#aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfdb ,,an ,,act ,to aw>d a ,congressional gold m$al to ! #cfi? ,infantry ,regim5t1 commonly kn[n z ! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s1 9 recognition ( _! brav]y & out/&+ s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,:5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates (ficially ent]$ ,_w ,w> ,i 9 ,april #aiag1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7 /ill segregat$1 ev5 ?\gh ,african-,am]ican soldi]s _h s]v$ & di/+ui%$ !mselves 9 e w> s9ce ! ,revolution>y ,w>1 & ev5 ! ,colonial ,w>s prec$+ ! ,am]ican ,revolution4 7#b7 ,aft] sev]al ye>s ( advocacy & debate1 9 #aiaf ! ,/ate ( ,new ,york au?oriz$ ! recruitm5t ( ! #ae? ,new ,york ,national ,gu>d ,regim5t1 :i* 0 call$ to ,f$]al s]vice on ,july #be1 #aiag1 soon aft] arriv+ = tra9+ at ,camp ,:itman1 ,new ,york4 7#c7 ,! #ae? complet$ its basic milit>y practice tra9+ at ,camp ,:itman1 ,new ,york4 7#d7 ,to receive combat tra9+1 ! #ae? report$1 on ,octob] #h1 #aiag1 to ,camp ,wadswor?1 9 ,sp>tanburg1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 :]e x exp]i5c$ _m incid5ts ( racial discrim9ation4 7#e7 ,consequ5tly1 ! gov]nm5t agre$ to remove ! #ae? f ,camp ,wadswor?1 b1 in/ead ( receiv+ fur!r tra9+1 ! regim5t began prep>+ = deploym5t to ,france 9 ,novemb]4 7#f7 ,! #ae? arriv$ 9 ,sa9t ,nazaire1 ,france1 on ,janu>y #a1 #aiah1 :]e x 0 r$esignat$ ! #cfi? ,infantry ,regim5t4 7#g7 ,p>tly because _m ,:ite soldi]s )9 ! ,am]ican ,exp$ition>y ,=ces 7h]e9aft]1 ! ,,aef7 refus$ to p]=m combat duty ) ,black soldi]s1 memb]s ( ! #cfi? 7 initially assign$ manual labor tasks1 su* z load+ & unload+ supplies1 & con/ruct+ roads & railroads4 7#h7 ,aft] receiv+ pressure f ! #cfi? regim5tal comm&] ab\t n hav+ a combat mission1 ! ,,aef atta*$ ! #cfi? to ! ,fr5* ,f\r? ,army4 7#i7 ,by mid-,m>* ( #aiah1 ! #cfi? w5t to ! ,argonne ,=e/ ) ! ,fr5* #af? ,division = tra9+ & soon ent]$ ! tr5*es4 7#aj7 ,! #cfi? enc\nt]$ its fir/ ,g]man soldi]s 9 combat 9 ,april1 #aiah4 7#aa7 ,9 ,may ( #aiah1 ,private ,h5ry ,johnson ( ! #cfi? receiv$ ! ,fr5* ,croix de ,gu]re1 ) ,palm1 = extraord9>y valor1 becom+ "o ( ! fir/ ,am]ican soldi]s to be aw>d$ ?is honor4 7#ab7 ,johnson also belat$ly receiv$ a ,purple ,he>t1 0 aw>d$ ! ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross1 & 91 #bjae1 0 aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor4 7#ac7 ,?r\gh\t ! rema9d] ( ! spr+ & into ! summ] ! #cfi? s]v$ at ,m9ac\rt1 9 ! ,*ampagne-,m>ne ,def5sive1 & dur+ ! ,aisne-,m>ne ,(f5sive 9 support ( ! ,fr5* #afa/ ,infantry ,division4 7#ad7 ,z summ] turn$ to autumn1 ! #cfi? w5t on to p>ticipate 9 ! ,meuse-,argonne (f5sive1 :]e x captur$ ! important village ( ,se*ault despite su/a9+ sev]e losses4 7#ae7 ,on ,octob] #ad1 #aiah1 ! #cfi? advanc$ to ,alsace4 7#af7 ,on ,novemb] #bj1 #aiah1 ! #cfi? rea*$ ! banks ( ! ,rh9e ,riv] z "p ( ! ,fr5* ,army ( ,occupation1 ! fir/ ,alli$ unit to d s4 7#ag7 ,! #cfi? 0 reliev$ ( its assignm5t ) ! ,fr5* #afa/ ,division 9 ,decemb]1 #aiah1 & elem5ts ( ! regim5t sail$ = ,new ,york 9 late ,janu>y & e>ly ,febru>y1 #aiai4 7#ah7 ,! #cfi? ,infantry ,regim5t receiv$ a p>ade up #e? ,av5ue 9 ,new ,york ,city on ,febru>y #ag1 #aiai1 receiv+ applause & *e]s f hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( onlook]s4 7#ai7 ,! #cfi? 0 demobiliz$ on ,febru>y #bh1 #aiai4 7#bj7 ,ov] #agj individual memb]s ( ! #cfi? receiv$ ! ,croix de ,gu]re1 _m 7 aw>d$ ! ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross1 & ! #cfi? 0 aw>d$ a unit citation4 7#ba7 ,x is g5]ally believ$ t ! #cfi? 0 dubb$ ! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s by ,g]man soldi]s1 :o f\nd ! m5 to be incr$ibly det]m9$ & c\rage\s 9 battle4 7#bb7 ,! #cfi? 0 ! fir/ regim5t ( ,african ,am]icans to deploy ov]seas dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i & sp5t #aia days on ! front l9e 9 ,_w ,w> ,i1 m ?an any o!r ,am]ican regim5tal siz$ unit4 7#bc7 ,! #cfi? nev] lo/ a foot ( gr\nd nor _h a man tak5 prison]1 despite suff]+ a high numb] ( casualties4 #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 gold m$al ( appropriate design to ! #cfi? ,infantry ,regim5t1 commonly kn[n z ! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s1 9 recognition ( _! brav]y & out/&+ s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4 7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %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$al 9 honor ( ! #cfi? ,infantry ,regim5t1 ! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s1 ! gold m$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$al aw>d$ pursuant to ?is ,act available = display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r locations associat$ ) ! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s4 #d4 ,duplicate m$als 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u section #c1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( ! bronze m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4 7b7 ,proce$s ( sales ,! am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate m$als "u subsection 7a7 %all be deposit$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4 7c7 ,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$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4 #e4 ,/atus ( m$als ,! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act is a national m$al = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 #f4 ,det]m9ation ( budget>y effects ,! budget>y effects ( ?is ,act1 = ! purpose ( comply+ ) ! ,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj1 %all be det]m9$ by ref]5ce to ! late/ /atem5t titl$ ,budget>y ,effects ( ,,paygo ,legislation = ?is ,act1 submitt$ = pr9t+ 9 ! ,congressional ,record by ! ,*airman ( ! ,h\se ,budget ,committee1 provid$ t su* /atem5t has be5 submitt$ prior to ! vote on passage4 ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,june #ae1 #bjba4;,cl]k4