,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ihj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ryan 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4   
,coh51 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mrs4   
,d+ell1 & ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 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$al to all ,unit$
 ,/ates nationals :o volunt>ily jo9$ !  
,canadian & ,briti% arm$ =ces & _!      
support+ entities dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 9  
recognition ( _! d$icat$ s]vice4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,am]ican ,patriots ( ,,wwii ?r\gh       
,s]vice ) ! ,canadian & ,briti% ,arm$   
,=ces ,gold ,m$al ,act ( #bjai4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,am]icans f across ! c\ntry s]v$ 9      

def5se ( democracy & fre$om dur+ ,_w ,w>
 ,,ii 7,,wwii7 by volunte]+ = s]vice ) !
 ,canadian & ,briti% milit>ies & o!r    
associat$ organizations t 7 fight+ ,nazi
 & ,fasci/ aggression4 ,_m ,unit$ ,/ates
 citiz5s p]ceiv$ ! importance ( ?is w> &
 ! sev]e impact ,nazism & ,fascism c\ld 
h on ! ,am]ican way ( life4 ,!re=e1     
prior to ! ,unit$ ,/ates entry into !   
conflict & inde$ ?r\gh\t ,,wwii ^!      
patriots indep5d5tly cross$ ! bord] into
 ,canada & ent]$ ,canadian & ,briti%    
arm$ =ces recruit+ (fices or s\ght out  
repres5tatives bas$ 9 major ,unit$      
,/ates municipalities & else:]e4  7#b7  
,:5 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom ( ,great ,brita9 &  
,nor!rn ,irel& & ! ,briti% ,commonweal? 
( ,nations 7 drawn into ,,wwii aft]     
,g]many invad$ ,pol& 9 #aici1 !         
,canadian & ,briti% air =ces made a     
conc]t$ ef=t to recruit ,am]icans4  7#c7
 ,x is docum5t$ t ?\s&s ( ,am]icans jo9$
 ! ,canadian & ,briti% arm$ =ces1 a l>ge
 p]c5tage jo9+ ! ,royal ,canadian ,air  
,=ce 7,,rcaf7 alone4 ,9 a #aidb film    

,air ,m>%al ,william ,av]y ,billy       
,bi%op1 an organiz] & promot] ( !       
,briti% ,commonweal? ,air ,tra9+ ,plan  
7,,bcatp7 & ,director ( ! ,royal        
,canadian ,air ,=ce1 recogniz$ ! gallant
 lads f ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o h come up "h 
to help & s]ve ) u4 ,notably1 _m        
,am]icans 7 also recruit$ & process$    
?r\gh ,canada be=e be+ assign$ to or    
deta*$ = ! purpose ( ,royal ,air ,=ce   
7,,raf7 s]vice4  7#d7 ,g5]al ( ! ,army1 
,army ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,dwight ,d4    
,eis5h[]1 ! =m] ,supreme ,alli$ ,comm&] 
( ! ,alli$ ,exp$ition>y ,=ce1 ref]5c$1 9
 a spee* on ,janu>y #aj1 #aidf1 ! "s    
twelve ?\s& ,am]ican citiz5s :o cross$  
into ,canada ) ! goal ( ent]+ !         
,canadian arm$ =ces4 ,al?\gh ! precise  
numb]s ( ,am]icans :o 7 9 ,canadian &   
,briti% s]vice are unkn[n1 m$ia acc\nts 
publi%$ by ,alli$ j\rnali/s dur+ !      
conflict none!less detail _! legacies ( 
volunte]ism1 p]sonal sacrifice1 &       
brav]y4  7#e7 ,am]icans also jo9$ !     
,canadian ,aviation ,bureau1 & ! ,home  

,gu>d1 ,air ,transport ,auxili>y        
7,,ata71 & ,royal ,air ,=ce ,f]ry       
,comm&_/,transport ,comm& 9 ,brita94 ,! 
exi/5ce ( ^! ancill>ies enabl$ patriotic
 citiz5s1 :o 71 at lea/ initially1      
unable to jo9 a bran* ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
milit>y due to g5d]1 age1 race1 heal?1 !
 lack ( suffici5t college education1 or 
o!r reasons1 to support ! w> ef=t4 ,^?  
:o contribut$ via ^! alt]native conc]ns 
7 no less ess5tial to atta9+ victory4   
7#f7 ,! infusion ( ,am]icans into       
,canada help$ to r$uce %ortages (       
civilian & milit>y pilots 9 ! ,,bcatp1 &
 ,presid5t ,frankl9 ,roosevelt paid     
tribute to bo? ,canada & ! program 9 a  
w>time lett] to ,canadian ,prime ,m9i/] 
,william ,lyon ,mack5zie ,k+4 ,)9 !     
correspond5ce ,presid5t ,roosevelt us$ !
 phrase ! ,a]odrome ( ,democracy4  7#g7 
,z memb]s ( ! ,canadian & ,briti%       
milit>ies1 ! ,am]ican volunte]s s]v$ 9  
_m capacities4 ,extant milit>y rolls &  
individual s]vice records docum5t1 &    
!reby te/ify to1 _! contributions4  7#h7

