,,ii #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgjb ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #ag1 #bjbb,mr4 ,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al1 collectively1 to ! ,african ,am]icans :o s]v$ ) ,union =ces dur+ ! ,civil ,w>1 9 recognition ( _! brav]y & out/&+ s]vice4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,color$ ,troops ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,s9ce ! colonial era1 ,african ,am]icans h s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 times ( w>4 7#b7 ,dur+ ! ,civil ,w>1 approximately #bjj1jjj ,african-,am]ican m5 s]v$ 9 ! ,union ,army & #ai1jjj ,african-,am]ican m5 s]v$ 9 ! ,union ,navy4 7#c7 ,dur+ ! ,civil ,w>1 ,african-,am]ican wom5 7 n all[$ to =mally enli/ z soldi]s or sailors1 ?\gh !y s]v$ z nurses1 cooks1 spies1 & sc\ts = ! ,union ,army & ! ,union ,navy4 7#d7 ,:ile ,african-,am]ican m5 s]v$ 9 ! ,navy s9ce its e/abli%m5t1 !re 0 resi/ance to enli/+ !m to take up arms = ! ,union ,army at ! />t ( ! ,civil ,w>4 7#e7 ,z ! ,civil ,w> dragg$ on1 ,presid5t ,l9coln broke f ! previ\s policy ( 8 adm9i/ration & det]m9$ t lib]at+ enslav$ p]sons 0 a milit>y necessity absolutely ess5tial = ! salvation ( ! ,union4 7#f7 ,! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to suppress insurrection1 to puni% treason & rebellion1 to seize & confiscate ! prop]ty ( rebels1 & = o!r purposes1 approv$ ,july #ag1 #ahfb 7commonly kn[n z ! ,second ,confiscation ,act7 7#ab ,/at4 #ehi2 *apt] #aie7 & ! ,act ( ,july #ag1 #ahfb 7commonly kn[n z ! ,milit>y ,act ( #ahfb7 7#ab ,/at4 #eig2 *apt] #bja7 7 ! fir/ (ficial au?orizations to employ ,african ,am]icans 9 ! ,union ,army4 7#g7 ,x 0 n until ,janu>y #a1 #ahfc1 ! effective date ( ! ,emancipation ,proclamation issu$ by ,presid5t ,l9coln1 t ! ,union ,army 0 ord]$ to receive ,african-,am]ican m54 7#h7 ,on ,may #bb1 #ahfc1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,w> ,dep>tm5t issu$ ,g5]al ,ord] ,numb] #adc1 :i* e/abli%$ ! ,bureau ( ,color$ ,troops = ! recruitm5t & organization ( regim5ts ( ! ,union ,army compos$ ( ,african-,am]ican m51 call$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,color$ ,troops 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ,,usct74 7#i7 ,lead]s su* z ,fr$]ick ,d\glass enc\rag$ ,african ,am]icans to enli/ to advance ! cause ( citiz5%ip4 ,once let ! black man get ^u 8 p]son ! brass lett]s1 ,u4,s41 let him get an eagle on 8 button1 & a musket on 8 %\ld] & bullets 9 8 pocket1 !re is no p[] on ,ear? t c d5y t he has e>n$ ! "r to citiz5%ip41 wrote ,d\glass4 7#aj7 ,african-,am]ican sailors con/itut$ a significant segm5t ( ! ,union ,navy1 mak+ up #bj p]c5t ( ! total enli/$ =ce ( ! ,navy4 7#aa7 ,al?\gh !re 7 rank re/rictions on ,african ,am]icans 9 ! ,navy be=e ! ,civil ,w>1 ?is policy *ang$ aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,,usct1 :5 ! ,union ,navy />t$ to compete ) ! ,union ,army = enli/m5t ( ,african ,am]icans4 7#ab7 ,yet1 9 practice1 mo/ ,african ,am]icans c\ld n advance beyond l[e/ ranks ( boy & l&sman4 7#ac7 ,african-,am]ican soldi]s & sailors s]v$ ) di/9ction1 honor1 & brav]y amid racial discrim9ation & adv]se circum/ances1 includ+ ! risk ( enslavem5t & torture if captur$4 7#ad7 ,eighte5 memb]s ( ! ,,usct & #h ,african-,am]ican sailors 7 aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor1 ! highe/ honor 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = brav]y 9 combat4 7#ae7 ,= g5]ations aft] ! ,civil ,w>1 ! contributions ( ,african ,am]icans 9 ! ,civil ,w> 7 exclud$ f hi/orical memory4 7#af7 ,public ,law ,no4 #ajb-dab 7#ajf ,/at4 #bajd7 au?oriz$ ! e/abli%m5t ( a memorial on ,f$]al l& 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia to honor ,african ,am]icans :o s]v$ ) ,union =ces dur+ ! ,civil ,w>4 7#ag7 ,?is memorial1 featur+ a bronze /atue ( ,,usct soldi]s1 an ,african-,am]ican sailor & family1 is surr\nd$ by ! ,wall ( ,honor1 :i* li/s ! names ( ! memb]s ( ! ,,usct4 7#ah7 ,! ,african-,am]ican ,civil ,w> ,museum is locat$ 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4 7#ai7 ,patriots & h]oes :o rose 9 s]vice to a ,nation t w\ld n fully recognize !m1 ! ,african ,am]icans :o s]v$ ! ,union dur+ ! ,civil ,w> des]ve our recognition = _! contributions to ! grant ( emancipation & citiz5%ip = ne>ly #d1jjj1jjj enslav$ p & ! pres]vation ( ! ,union4 #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$al ( appropriate design to ! ,african ,am]icans :o s]v$ ) ,union =ces dur+ ! ,civil ,w>1 collectively1 9 recognition ( _! brav]y & out/&+ s]vice dur+ ! ,civil ,w>4 7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d 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 ! m$al %all be available = display z appropriate & available = rese>*4 7#b7 ,s5se ( ! ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available = display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at appropriate locations associat$ ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,color$ ,troops4 #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$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are national m$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 #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/ ( ! m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4 7b7 ,proce$s ( sale ,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate bronze m$als "u section #d %all be deposit$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4