,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjai ,mr4   
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 
,man*91 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 &  
,mr4 ,ka9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al1 collectively1 to all ,gold ,/>   
,families 9 recognition ( _! sacrifice &
 s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gold  
,/> ,families ,congressional ,gold ,m$al
 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! =titude ( ,gold  
,/> ,families 9 ! mid/ ( trag$y /r5g!n !
 resolve ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,s9ce 
,_w ,w> ,i1 milit>y families h us$ ,gold
 ,/>s to memorialize _! family memb]'s  
sacrifice on behalf ( ! c\ntry1 repres5t
 ! devotion & pride ( ! family 9 ?is    
sacrifice1 & glorify r ?an grieve _!    
milit>y s]vice4  7#c7 ,gold ,/>s 7 fir/ 
us$ by milit>y families dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4

  7#d7 ,:5 a family memb] pass$ away    
dur+ _! s]vice1 families w\ld place a   
,gold ,/> on _! ,s]vice ,flag to        
repres5t ! sacrifice ! family _h paid 9 
! cause ( fre$om4  7#e7 ,on ,may #bh1   
#aiah1 ,presid5t ,wilson approv$ a      
sugge/ion made by ! ,wom5's ,committee (
 ! ,c\ncil ( ,national ,def5ses t1      
in/ead ( we>+ conv5tional m\rn+ g>b =   
relatives :o pass$ away dur+ _! milit>y 
s]vice1 wom5 w\ld we> a black b& ) a    
gilt /> on _! left arm to signify ea*   
memb] ( ! family :o gave _! life = !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7 ,9 #aibh1 #be mo!rs
 ( fall5 s]vicememb]s work$ toge!r to   
e/abli% a national organization to      
support ^? :o _h lo/ _! *ildr5 dur+ !   
w>1 :i* 0 kn[n z ! ,am]ican ,gold ,/>   
,mo!rs ,inc4 & (ficially incorporat$ 9  
,janu>y #aibi4  7#g7 ,s9ce ,septemb]    
#aicf1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has obs]v$ v>i\s 
recogniz$ dates to support ,gold ,/>    
,families & honor ! legacy ( fall5 h]oes
 :o h made ! ultimate sacrifice4  7#h7  
,9 #aide1 ,eleanor ,roosevelt help$ to  

e/abli% ,gold ,/> ,wives ( ,am]ica1     
,inc41 a national organization to       
support ! families left beh9d by ! fall5
 memb]s & vet]ans ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o di$
 on active duty or z a result ( a       
s]vice-connect$ disability4  7#i7 ,9    
,augu/ #aidg1 ,congress au?oriz$ !      
issuance ( gold /> lapel p9s to families
 :o lo/ a lov$ "o 9 combat4  7#aj7 ,!   
extraord9>y contribution ( ,gold ,/>    
,families is beyond measure1 n m]ely =  
_! loss1 b ! com=t !y selflessly provide
 o!rs & _! model ( s]vice & sacrifice4  
7#aa7 ,?r\gh _! s]vice1 ,gold ,/>       
,families keep alive ! _s ( patriotism &
 love ( c\ntry & promote peace & good w 
= ! ,unit$ ,/ates & all o!r c\ntries4   
7#ab7 ,gold ,/> ,families cont9ue to    
p]petuate ! memory ( ^? :o f\ght & di$  
on behalf ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#ac7     
,gold ,/> ,families embody ! purpose ( !
 ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ( honor+    
di/+ui%$ contributions1 recogniz+       
virtues ( patriotism1 & rememb]+ mom5t\s
 occasions 9 hi/ory4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9

 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,gold ,/> ,family      
includes any individual describ$ 9      
section #c4b ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
,in/ruction #acdh4cf4  #d4              
,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$al (         
appropriate design to all ,gold ,/>     
,families 9 recognition ( _! d$ication1 
contributions1 & sacrifice to ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !       
purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y %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$al 9 honor ( ,gold ,/> ,families1 !   
gold m$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:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
appropriate locations associat$ ) ,gold 
,/> ,families4  7d7 ,duplicate m$als    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,"u regulations t !       
,secret>y may promulgate1 ! ,secret>y   
may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !
 gold m$al /ruck "u ?is ,act1 at a price
 suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( ! m$als1    
includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use (    
ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  7#b7        
,proce$s ( sales ,! am\nts receiv$ f !  
sale ( duplicate m$als "u p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be deposit$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t 
,public ,ent]prise ,fund4  #e4 ,/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