 ,a sizable numb] ( ,am]icans lo/ _!    
lives or 7 w\nd$ :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,,rcaf & 
,,raf4 ,! ,canadian ,army1 ,briti%      
,army1 ,royal ,canadian ,navy1 & ,royal 
,navy also incurr$ ,am]ican p]sonnel    
casualties4 ,^? :o p]i%$ & ! survivors  
demon/rat$ ! exceptional c\rage t has   
be5 repeat$ly display$ 9 ! def5se (     
fre$om ?r\gh\t ,am]ican hi/ory4  7#i7 ,a
 unique & highly publiciz$ gr\p (       
,am]icans1 :o 7 memb]s ( ! ,,rcaf &     
,,raf1 7 po/$ to ! fam\s ,,raf ,eagle   
,squadrons & !reby %[cas$ ! important   
roles ,am]ican volunte]s 7 und]tak+4    
,briti% ,prime ,m9i/] ,w9/on ,*ur*ill1  
^: "m 0 ,am]ican1 play$ an important    
role 9 orig9ally promot+ ! concept ( !  
,eagle ,squadrons to ! ,air ,m9i/ry4    
7#aj7 ,! e>ly successes ( female f]ry   
aircrews pav$ ! way = ! =mation 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates ( ! ,wom5 ,air=ce ,s]vice 
,pilots 7,,wasp7 9 #aidc4 ,! exceptional
 legacy ( ! ,wom5 ,air=ce ,s]vice       
,pilots1 ,,ata1 etc41 provid$ ess5tial  
support & pav$ ! way = future g5]ations 

( milit>y wom54  7#aa7 ,a sub/antial    
portion ( ! ,am]icans s]v+ 9 ,canadian &
 ,briti% a]ial =ces transf]r$ to !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,air ,=ces betwe5   
#aidb & #aidd1 :ile o!rs elect$ to ent] 
o!r bran*es ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,milit>y4 
7#ab7 ,! practical exp]i5ce ^! vet]ans (
 ,canadian & ,briti% s]vice possess$    
provid$ ! inexp]i5c$ ,am]ican ,=ces ) an
 imm$iate degree ( compet5ce &          
effectiv5ess4 ,m ?an a few became       
accompli%$ combat pilots1 ! ,am]ican    
,fight] ,aces ,association possess+ _m (
 !m )9 ! organization's core memb]%ip4  
7#ac7 ,! brav]y & =esight display$ by ! 
,am]icans :o enli/$ 9 ! ,canadian &     
,briti% arm$ =ces repres5t a l>gely     
unrecogniz$ /ory ( valor1 & _!          
initiatives are wor?y ( (ficial         
recognition4  7#ad7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,nationals :o volunte]$ = s]vice )      
milit>y-associat$ ,canadian & ,briti%   
ancill>y entities are to be equally     
recogniz$ = _! volunte]ism1             
contributions1 & sacrifices4  #c4       

,congressional gold m$al  7a7 ,aw>d     
au?oriz$ ,! ,presid5t pro tempore ( !   
,s5ate & ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives %all make appropriate   
arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 on behalf (       
,congress1 ( a s+le gold m$al (         
appropriate design to all ,unit$ ,/ates 
nationals :o volunt>ily jo9$ ! ,canadian
 & ,briti% arm$ =ces & _! support+      
entities dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 9           
recognition ( _! d$icat$ s]vice4  7b7   
,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d  
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act 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$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1  
:]e x w be available = 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        
p>agraph 7#a7 available = display       
else:]e4  7d7 ,duplicate m$als ,"u      
regulations t ! ,secret>y may           
promulgate1 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell
 duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck
 "u ?is ,act1 at a price suffici5t to   
cov] ! co/s ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1   
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head 
exp5ses4  #d4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7       
,national m$als ,m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act
 are national m$als = purposes ( *apt]  
#ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   
7b7 ,numismatic items ,= purposes (     
section #eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all
 be consid]$ to be numismatic items4