,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ae1         
#bjba,mr4 ,da9es 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,w>r51
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4    
,romney1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 
,van ,holl51 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 
,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4 ,ris*1   
,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,ms4     
,ros51 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4
 ,"y1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,hag]ty1 ,ms4  
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4  
,hoev51 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,lummis1    
,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,ms4 ,baldw91
 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,?une1 & ,mr4         
,hick5loop]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d
 a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al1 9        
commemoration ( ! s]vice memb]s :o p]i%$
 z a result ( ! attack 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 
a4m41 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$1 includ+ #ac s]vice memb]s ( !  
,unit$ ,/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]vice memb]s1 mak+ x ! deadlie/ s+le   
day ( ! w> = ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 m ?an a  
decade4  7#e7 ,! ,am]ican s]vice memb]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]vice memb]s        
exemplifi$ extreme brav]y & valor aga9/ 

arm$ enemy combatants4  7#g7 ,! ,am]ican
 s]vice memb]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]vice   
memb]s :o di$ f ! bla/ :ile /ation$ at  
,hamid ,k>zai ,int]national ,airport4   
#b4 ,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 
s+le gold m$al ( appropriate design 9   
commemoration ( ! #ac s]vice memb]s :o  
p]i%$ z a result ( ! attack 9           
,afghani/an1 on ,augu/ #bf1 #bjba4  7b7 
,design & /rik+ ,= purposes ( !         
pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9  

?is ,act 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]vice memb]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

 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  #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