,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #cj1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,garamendi introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,maritime     
,administrator to use certain           
appropriated funds to purchase duplicate
 medals authorized under ,merchant      
,mariners of ,world ,war ,,ii           
,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act of     
#bjbj1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,authorization to purchase duplicate    
medals  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of ,transportation1 acting through the  
,administrator1 may use funds           
appropriated for the ,maritime          
,administration to purchase duplicate   
medals authorized under the ,merchant   
,mariners of ,world ,war ,,ii           
,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act of     
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abe7 and       
provide such medals to eligible         
individuals who engaged in qualified    

service who submit an application under 
subsection 7b7 and were ,united ,states 
merchant mariners of ,world ,war ,,ii4  
7b7 ,application ,to be eligible to     
receive a medal described in subsection 
7a71 an eligible individual who engaged 
in qualified service shall submit to the
 ,administrator an application          
containing such information and         
assurances as the ,administrator may    
require4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term     
,administrator means the ,maritime      
,administrator4  7#b7 ,eligible         
individual who engaged in qualified     
service ,the term eligible individual   
who engaged in qualified service means  
an individual who1 between ,december #g1
 #aida1 and ,december #ca1 #aidf-- 7,a7 
was a member of the ,united ,states     
merchant marine1 including the ,army    
,transport ,service and the ,navy       
,transport ,service1 serving as a       
crewmember of a vessel that was-- 7i7   
operated by the ,war ,shipping          

,administration1 the ,office of ,defense
 ,transportation1 or an agent of such   
departments2  7ii7 operated in waters   
other than inland waters1 the ,great    
,lakes1 and other lakes1 bays1 or       
harbors of the ,united ,states2  7iii7  
under contract or charter to1 or        
property of1 the ,government of the     
,united ,states2 and  7iv7 serving in   
the ,armed ,forces2 and  7,b7 while so  
serving1 was licensed or otherwise      
documented for service as a crewmember  
of such a vessel by an officer or       
employee of the ,united ,states         
authorized to license or document the   
person for such service4