,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ijf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4       
,k9z+]1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,zeld91 & ,mr4       
,aguil>7 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$al to ! #ecjg?    
,composite ,unit 7,provisional71        
commonly kn[n z ,m]rill's ,m>aud]s1 9   
recognition ( _! brav]y & out/&+ s]vice 
9 ! jungles ( ,burma dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,m]rill's ,m>aud]s ,congressional     
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,9 ,augu/   
#aidc ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt 

& o!r alli$ lead]s propos$ ! creation ( 
an ,am]ican gr\nd unit t w\ld engage 9 a
 long-range p5etration mission 9        
,japanese-occupi$ ,burma4 ,?is unit's   
mission w\ld be to cut (f ,japanese     
communications & supply l9es1 & capture 
,japanese-held airfield & t[n (         
,myitky9a4  7#b7 ,presid5t ,roosevelt   
issu$ a call = volunte]s = a dang]\s &  
haz>d\s mission1 ! call 0 answ]$ by     
approximately #c1jjj ,am]ican soldi]s4  
,! unit 0 (ficially designat$ z ! #ecjg?
 ,composite ,unit 7,provisional7 ,code  
,"n3 ,galahad4 ,lat] x became kn[n z    
,m]rill's ,m>aud]s nam$ aft] its lead]1 
,brigadi] ,g5]al ,frank ,m]rill4  7#c7  
,9 ,febru>y #aidd ! ,m>aud]s began _!   
approximately #a1jjj-mile trek ?r\gh !  
d5se ,burmese jungle4 ,! ,m>aud]s _h no 
artill]y support & c>ri$ _! supplies on 
_! backs or ! pack saddles ( mules4     
7#d7 ,ov] ! c\rse ( _! #e-mon? trek to  
,myitky9a1 ! ,m>aud]s f\ght victori\sly 
aga9/ l>g] ,japanese =ces ?r\gh #e major
 & #cj m9or engagem5ts4  7#e7 ,dur+ _!  

m>* to ,myitky9a ! ,m>aud]s fac$ hung] &
 disease t 7 exac]bat$ by inadequate    
a]ial resupply drops4 ,mal>ia1 typhus1 &
 dys5t]y inflict$ m casualties on !     
,m>aud]s ?an ! ,japanese4  7#f7 ,by     
,augu/ #aidd ! ,m>aud]s accompli%$ _!   
mission1 successfully disrupt+ ,japanese
 supply & communication l9es1 tak+ ! t[n
 ( ,myitky9a & ! ,myitky9a air/rip1 !   
only all-wea!r air/rip 9 ,nor!rn ,burma4
  7#g7 ,aft] tak+ ,myitky9a only #acj   
,m>aud]s out ( ! orig9al #b1gej 7 fit = 
duty4 ,all rema9+ ,m>aud]s /ill 9 action
 7 evacuat$ to hospitals due to tropical
 diseases1 exhau/ion1 & malnutrition4   
7#h7 ,= _! brav]y & accompli%m5ts !     
,m>aud]s 7 aw>d$ ! ,di/+ui%$ ,unit      
,citation1 lat] r$esignat$ z !          
,presid5tial ,unit ,citation4 ,ea*      
,m>aud] also e>n$ a ,bronze ,/> = 8     
s]vice4  7#i7 ,?\gh ,m]rill's ,m>aud]s 7
 op]ational = only a few mon?s1 ! legacy
 ( _! brav]y is honor$ by ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,army ?r\gh ! mod]n day #ge?     
,rang] ,regim5t1 :i* traces its l9eage  

directly to ! #ecjg? ,composite ,unit4  
#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$al (         
appropriate design to ! #ecjg?          
,composite ,unit 7,provisional71        
commonly kn[n z ,m]rill's ,m>aud]s1 9   
recognition ( _! brav]y & out/&+ s]vice 
9 ! jungles ( ,burma dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 
7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( !   
aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is  
,act ref]r$ to 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 ,foll[+ ! aw>d
 ( ! gold m$al ref]r$ to 9 subsection   
7a7 9 honor ( ! #ecjg? ,composite ,unit 
7,provisional71 :o became kn[n z        
,m]rill's ,m>aud]s1 ! gold m$al %all be 
giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x

 w be display$ z appropriate & made     
available = rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold
 m$al receiv$ "u ?is ,act available =   
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
locations & ev5ts associat$ ) ,m]rill's 
,m>aud]s4  #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
 #d1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s
 ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1    
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als ,m$als /ruck pursuant
 to ?is ,act are national m$als =       
purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4