,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjba,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons9 7= h]self1 
,mr4 ,la,turner1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4      
,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mrs4  
,axne1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1
 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,lieu1
 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,sablan1 
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,evans1  
,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 
,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,lawson (  
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,ms4 ,wass]man  
,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4
 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,mr4    
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4   
,langev91 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1   
,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4        
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,k9d1    
,mr4 ,vic5te ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mrs4  
,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,tonko1

 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4      
,wel*1 ,mr4 ,/anton1 & ,mr4 ,jones7     
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$al to ! memb]s (
 ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps :o 7 assign$ to 
! #fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al ,directory      
,battalion1 kn[n z ! ,six ,triple       
,eight4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! #8,six ,triple ,eight'      
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act ( #bjba4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,on ,july #a1 #aidc1 ,presid5t     
,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt sign$ into law  
legislation t e/abli%$ ! ,wom5's ,army  
,corps 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !     
,,wac7 z a compon5t 9 ! ,army4 ,! ,,wac 
0 conv]t$ f ! ,wom5's ,army ,auxili>y   
,corps 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !     

,,waac71 :i* _h be5 creat$ 9 #aidb )\t  
(ficial milit>y /atus4 ,fir/ ,lady      
,eleanor ,roosevelt & ,m>y ,mc,leod     
,be?une1 ! f\nd] ( ! ,national ,c\ncil (
 ,negro ,wom51 advocat$ = ! admittance (
 ,african-,am]ican wom5 into ! newly =m$
 ,,wac to s]ve z (fic]s & enli/$        
p]sonnel4  7#b7 ,dubb$ #aj p]c5t]s1 !   
recruitm5t ( ,african-,am]ican wom5 to !
 ,,waac 0 limit$ to #aj p]c5t ( !       
population ( ! ,,waac to mat* !         
proportion ( ,african ,am]icans 9 !     
national population4 ,despite an        
,executive ord] issu$ by ,presid5t      
,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt 9 #aida bann+   
racial discrim9ation 9 civilian def5se  
indu/ries1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces rema9$         
segregat$4 ,enli/$ wom5 s]v$ 9 segregat$
 units1 p>ticipat$ 9 segregat$ tra9+1   
liv$ 9 sep>ate qu>t]s1 ate at sep>ate   
tables 9 mess halls1 & us$ segregat$    
recreational facilities4 ,(fic]s receiv$
 _! (fic] c&idate tra9+ 9 integrat$     
units b liv$ "u segregat$ conditions4   
,speciali/ & te*nical tra9+ s*ools 7    

integrat$ 9 #aidc4 ,dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 a
 total ( #f1ebj ,african-,am]ican wom5  
s]v$ 9 ! ,,waac & ! ,,wac4  7#c7 ,aft]  
sev]al units ( ,:ite wom5 7 s5t to s]ve 
9 ! ,european ,!at] ( ,op]ations 7ref]r$
 to 9 ?is section z ! ,,eto7 dur+ ,_w   
,w> ,,ii1 ,african-,am]ican             
organizations advocat$ = ! ,w> ,dep>tm5t
 to ext5d ! opportunity to s]ve ov]seas 
to ,african-,am]ican ,,wac units4  7#d7 
,9 ,novemb] #aidd1 ! ,w> ,dep>tm5t      
approv$ s5d+ ,african-,am]ican wom5 to  
s]ve 9 ,europe4 ,a battalion ( all      
,african-,am]ican wom5 drawn f ! ,,wac1 
! ,army ,s]vice ,=ces1 & ! ,army ,air   
,=ces 0 creat$ & designat$ z ! #fhhh?   
,c5tral ,po/al ,directory ,battalion    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! #fhhh?71   
:i* 0 nicknam$ ! ,six ,triple ,eight4   
7#e7 ,army (ficials report$ a %ortage ( 
qualifi$ po/al (fic]s )9 ! ,,eto1 :i*   
result$ 9 a backlog ( undeliv]$ mail4 ,z
 ,alli$ =ces drove across ,europe1 !    
ev]-*ang+ locations ( s]vicememb]s      
hamp]$ ! deliv]y ( mail to ^?           

