,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hedb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjbd,mr4   
,ma/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,dr4      
,joseph ,b4 ,kirsn]1 9 recognition ( 8  
s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ,_w ,w>  
,,ii & 8 contributions to ! m$ical      
field1 p>ticul>ly ga/ro5t]ology4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dr4 ,joseph ,b4 ,kirsn] ,congressional 
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,dr4     
,joseph ,b4 ,kirsn] 0 born to ,ukra9ian 
,jewi% immigrants ,h>ris & ,ida ,kirsn] 
on ,septemb] #ba1 #aiji1 9 ,bo/on1      
,massa*usetts4  7#b7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] e>n$ 8
 m$ical degree f ,tufts ,univ]sity1     
graduat+ ne> ! top ( 8 class1 9 #aicc4  
7#c7 ,9 #aice1 ,dr4 ,kirsn] jo9$ ! /aff 
( ! fir/ academic ga/ro5t]ology unit 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates at ! ,univ]sity (        
,*icago4  7#d7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] e>n$ 8 ,ph,d

 9 ga/ro5t]ology f ! ,univ]sity (       
,*icago 9 #aidb4  7#e7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] jo9$
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,m$ical ,corps z 
a ,fir/ ,lieut5ant 9 ,septemb] #aidc &  
s]v$ ?ree ye>s ) ! #ae?1 #bjcrd1 & #bbi?
 ,g5]al ,hospitals4  7#f7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] 0
 "o ( ! few doctors consult$ on ! refe$+
 ( ,holocau/ survivors4  7#g7 ,dr4      
,kirsn] cont9u\sly f\ght to increase &  
div]sify rese>* fund+ = ga/ro5t]ology4  
7#h7 ,9 #aifb1 ,dr4 ,kirsn]1 along ) a  
gr\p ( 8 pati5ts1 ! ,section (          
,ga/ro5t]ology1 & ! ,univ]sity ( ,*icago
 e/abli%$ ! ,ga/ro-,inte/9al ,rese>*    
,f\ndation4  7#i7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] receiv$ e
 major aw>d & honor = ga/ro5t]ology     
?r\gh\t 8 c>e]1 except ! "o aw>d he 0   
ineligible to w91 ! ,am]ican ,dige/ive  
,heal? ,f\ndation's top prize =         
excell5ce 9 cl9ical rese>*1 ! ,joseph   
,b4 ,kirsn] ,aw>d4  7#aj7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] 0
 a pione] 9 ga/ro5t]ology :o d$icat$ 8  
life to m$ic9e1 tea*+1 & pati5t c>e4    
7#aa7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] conduct$ invaluable  
rese>* on peptic ulc]s1 inflammatory    

b[el disease1 colitis1 & ,crohn's       
disease1 & made num]\s break?r\ghs 9 !  
field on pati5t managem5t & canc] risk4 
7#ab7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] tra9$ ov] #bjj       
fell[s1 includ+ m ?an #da full          
pr(essors1 & #ad dep>tm5t *airs 9       
ga/ro5t]ology4  7#ac7 ,?r\gh\t 8 c>e]   
,dr4 ,kirsn] au?or$ ov] #gej sci5tific  
pap]s & #ah textbooks1 :i* are ! lead+  
tea*+ mat]ials on ga/ro5t]ology4  7#ad7 
,dr4 ,kirsn] 0 in/rum5tal 9 f\nd+ !     
,am]ican ,society = ,ga/ro9te/9al       
,endoscopy1 ! ,am]ican ,association = ! 
,/udy ( ,liv] ,diseases1 !              
,ga/ro5t]ology ,rese>* ,gr\p 7,am]ican  
,ga/ro5t]ological ,association71 & !    
,national ,f\ndation = ,rese>* 9        
,ulc]ative ,colitis1 among o!rs4  7#ae7 
,dr4 ,kirsn] cont9u$ to treat pati5ts   
until he retir$ 9 #bjaj1 at ! age (     
#ajj4  7#af7 ,dr4 ,kirsn] pass$ away f  
kidney failure on ,july #g1 #bjab1 9    
,*icago1 ,ill9ois4  7#ag7 ,! ,congress  
has aw>d$ simil> m$als to o!r doctors = 
_! out/&+ contributions to ! m$ical     

field1 includ+ ,major ,walt] ,re$ & 8   
associates 9 #aibh1 ,dr4 ,?omas ,an?ony 
,dooley ,,iii 9 #aifa1 ,dr4 ,jonas ,e4  
,salk 9 #aigg1 & ,dr4 ,mi*ael ,ellis    
,de,bakey 9 #bjjg4  #c4 ,congressional  
gold m$al  7a7 ,aw>d au?oriz$ ,! ,speak]
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !        
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   
make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1  
on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a s+le gold  
m$al ( appropriate design to ,dr4       
,joseph ,b4 ,kirsn]1 9 recognition ( 8  
s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ,_w ,w>  
,,ii & 8 contributions to ! m$ical      
field1 p>ticul>ly ga/ro5t]ology4  7b7   
,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d  
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$
 to z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike ! gold    
m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &     
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4 ,! design %all be> an image  
(1 & inscription ( ! "n (1 ,dr4 ,joseph 
,b4 ,kirsn]4  7c7 ,joseph ,b4 ,kirsn]   
libr>y  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,aft] ! aw>d ( !  

gold m$al ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! 
gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,univ]sity (
 ,*icago1 :]e x %all be display$ z      
appropriate 9 ! ,joseph ,b4 ,kirsn]     
libr>y & made available = rese>*4  7#b7 
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t ! ,univ]sity ( ,*icago %\ld 
make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 available = display else:]e1       
p>ticul>ly at o!r locations & ev5ts     
associat$ ) ,dr4 ,joseph ,b4 ,kirsn]4   
#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$als /ruck "u ?is     
,act4  7b7 ,proce$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