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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bf1           
#bjba,receiv$  ,,an ,,act  ,to aw>d     
po/hum\sly a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al1
 9 commemoration to ! s]vicememb]s :o   
p]i%$ 9 ,afghani/an on ,augu/ #bf1      
#bjba1 dur+ ! evacuation ( citiz5s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ,afghan allies at ,hamid
 ,k>zai ,int]national ,airport1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,at #i3dd ,a4,m41 on     
,augu/ #bf1 #bjba1 ! ,p5tagon confirm$ t
 "o explosion occurr$ at ! ,hamid ,k>zai
 ,int]national ,airport4  7#b7 ,!       
explosion 0 confirm$ to be a suicide    
bomb+ by ,,isis-,k t]rori/ gr\p4  7#c7  
,e/imates z high z #bjj dea?s 7 report$1
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,/ates1 z well z hundr$s m w\nd$4  7#d7 
,! attack on ,?ursday1 ,augu/ #bf1      
#bjba1 at ! ,hamid ,k>zai ,int]national 
,airport 9 ,kabul1 ,afghani/an1 kill$   
#ac ,unit$ ,/ates s]vicememb]s1 mak+ x !
 deadlie/ s+le day ( ! w> = ! ,unit$    

,/ates 9 m ?an a decade4  7#e7 ,!       
,am]ican s]vicememb]s w5t above & beyond
 ! call ( duty to protect citiz5s ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates & our allies to ensure !y 
are br\ght to safety 9 an extremely     
dang]\s situation z ! ,taliban rega9$   
control ov] ,afghani/an4  7#f7 ,!       
,am]ican s]vicememb]s exemplifi$ extreme
 brav]y & valor aga9/ arm$ enemy        
combatants4  7#g7 ,! ,am]ican           
s]vicememb]s d$icat$ _! lives & _!      
h]oism des]ves great honor4  7#h7       
,maxton ,soviak1 ,k>eem ,nik\i1 ,david  
,esp9oza1 ,rylee ,mc,collum1 ,j>$       
,s*mitz1 ,hunt] ,lopez1 ,taylor ,hoov]1 
,daegan ,william-,tyel] ,page1 ,nicole  
,gee1 ,humb]to ,san*ez1 ,dylan ,m]ola1  
,johanny ,ros>io ,pi*>do1 & ,ryan       
,knauss h be5 id5tifi$ z ! #ac          
s]vicememb]s :o di$ f ! bla/ :ile       
/ation$ at ,hamid ,k>zai ,int]national  
,airport4  #b4 ,congressional ,gold     
,m$als  7a7 ,pres5tations au?oriz$ ,!   
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   

make appropriate arrangem5ts = !        
po/hum\s pres5tation1 on behalf ( !     
,congress1 ( a s+le gold m$al (         
appropriate design 9 commemoration to ! 
#ac s]vicememb]s :o p]i%$ 9 ,afghani/an1
 on ,augu/ #bf1 #bjba4  7b7 ,design &   
/rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! pres5tation     
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$
 to z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a 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 %all be available = display z     
appropriate & made available = rese>*4  
7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (   
,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution   
%all make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 available = display       
outside ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia at     
times1 p>ticul>ly at o!r locations      
associat$ ) ! #ac s]vicememb]s :o p]i%$ 

9 ,afghani/an on ,augu/ #bf1 #bjba4  #c4
 ,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike
 & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold    
m$al /ruck pursuant to section #b at a  
price suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1     
includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use (    
ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #d4 ,/atus (
 m$als  7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$al     
/ruck pursuant to ?is ,act is a national
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#ca1 ,unit$ ,/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  #e4   
,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$als /ruck pursuant to
 ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$s ( sale ,!      
am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate     
bronze m$als au?oriz$ "u section #c %all
 be deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t  

,public ,ent]prise ,fund4  #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 ,octob] #be1            
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