s]vicememb]s4 ,because #g1jjj1jjj       
civilians & milit>y p]sonnel f ! ,unit$ 
,/ates s]v$ 9 ! ,,eto1 _m ( ^?          
individuals _h id5tical names4 ,=       
example1 #g1ejj su* individuals 7 nam$  
,rob]t ,smi?4 ,"o g5]al pr$ict$ t !     
backlog 9 ,birm+ham1 ,engl&1 w\ld take  
#f mon?s to process & ! lack ( reliable 
mail s]vice 0 hurt+ morale4  7#f7 ,9    
,febru>y #aide1 ! #fhhh? arriv$ 9       
,birm+ham4 ,^u _! arrival1 ! #fhhh? f\nd
 w>eh\ses fill$ ) millions ( pieces (   
mail int5d$ = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t p]sonnel1 & ,r$ 
,cross work]s s]v+ 9 ! ,,eto4  7#g7 ,!  
#fhhh? creat$ effective processes & fil+
 sy/ems to track individual             
s]vicememb]s1 organize undeliv]able     
mail1 det]m9e ! int5d$ recipi5t =       
insuffici5tly address$ mail1 & h&le mail
 address$ to s]vicememb]s :o _h di$4    
,adh]+ to _! motto ( ,no mail1 l[       
morale1 ! wom5 process$ an av]age (     
#fe1jjj pieces ( mail p] %ift & cle>$ ! 
#f-mon? backlog ( mail )9 #c mon?s4     

7#h7 ,! #fhhh? travel$ to ,r\51 ,france 
9 ,may #aide & work$ ?r\gh a sep>ate    
backlog ( undeliv]$ mail dat+ back z f> 
z #c ye>s4  7#i7 ,at ! completion ( _!  
mission1 ! unit return$ to ! ,unit$     
,/ates4 ,! #fhhh? 0 discont9u$ on ,m>*  
#i1 #aidf1 at ,camp ,kilm]1 ,new ,j]sey4
  7#aj7 ,! accompli%m5ts ( ! #fhhh? 9   
,europe enc\rag$ ! ,g5]al ,bo>d1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,=ces1 ,european ,!at] (         
,op]ations to adopt ! foll[+ premise 9  
_! /udy ( ! ,,wac issu$ 9 ,decemb]      
#aide3 ,the national security program is
 ! jo9t responsibility ( all ,am]icans  
irrespective ( color or sex & ! cont9u$ 
use ( color$1 along ) :ite1 female      
milit>y p]sonnel is requir$ 9 su* /r5g? 
z is proportionately appropriate to !   
relative population di/ribution betwe5  
color$ & :ite races4  7#aa7 ,) !        
exception ( small] units (              
,african-,am]ican nurses :o s]v$ 9      
,africa1 ,au/ralia1 & ,engl&1 ! #fhhh? 0
 ! only ,african-,am]ican ,wom5's ,army 
,corps unit to s]ve ov]seas dur+ ,_w ,w>

 ,,ii4  7#ab7 ,! memb]s ( ! ,six ,triple
 ,eight receiv$ ! ,european ,african    
,middle ,ea/]n ,campaign ,m$al1 !       
,wom5's ,army ,corps ,s]vice ,m$al1 & ! 
,_w ,w> ,,ii ,victory ,m$al = _! s]vice4
  7#ac7 ,9 #bjai1 ! ,army aw>d$ ! #fhhh?
 ! ,m]itori\s ,unit ,comm5dation4  #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$al (         
appropriate design 9 honor ( ! wom5 ( ! 
#fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al ,directory        
,battalion 7commonly kn[n z ! ,six      
,triple ,eight7 9 recognition (-- 7#a7 !
 pione]+ milit>y s]vice ( ^? wom52  7#b7
 ! devotion to duty ( ^? wom52 &  7#c7 !
 contributions made by ^? wom5 to       
increase ! morale ( all ,unit$ ,/ates   
p]sonnel /ation$ 9 ! ,european ,!at] (  
,op]ations dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7b7      
,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d  
describ$ 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 ,aft] ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al
 "u subsection 7a71 ! m$al %all be giv5 
to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e ! m$al
 %all be available = display1 z         
appropriate1 & made available = rese>*4 
7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (   
,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution   
%\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 available else:]e1        
p>ticul>ly at-- 7,a7 appropriate        
locations associat$ ) ! #fhhh? ,c5tral  
,po/al ,directory ,battalion2  7,b7 !   
,wom5 9 ,milit>y ,s]vice = ,am]ica      
,memorial2  7,c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army  
,wom5's ,museum2  7,d7 ! ,national ,_w  
,w> ,,ii ,museum & ,memorial2  7,e7 !   
,national ,museum ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,army2 &  7,f7 any o!r location det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,smi?sonian            
,in/itution4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,"u  

su* regulations z ! ,secret>y may       
prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell 
duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
"u section #c at a price suffici5t to   
cov] ! co/s ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1   
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head 
exp5ses4  #e4 ,national 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    
#f4 ,au?ority to use fund am\nts2       
proce$s ( sale  7a7 ,au?ority ,to use   
fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to be *>g$ 
aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public      
,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z may be    
necess>y to pay = ! co/s ( ! m$als /ruck
 "u ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$s ( sale      
,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate    
bronze m$als au?oriz$ "u section #d %all
 be deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t  
,public ,ent]prise ,fund4