,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #cj1      
#bjba,mr4 ,calvert 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,garcia of ,california7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,house ,administration1 and the ,budget1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
award a ,congressional ,gold ,medal to  
the ,u4,s4 ,air ,force aircrew of ,reach
 #hga1 commonly known as the ,reach     
#hga1 in recognition of their bravery   
and outstanding service during          
,operation ,allies ,refuge4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,reach #hga ,congressional ,gold ,medal 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress     
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,u4,s4   
,air ,force is an essential and integral

 part ,u4,s4 national security and      
diplomatic efforts1 often called upon to
 enter extremely dangerous situations   
and provide support and safety for      
combat and non-combat missions          
worldwide4  7#b7 ,a ,u4,s4 ,air ,force  
,c-#ag ,globemaster ,,iii aircrew1      
assigned to the #fth ,airlift ,squadron1
 #cje ,air ,mobility ,wing1 based at    
,joint ,base ,mc,guire-,dix-,lakehurst  
7,,jbmdl71 callsign ,reach #hga1 was    
deployed to ,afghanistan in support of  
,operation ,allies ,refuge to assist in 
non-combatant evacuation operations4    
7#c7 ,reach #hga safely evacuated over  
#hjj ,afghans fleeing the ,taliban      
takeover of ,kabul4  7#d7 ,u4,s4 ,air   
,force confirmed that ,reach #hga's     
evacuation flight set a record for the  
number of personnel onboard an airborne 
,c-#ag ,globemaster ,,iii under any     
condition4  7#e7 ,the aircrew's selfless
 action allowed for the safe evacuation 
of vulnerable ,afghan civilians4 ,the   
crew maximized previously undemonstrated

 capability and capacity of the         
aircraft1 while operating the aircraft  
in extraordinary                        
circumstances--balancing risk and       
capability to save the lives of others4 
7#f7 ,the crew and its commander made   
the brave decision1 in accordance with  
their commander's intent1 to evacuate as
 many civilians as possible1 including  
women and children1 placing those       
civilian lives and safety above all     
else4  7#g7 ,the selfless service and   
willingness to face extreme peril in    
order to secure the safety of ,afghan   
civilians should be recognized and      
honored4 ,these ,airmen exemplify the   
patriotism and the commitment of all our
 brave service members who have served  
in ,afghanistan over the last #bj years 
and risked their lives in service of our
 country4  #c4 ,congressional gold medal
  7a7 ,award authorized ,the ,speaker of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,president pro tempore of the ,senate   
shall make appropriate arrangements for 

the award1 on behalf of the ,congress1  
of a gold medal of appropriate design to
 the ,reach #hga aircrew1 commonly known
 as ,reach #hga1 in recognition of their
 bravery and outstanding service during 
,operation ,allies ,refuge4  7b7 ,design
 and striking ,for the purposes of the  
award referred to in subsection 7a71 the
 ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred  
to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall
 strike the gold medal with suitable    
emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to  
be determined by the ,secretary4  7c7   
,smithsonian ,institution  7#a7 ,in     
general ,following the award of the     
,reach #hga aircrew1 the gold medal     
shall be given to the ,smithsonian      
,institution1 where it will be displayed
 as appropriate and made available for  
research4  7#b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it 
is the sense of ,congress that the      
,smithsonian ,institution should make   
the gold medal awarded pursuant to this 
,act available for display elsewhere1   
particularly at other locations         

associated with the ,reach #hga aircrew4
  #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary 
may strike and sell duplicates in bronze
 of the gold medal struck under section 
#c1 at a price sufficient to cover the  
costs of the bronze medals1 including   
labor1 materials1 dies1 use of          
machinery1 and overhead expenses4  #e4  
,status of medals ,the gold medal struck
 pursuant to this ,act is a national    
medal for purposes of chapter #ea of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  #f4  
,determination of budgetary effects ,the
 budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the
 purpose of complying with the          
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj1 shall be determined by reference 
to the latest statement titled          
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  
statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4