,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,ms4  
,baldw91 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 
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$al to ! ,hmong p1 9 recognition ( _! 
highly di/+ui%$ s]vice 9 ! ,vietnam w> &
 ! fight aga9/ communism4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,hmong  
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,z ! ,vietnam w> spread s\? & we/ into  
,laos1 ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy    
recruit$ & tra9$ ,hmong tribesm5 to     
fight back aga9/ ! communi/ ,nor?       
,vietnamese & ,pa!t ,lao4  7#b7 ,ov]    
#cj1jjj ,hmong m5 f\ght ! gr\nd w>1 flew
 combat missions1 ga!r$ intellig5ce on  
,nor? ,vietnamese troop movem5ts1       
int]rupt$ ! ,ho-,*i-,m9 ,supply ,trail1 
& rescu$ ,am]ican pilots d[n$ beh9d     

enemy l9es4  7#c7 ,! ,hmong p suff]$    
heavy casualties1 & _! soldi]s di$ at a 
rate t5 times z high z t ( ,am]ican     
soldi]s 9 ,vietnam4  7#d7 ,foll[+ !     
,vietnam w>1 _m ,hmong 7 displac$ f _!  
villages z !y 7 ei!r bomb$ or burn$ d[n 
by ! ,nor? ,vietnamese & ov] #aej1jjj   
,hmong fl$ ,laos :5 ! nation fell to    
communi/ =ces on ,may #ad1 #aige4  7#e7 
,due to _! ties to ! ,am]ican milit>y1  
_m ,hmong :o fl$ ,laos came to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates z refugees to />t a new life4    
7#f7 ,curr5tly1 !re are ov] #cbg1jjj    
,hmong liv+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #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 gold m$al ( appropriate  
design to ! ,hmong p1 9 recognition ( _!
 highly di/+ui%$ s]vice 9 ! ,vietnam w> 
& ! fight aga9/ communism4  7b7 ,design 
& /rik+ ,= purposes ( ! aw>d 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$ ) ! s]vice ( !      
,hmong p 9 ! ,vietnam w>1 & t pref]5ce  
%\ld be giv5 to locations affiliat$ ) ! 
,smi?sonian ,in/itution4  #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/s ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1   
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head 
exp5ses4  #e4 ,/atus ( m$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