordered to ,fort ,riley1 ,kansas with   
the mission of protecting the ,pacific  
,railroad4  7,c7 ,the #bdth ,infantry   
,regiment was organized in #ahfi1       
forming from the #chth and #dast        
,colored ,infantry ,regiments4 ,they    
served throughout the ,western ,united  
,states1 with the mission to protect    
frontier posts and secure roadways4     
7,d7 ,the #beth ,infantry ,regiment     
assembled at ,camp ,william ,penn1      
,pennsylvania beginning in ,january     
#ahfd4 ,they were assigned to numerous  
districts within the ,department of the 
,gulf with the mission to maintain      
security4  7#e7 ,buffalo ,soldiers also 
assisted in the protection of ,national 
,parks4 ,they helped fight wildfires and
 poachers in the ,yosemite and ,sequoia 
,national ,parks and served as park     
rangers in the ,sierra ,nevada4  7#f7   
,in the ,spanish ,american ,war1 all    
four regiments played key roles and     
fought with distinction1 despite facing 

severe discrimination from the locals4  
7#g7 ,at the start of ,world ,war ,i1   
the ,buffalo ,soldier regiments were    
dispatched to locations throughout      
central ,united ,states and into the    
,pacific1 offering logistics and support
 behind the front lines in the ,american
 ,expeditionary ,forces4  7#h7 ,during  
,world ,war ,,ii1 ,african-,american    
soldiers and units continued to serve   
proudly under the name ,buffalo         
,soldier1 including the #ibnd ,infantry 
,division1 which was the only ,black    
division that saw combat in ,europe4    
7#i7 ,in the ,korean ,war1 ,buffalo     
,soldier regiments fought throughout the
 ,korean peninsula1 from the defense of 
the ,pusan ,perimeter to the            
counteroffensives which resulted in the 
end of armed hostilities and the        
creation of the ,demilitarized ,zone4   
7#aj7 ,buffalo ,soldiers had the lowest 
military desertion and court-martial    
rates of their time4 ,in recognition of 
combat valor and their actions beyond   

the call of duty1 many were awarded the 
,congressional ,medal of ,honor4  7#aa7 
,the ,congressional ,gold ,medal would  
be an appropriate way to shed further   
light on the service of the ,buffalo    
,soldiers and the instrumental role they
 played in instilling an approach to    
inclusivity within our military and the 
,american way of life4  #c4             
,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 to the     
,buffalo ,soldier regiments1 authorized 
by ,congress in #ahff to serve in the   
,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 in      
recognition of their superior1          
dedicated1 and vital service to our     
,nation4  7b7 ,design and striking ,for 
the purposes of the award described in  
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury 7in this ,act referred to as  

the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold     
medal with suitable emblems1 devices1   
and inscriptions1 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 ,national ,museum of       
,african ,american ,history and ,culture
 of the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where
 it shall be displayed as appropriate   
and made available for research4  7#b7  
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that the ,smithsonian         
,institution should make the gold medal 
received under paragraph 7#a7 available 
for display elsewhere1 particularly at  
other locations and events associated   
with the ,buffalo ,soldiers4  #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 under 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  #f4 ,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