#aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ia ,,an ,,act ,to award a ,congressional ,gold ,medal collectively to #fj diplomats1 in recognition of their bravery and heroism during the ,holocaust4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,forgotten ,heroes of the ,holocaust ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the following diplomats will be honored posthumously3 ,per ,anger 7,sweden71 ,jose ,maria ,barreto ,bustos 7,peru71 ,lars ,berg 7,sweden71 ,philippe ,bernardini 7,vatican_/,italy71 ,hiram 7,harry7 ,bingham ,,iv 7,united ,states71 ,friedrich ,born 7,switzerland71 ,gilberto ,bosques ,saldivar 7,mexico71 ,carlos de ,liz-,texeira ,branquinho 7,portugal71 ,samuel del ,campo 7,chile71 ,aracy de ,carvalho ,guimares ,rosa 7,brazil71 ,jose ,arturo ,castellanos ,contreras 7,el ,salvador71 ,carl ,ivan ,danielsson 7,sweden71 ,luis ,martins de ,souza ,dantas 7,brazil71 ,georg ,ferdinand ,duckwitz 7,germany71 ,harald ,feller 7,switzerland71 ,francis 7,frank7 ,foley 7,united ,kingdom71 ,jean-,edouard ,friedrich 7,switzerland71 ,carlos ,almeida ,afonseca de ,sampaio ,garrido 7,portugal71 ,raymond ,herman ,geist 7,united ,states71 ,feng-,shan ,ho 7,republic of ,china71 ,constantin ,karadja 7,romania71 ,alexander ,kasser 7,sandor ,kasza7 7,sweden71 ,elow ,kihlgren 7,sweden71 ,joseph ,willem 7,joop7 ,kolkman 7,netherlands71 ,julius ,kuhl 7,poland71 ,aleksander ados 7,poland71 ,valdemar ,langlet 7,sweden71 ,charles 7,carl7 ,lutz 7,switzerland71 ,george ,mandel-,mantello 7,el ,salvador71 ,florian ,manoliu 7,romania71 ,manuel ,antonio ,muoz ,borrero 7,ecuador71 ,salomon ,jacob 7,sally7 ,noach 7,netherlands71 ,giorgio 7,jorge7 ,perlasca 7,spain_/,italy71 ,ernst ,prodolliet 7,switzerland71 ,eduardo ,propper de ,callejon 7,spain71 ,franjo ,puncuch 7,yugoslavia_/,slovenia71 ,konstanty ,rokicki 7,poland71 ,sebastian de ,romero ,radigales 7,spain71 ,angelo ,giuseppe ,roncalli 7,vatican_/,italy71 ,angelo ,rotta 7,vatican_/,italy71 ,albert ,emile ,routier 7,turkey_/,france71 ,jose ,ruiz ,santaella 7,spain71 ,stefan ,ryniewicz 7,poland71 ,angel ,sanz-,briz 7,spain71 ,abdol-,hossein ,sardari 7,iran71 ,henryk ,slawik 7,poland71 ,robert ,smallbones 7,united ,kingdom71 ,aristides de ,sousa ,mendes 7,portugal71 ,jan ,spisiak 7,slovakia71 ,chiune 7,sempo7 ,sugihara 7,japan71 ,ireanaeus ,typaldos 7,spain71 ,alexander 7,sandor7 ,ujvary 7,vatican_/,hungary71 ,selahattin ,ulkumen 7,turkey71 ,gennaro ,verolino 7,vatican_/,italy71 ,vladimir ,vochoc 7,czech ,republic71 ,ernst ,vonrufs 7,switzerland71 ,raoul ,wallenberg 7,sweden71 ,guelfo ,zamboni 7,italy71 ,peter ,zurcher 7,switzerland71 and ,jan ,zwartendijk 7,netherlands74 7#b7 ,on ,september #a1 #aici1 ,adolf ,hitler and the ,nazis began their invasion of ,europe1 which started ,world ,war ,,ii and threw the world into chaos4 ,the ,nazi plan of mass murder of the ,jewish population was in full motion4 ,as battles were being fought between countries1 ,jews were being rounded up and sent to concentration camps throughout ,europe4 ,this process began a mass exodus of people out of ,europe1 especially those in the ,jewish community4 7#c7 ,during the war1 members of the ,jewish community used every tool and means at their disposal to flee ,nazi tyranny4 ,thousands tried to flee on trains or boats to escape from ,europe4 7#d7 ,while the armies of countries were fighting each other1 a handful of diplomats1 from around the world1 stepped forward and took heroic actions to save ,jews fleeing ,europe4 ,this was an incredibly dangerous process4 ,if the ,nazis discovered the actions of these diplomats they would be expelled1 as a few of them were4 ,also1 while worrying about the ,nazis1 diplomats had to worry about their careers and livelihoods back home4 ,many of them had strict orders from their home countries to not aid the ,jewish population in any way4 7#e7 ,these diplomats used every means at their disposal to help ,jews fleeing persecution4 ,one of the most powerful tools the diplomats had to use was the issuing of passports and travel visas contrary to the instruction