,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ae1 #bjbd,ms4 
,norton 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 po/hum\sly 
a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ! ,gold5
 ,?irte51 9 recognition ( _!            
contributions to ! ,nation4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gold5  
,?irte5 ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,9 ,janu>y #aidd1 !re 7 no ,black  
(fic]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy4 ,t mon?1
 #af ,black enli/$ m5 7 assembl$ at !   
,recruit ,tra9+ ,c5t] 9 ,great ,lakes1  
,ill9ois1 = (fic] tra9+4  7#b7 ,^! m5 7 
expect$ to complete ! tra9+ 9 #h weeks1 
:ile ! normal (fic] tra9+ c\rse 0 #af   
weeks4  7#c7 ,^! m5 support$ ea* o!r1   

includ+ by plac+ blankets ov] _! w9d[s &
 /udy+ z a gr\p by fla%light at night4  
,ea* man br\ght to ! gr\p 8 own exp]tise
 to help ! o!rs4  7#d7 ,:5 ! c\rse 0    
ov]1 all #af m5 pass$ _! exams1 lead+ "s
 to claim t !y _h *eat$4 ,! m5 7 =c$ to 
retake c]ta9 exams & scor$ ev5 high]4   
7#e7 ,! av]age grade = ^! m5 on ! exams 
0 a #c4hi out ( a #d4jj1 ! highe/ av]age
 ( any class 9 ,navy hi/ory at t "t4    
7#f7 ,despite all #af m5 hav+ pass$ !   
c\rse1 on ,febru>y #bd1 #aidd1 ! ,navy  
commission$ only #ab ( !m1 & a #ac? 0   
made a *ief w>rant (fic]4 ,because !    
,navy _h assum$ a #be-p]c5t attrition   
rate1 only #ab (fic] commissions 7      
anticipat$4 ,z ! class _h a #ajj-p]c5t  
passage rate1 ! o!r ?ree m5 7 return$ to
 ! enli/$ corps1 ) no reason giv54  7#g7
 ,dur+ _! c>e]s1 ^! m5 ov]saw all-,black
 units or ! tra9+ ( ,black recruits4 ,"o
 w\ld g on to make 8 c>e] 9 ! ,navy aft]
 ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 & ! re/ w\ld return to   
civilian life4  7#h7 ,9 ! #aigjs1       
,capta9 ,edw>d ,secre/1 a =m] in/ructor1

 gave ! gr\p ! "n ,gold5 ,?irte54  7#i7 
,9 #aihb1 ^! m5 7 =mally recogniz$ ) a  
fir/-ev] reunion at sea abo>d ! ,,uss   
,,kidd-#iic4  7#aj7 ,! memb]s ( ! ,gold5
 ,?irte5 7 ,jesse ,walt] ,arbor2        
,phillip ,g4 ,b>nes2 ,samuel ,edw>d     
,b>nes2 ,dalton ,l\is ,baugh1 ,sr42     
,george ,cl9ton ,coop]2 ,reg9ald ,erne/ 
,goodw92 ,james ,edw>d ,hair2 ,*>les    
,byrd ,le>2 ,graham ,edw>d ,m>t92 ,d5nis
 ,d5m>k ,nelson2 ,john ,walt] ,reagan2  
,frank ,ellis ,sublett1 ,jr42 & ,william
 ,sylve/] ,:ite4 ,! ?ree memb]s :o pass$
 _! exams b n giv5 a commission 7       
,augu/us ,alves2 ,j4,b4 ,p9kney2 &      
,lewis ,mummy ,williams4  #c4           
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,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      
commemoration to ! ,gold5 ,?irte51 9    
recognition ( _! contributions to !     

,nation4  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   
%\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 available = display       
else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r appropriate  
locations associat$ ) ! ,gold5 ,?irte54 
#d4 ,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may   
/rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !    
gold m$al /ruck "u 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 ( sections #eacd &    
#eacf ( 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 #d %all
 be deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t  
,public ,ent]prise ,fund4