,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbb,mr4   
,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota 7= himself1     
,mrs4 ,sp>tz1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4  
,bice ( ,oklahoma1 ,mrs4 ,murphy (      
,florida1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,bald]son1
 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4     
,la,turner1 ,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks1 ,mr4   
,ow5s1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 
,ms4 ,salaz>1 & ,mr4 ,mann7 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$al to ! ,def5d]s
 ( ,ukra9e1 collectively1 9 recognition 
( _! crucial role 9 ! def5se ( ! free   
democracy ( ,ukra9e aga9/ ,russia's     
unprovok$ w> ( aggression4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,def5d]s

 ( ,ukra9e ,congressional ,gold ,m$al   
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 #aiia1 ,ukra9e decl>$   
indep5d5ce f ! ,union ( ,soviet         
,sociali/ ,republics1 key to !          
dissolution ( ! ,soviet ,union4 ,soon   
aft]1 ,ukra9e dispos$ ( ! _w's ?ird     
l>ge/ nucle> ars5al4  7#b7 ,9 ,april    
#bjad1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation annex$      
,crimea & invad$ ! ,donetsk & ,luhansk  
regions ( ,ea/]n ,ukra9e2 ?is initial   
conflict claim$ approximately #ad1jjj   
lives4  7#c7 ,on ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb1 ! 
,russian ,f$]ation exp&$ its w> aga9/   
,ukra9e1 laun*+ a fur!r unprovok$       
full-scale invasion ( ! peaceful1       
indep5d5t c\ntry4  7#d7 ,9 response to  
?is unprovok$ invasion1 hundr$s ( ?\s&s 
( ,ukra9ians h h]oically volunte]$ to   
def5d _! c\ntry1 jo9+ its ,arm$ ,=ces & 
tak+ up arms aga9/ ,russian ,arm$ ,=ces4
  7#e7 ,russia's unju/ifiable invasion  
has claim$ ?\s&s ( innoc5t lives1       
includ+ *ildr5 & ! eld]ly1 ?r\gh !      
t>get+ ( civilians & ! de/ruction (     

civilian infra/ructure includ+ ap>tm5t  
build+s1 s*ools1 k9d]g>t5s1 hotels1 &   
hospitals4  7#f7 ,millions ( ,ukra9ians 
h be5 =c$ to leave _! homes & c\ntry    
beh9d4  7#g7 ,ukra9ian civilians1 !     
,arm$ ,=ces ( ,ukra9e1 ! democratic     
gov]nm5t1 & its elect$ & civilian       
(ficials h be5 effective 9 disrupt+ !   
,russian invasion1 block+ ! enemy us+ a 
wide range ( me?ods includ+ direct      
combat1 dismantl+ ne>by road signs1 us+ 
cranes to move cem5t blocks 9 ! way1    
produc+ improvis$ petrol bombs1 & sett+ 
up s&bags to block roadways4  7#h7      
,ukra9ian civilians1 bo? arm$ & un>m$1 h
 %[n imm5se brav]y 9 _! h]oic attempts  
to disrupt ! ,russian w> ef=ts1 ) little
 reg>d = _! own safety4  7#i7 ,! c\rage 
& /r5g? ( ,ukra9ian citiz5s resi/+ _!   
autocratic invad]s has /r5g!n$ ! resolve
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & _! allies1 increas+
 support = ! provision ( milit>y &      
humanit>ian aid4  #c4 ,congressional    
gold m$al  7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! 
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 

,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   
make appropriate arrangem5ts = !        
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a 
gold m$al ( appropriate design to !     
,def5d]s ( ,ukra9e1 collectively1 9     
recognition ( _! crucial role 9 ! def5se
 ( ! free democracy ( ,ukra9e aga9/     
,russia's unprovok$ w> ( aggression4    
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 ,disposition ( m$al
 ,foll[+ ! pres5tation "u subsection    
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 give ! gold
 m$al to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,ukra9e2 or  7#b7
 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ,ukra9e does 
n h a democratically elect$ gov]nm5t--  
7,a7 transf] ! gold m$al tempor>ily to !
 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution = display2 &   
7,b7 transf] ! gold m$al to ,ukra9e aft]
 det]m9+ t ,ukra9e does h a             
democratically elect$ gov]nm5t4  #d4    

,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike 
& sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al
 /ruck pursuant to section #c1 at a     
price suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1     
includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use (    
ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #e4 ,/atus (
 m$als  7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$als    
/ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are national 
m$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