,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iajd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,keat+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,smi? 
( ,new ,j]sey1 & ,ms4 ,kaptur7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al to ! gr\p ( h]oic p>ticipants 9 ! 
,w>saw ,ghetto ,upris+ :o l$ an arm$    
resi/ance aga9/ ,nazi occupi]s & f\ght  
to pres]ve & protect ! ,jewi% culture4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,h]oes ( ! ,w>saw ,ghetto             
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
,jewi% p h long =m$ an integral "p ( !  
culture & hi/ory ( ,europe & ( ,pol&4   
7#b7 ,europeans ,jews contribute to !   
ri* div]sity ( society & culture across 
,europe4  7#c7 ,= c5turies1 prior to ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii1 ,pol& repres5t$ a c5t] (     
,jewi% life 9 ,europe & 0 home to       
millions ( ,jews4  7#d7 ,prior to ,_w   
,w> ,,ii1 #cej1jjj ,jews liv$ 9 ,w>saw1 

repres5t+ ab\t #cj p]c5t ( ! city's     
population4  7#e7 ,foll[+ ! ,nazi       
takeov] ( ,pol&1 ! ,g]mans e/abli%$ !   
,w>saw ghetto 9 ,octob] #aidj1 &        
unlawfully conf9$ ,jewi% civilians to ! 
ghetto 9 ,novemb] #aidj1 ) ! population 
( ! ghetto rea*+ a height ( #djj1jjj    
,jews4  7#f7 ,life 9 ! ,w>saw ghetto 0  
m>k$ by widespread />vation1 disease1   
physical viol5ce1 & deplorable          
conditions unsuitable = life1 lead+ to !
 dea?s ( #hc1jjj ,jews betwe5 #aidj &   
mid-#aidb4  7#g7 ,9 less ?an two mon?s 9
 #aidb1 ,g]man units deport$ ab\t       
#bfe1jjj ,jews f ,w>saw to ! ,trebl9ka  
dea? camp & kill$ an additional #ce1jjj 
,jews inside ! ghetto4  7#h7 ,9 e>ly    
#aidc1 ,g]man & ,,ss units int5d$ to    
deport ! rema9+ ,jewi% population ( !   
ghetto to =c$ labor camps1 b _m ,jews   
resi/$ deportation4  7#i7 ,! ,w>saw     
,ghetto ,upris+ began on ,april #ai1    
#aidc1 :5 ,,ss & police =ces appe>$     
outside ! walls ( ! ,w>saw ghetto ) !   
int5t ( liquidat+ ! ghetto & deport+ its

 rema9+ inhabitants4  7#aj7 ,aid$ 9 "p  
by arms f ! ,poli% und]gr\nd & rely+ on 
cl&e/9ely organiz$ ,jewi% self-def5se   
gr\ps1 ! ghetto h]oically resi/$ ,g]man 
=ces1 m\nt+ an organiz$ arm$ resi/ance  
aga9/ ,,ss & police units & fight+ aga9/
 impossible odds4  7#aa7 ,jews 9 !      
ghetto cont9u$ to f5d (f _! ,g]man      
occupi]s = almo/ "o mon?1 fight+ to !   
la/4  7#ab7 ,aft] weeks ( resi/ance1 !  
,g]mans sy/ematically de/roy$ ! ghetto1 
burn+ build+s & raz+ city blocks 9 an   
attempt to erase ! memory & exi/5ce ( ! 
,jewi% p4  7#ac7 ,by ,may #af1 #aidc1   
,g]man =ces _h suppress$ ! upris+ &     
deport$ ! ghetto's surviv+ inhabitants  
to conc5tration camps & kill+ c5t]s4    
7#ad7 ,! h]oes ( ! ,w>saw ghetto :o     
bravely def5d$ !mselves 9 ! face (      
unimag9able crimes set an example = o!r 
occupi$ cities & = o!r ,jewi%           
communities4  7#ae7 ,9 total1 ov]       
#c1jjj1jjj ,poli% ,jews 7 murd]$ by !   
,nazis dur+ ! ,holocau/1 ) only ab\t    
#chj1jjj ,poli% ,jews /ill alive 9      

