,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,g>am5di introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize 
! ,m>itime ,adm9i/rator to use c]ta9    
appropriat$ funds to pur*ase duplicate  
m$als au?oriz$ "u ,m]*ant ,m>9]s ( ,_w  
,w> ,,ii ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act
 ( #bjbj1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4        
,au?orization to pur*ase duplicate m$als
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (           
,transportation1 act+ ?r\gh !           
,adm9i/rator1 may use funds appropriat$ 
= ! ,m>itime ,adm9i/ration to pur*ase   
duplicate m$als au?oriz$ "u ! ,m]*ant   
,m>9]s ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii ,congressional    
,gold ,m$al ,act ( #bjbj 7,public ,law  
#aaf-abe7 & provide su* m$als to        
eligible individuals :o engag$ 9        
qualifi$ s]vice :o submit an application
 "u subsection 7b7 & 7 ,unit$ ,/ates    
m]*ant m>9]s ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7b7       
,application ,to be eligible to receive 

a m$al describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 an    
eligible individual :o engag$ 9 qualifi$
 s]vice %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator an
 application conta9+ su* in=mation &    
assurances z ! ,adm9i/rator may require4
  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7     
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,m>itime ,adm9i/rator4  7#b7 ,eligible 
individual :o engag$ 9 qualifi$ s]vice  
,! t]m eligible individual :o engag$ 9  
qualifi$ s]vice means an individual :o1 
betwe5 ,decemb] #g1 #aida1 & ,decemb]   
#ca1 #aidf-- 7,a7 0 a memb] ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates m]*ant m>9e1 includ+ ! ,army     
,transport ,s]vice & ! ,navy ,transport 
,s]vice1 s]v+ z a crewmemb] ( a vessel t
 0-- 7i7 op]at$ by ! ,w> ,%ipp+         
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,(fice ( ,def5se       
,transportation1 or an ag5t ( su*       
dep>tm5ts2  7ii7 op]at$ 9 wat]s o!r ?an 
inl& wat]s1 ! ,great ,lakes1 & o!r      
lakes1 bays1 or h>bors ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2  7iii7 "u contract or *>t] to1  
or prop]ty (1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7iv7 s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 & 

7,b7 :ile s s]v+1 0 lic5s$ or o!rwise   
docum5t$ = s]vice z a crewmemb] ( su* a 
vessel by an (fic] or employee ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates au?oriz$ to lic5se or     
docum5t ! p]son = su* s]vice4