of the governments of the diplomats4 ,this process alone is responsible for saving hundreds of thousands of ,jewish families in ,europe4 ,this was not the only tool used as many of the diplomats were connected with the local populations and were great communicators for ,jews trying to travel underground4 ,they were able set up safehouses and getaways to hide ,jews and especially ,jewish children from ,nazi authorities4 ,in the most dangerous of times1 several of these diplomats confronted the ,nazis directly on behalf of the ,jews and personally put themselves in grave danger4 7#f7 ,every diplomat knew the dangers and knew what they were up against1 and still pushed forward to save those in the most danger4 7#g7 ,the ,congressional ,gold ,medal authorized under this ,act will help remind humanity that when the diplomats were faced with terrible crises1 they went beyond the fold1 including risking their careers and the lives of themselves and their families1 to engage in this humanitarian mission4 ,the diplomats of today and future generations can look towards these heroes and be inspired by their lives of heroism and sacrifice4 7#h7 ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed as stating or implying that this group of honorees encompasses everyone who took this type of heroic action during this era4 ,as the title attests1 the ,forgotten ,heroes performed these deeds out of righteousness1 with no expectation of public acclaim4 ,the sponsors of this ,act wish to honor this group of individuals for whose deeds the historical record is currently definitive and well-documented4 ,given that historical research is ongoing1 in the event that robust documentation from professional historians1 expert stakeholders1 and public input identify others worthy of official recognition1 future ,congresses retain the right to recognize additional forgotten heroes of the ,holocaust pursuant to future legislation4 #c4 ,congressional gold medal 7a7 ,presentation authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation1 on behalf of ,congress1 of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the #fj diplomats identified in section #b7a71 in recognition of their brave and vital service of saving ,jews during ,world ,war ,,ii4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike a single gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,presentation of medal ,the single gold medal presented under subsection 7a7 shall be presented collectively to the eldest next of kin of each of the #fj diplomats identified in section #b7a71 who shall receive the medal as part of a delegation consisting of a senior official representative of the country that each diplomat served and the cochairs of the ,forgotten ,heroes of the ,holocaust ,committee4 7d7 ,united ,states ,holocaust ,memorial ,museum 7#a7 ,in general ,following the award of the gold medal in honor of the #fj diplomats identified in section #b7a71 the gold medal shall be given to the ,united ,states ,holocaust ,memorial ,museum1 where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research4 7#b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states ,holocaust ,memorial ,museum should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this ,act available for display elsewhere1 particularly at appropriate locations associated with ,holocaust remembrance4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section #c1 at a price sufficient to cover the costs thereof1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses4 #e4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medal ,medals struck pursuant to this ,act are national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4 #f4 ,authority to use fund amounts2 proceeds of sale 7a7 ,authority ,to use fund amounts ,there is authorized to be charged against the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this ,act4 7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section #d shall be deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4 ,passed the ,senate ,september #bd1 #bjbd4,secretary