,pol&1 ! ,soviet ,union1 or 9           
conc5tration camps by ! end ( ! w>4     
7#af7 ,g5ocide involves ! erasure &     
elim9ation ( ! memory & culture ( a p1 &
 !re=e ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ "w to pres]ve
 ! hi/orical record ( ,jewi% p ar\nd !  
_w1 _m ( :om n[ live 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#ag7 ,curr5t & future g5]ations b5efit 
f ! pres]vation & memorialization ( _!  
hi/ory & culture4  7#ah7 ,millions (    
,jewi% p ^: ance/ors came f ,pol& n[    
live 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,israel1 & ar\nd
 ! _w4  7#ai7 ,pres]vation ( ! hi/ory & 
culture ( ,jewi% p 9 ,pol& is ess5tial  
to le>n+ ! lessons ( hi/ory & ensur+ !  
prosp]ity ( ! ,jewi% p = future         
g5]ations4  7#bj7 ,museums are an       
important contributor to ! hi/orical    
pres]vation ( human memory1 provid+     
cultural1 education & civic c5t]s :]e p 
c le>n ab\t ! life & record (           
individuals or gr\ps ( p f ! pa/4  7#ba7
 ,museums d$icat$ to ! hi/orical memory 
( ,jewi% p or ! /ruggle = survival ( !  
,jewi% p dur+ ! ,holocau/ play a        

critical role 9 pres]v+ ! memory (      
,jewi% p4  7#bb7 ,! con/ruction ( fur!r 
museums1 includ+ ! ,w>saw ,ghetto       
,museum1 w\ld be a welcom+ place = all  
visitors :o want to bett] und]/& ! fate 
( ,jews inc>c]at$ 9 ! ,w>saw ghetto4    
7#bc7 ,! ,,pol9 ,museum ( ! ,hi/ory ( ! 
,poli% ,jews is a c5tral location =     
,jewi% p ar\nd ! _w to le>n ab\t ! life1
 hi/ory1 & culture ( _! ance/ors4  7#bd7
 ,! ,,pol9 ,museum is an important      
educational hub = all p to le>n ab\t !  
ri* hi/ory ( ,jewi% p :o 7 t>get$ &     
h]oically f\ght back aga9/ ! ,nazis 9 _!
 attempt to erase ! memory ( ,jewi% life
 9 ,europe4  7#be7 ,! ,,pol9 ,museum 9  
,w>saw %\ld be celebrat$ = ! important  
role x plays 9 ! pres]vation ( ! memory 
( ,jewi% life z x docum5ts ! long hi/ory
 ( ,jewi% life 9 ,pol& & ,europe bo?    
be=e & aft] ! w>1 & sits on ! site ( !  
=m] ,w>saw ghetto :]e s _m h]oic ,jews  
f\ght aga9/ ! erasure ( ! memory ( !    
,jewi% p4  #c4 ,congressional gold m$al 
7a7 ,pres5tations au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( 

! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t 
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s    
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( 
a gold m$al ( appropriate design 9      
collective commemoration ( ! gr\p (     
h]oic p>ticipants 9 ! ,w>saw ,ghetto    
,upris+ :o l$ an arm$ resi/ance aga9/   
,nazi occupi]s & f\ght to pres]ve &     
protect ! ,jewi% culture4  7b7 ,location
 ( pres5tation ,! pres5tation describ$  
"u subsection 7a7 %all take place at !  
,,pol9 ,museum ( ! ,hi/ory ( ,poli%     
,jews4  7c7 ,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 ! gold m$al ) 
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7d7 ,unit$ ,/ates ,holocau/ 
,memorial ,museum  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+
 ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u subsection 7a71
 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,holocau/ ,memorial ,museum1 :]e 

x %all be available 9 accordance ) !    
,museum's policies reg>d+ mat]ials 9 !  
,museum's c>e4  7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress  
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,holocau/ ,memorial ,museum %\ld 
make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 available = display else:]e1 9     
accordance ) ! ,museum's policies reg>d+
 mat]ials 9 ! ,museum's c>e1 at o!r     
appropriate locations1 includ+ ^?       
associat$ ) commemoration ( ! ,holocau/ 
& o!r relevant entities su* z ! ,,pol9  
,museum ( ! ,hi/ory ( ! ,poli% ,jews1 t 
may make su* a reque/4  #d4 ,duplicate  
m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell     
duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
pursuant to section #c 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$al /ruck       
pursuant to ?is ,act is a national m$al 
= 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$als /ruck pursuant to ?is    
,act4  7b7 ,proce$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