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7 wom51 ,hanna ,e4 ,crews1 ,virg9ia ,e4 ,kirs*1 & ,luc9da ,j4 ,ri*t]1 all ( :om 7 memb]s ( ! ,,srao program4 7#f7 ,! ,donut ,dollies volunte]$ to be s5t to ! frontl9es to support s]vicememb]s directly engag$ ) ! enemy dur+ ! ,vietnam conflict4 ,! extraord9>y ef=ts ( ^! volunte]s ?r\gh\t ! ext5t ( ,am]ica's involvem5t 9 ! ,vietnam conflict is des]v+ ( (ficial recognition4 #c4 ,congressional gold m$al 7a7 ,pres5tation au?orization ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate design 9 commemoration to memb]s ( ! ,r$ ,cross ,supplem5tal ,recreational ,activities ,ov]seas 7,,srao7 program1 also kn[n z ! ,donut ,dollies1 :o s]v$ honorably dur+ ! ,vietnam conflict4 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 x %all be available = display z appropriate & made 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 o!r appropriate locations associat$ ) ! ,donut ,dollies4 7d7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t %\ld exp$ite production ( ! gold m$al "u ?is ,act1 s t ! s]vice & sacrifice ( ,donut ,dollies volunte]s c be recogniz$ & honor$ 9 a timely mann]4 #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 #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$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4 7b7 ,proce$s ( sale ,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate bronze m$als au?oriz$ "u section #d %all be deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4