#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #ia
  ,,an ,,act  ,to aw>d a ,congressional 
,gold ,m$al collectively to #fj         
diplomats1 9 recognition ( _! brav]y &  
h]oism dur+ ! ,holocau/4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=gott5 
,h]oes ( ! ,holocau/ ,congressional     
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se (   
,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! foll[+ diplomats w be   
honor$ po/hum\sly3 ,p] ,ang] 7,sw$571   
,jose ,m>ia ,b>reto ,bu/os 7,p]u71 ,l>s 
,b]g 7,sw$571 ,philippe ,b]n>d9i        
7,vatican_/,italy71 ,hiram 7,h>ry7      
,b+ham ,,iv 7,unit$ ,/ates71 ,fri$ri*   
,born 7,switz]l&71 ,gilb]to ,bosques    
,saldiv> 7,mexico71 ,c>los de           
,liz-,texeira ,branqu9ho 7,portugal71   
,samuel del ,campo 7,*ile71 ,aracy de   
,c>valho ,guim>es ,rosa 7,brazil71 ,jose
 ,arturo ,ca/ellanos ,contr]as 7,el     
,salvador71 ,c>l ,ivan ,danielsson      
7,sw$571 ,luis ,m>t9s de ,s\za ,dantas  
7,brazil71 ,georg ,f]d9& ,duckwitz      
7,g]many71 ,h>ald ,fell] 7,switz]l&71   

,francis 7,frank7 ,foley 7,unit$        
,k+dom71 ,jean-,ed\>d ,fri$ri*          
7,switz]l&71 ,c>los ,almeida ,afonseca  
de ,sampaio ,g>rido 7,portugal71        
,raymond ,h]man ,gei/ 7,unit$ ,/ates71  
,f5g-,%an ,ho 7,republic ( ,*9a71       
,con/ant9 ,k>adja 7,romania71 ,alex&]   
,kass] 7,s&or ,kasza7 7,sw$571 ,el[     
,kihlgr5 7,sw$571 ,joseph ,willem       
7,joop7 ,kolkman 7,ne!rl&s71 ,julius    
,kuhl 7,pol&71 ,aleks&] ados 7,pol&71   
,valdem> ,langlet 7,sw$571 ,*>les 7,c>l7
 ,lutz 7,switz]l&71 ,george             
,m&el-,mantello 7,el ,salvador71        
,florian ,manoliu 7,romania71 ,manuel   
,antonio ,muoz ,borr]o 7,ecuador71      
,salomon ,jacob 7,sally7 ,noa*          
7,ne!rl&s71 ,giorgio 7,jorge7 ,p]lasca  
7,spa9_/,italy71 ,ern/ ,prodolliet      
7,switz]l&71 ,edu>do ,propp] de         
,callejon 7,spa971 ,franjo ,puncu*      
7,yugoslavia_/,slov5ia71 ,kon/anty      
,rokicki 7,pol&71 ,seba/ian de ,rom]o   
,radigales 7,spa971 ,angelo ,giuseppe   
,roncalli 7,vatican_/,italy71 ,angelo   

,rotta 7,vatican_/,italy71 ,alb]t ,emile
 ,r\ti] 7,turkey_/,france71 ,jose ,ruiz 
,santaella 7,spa971 ,/efan ,ryniewicz   
7,pol&71 ,angel ,sanz-,briz 7,spa971    
,abdol-,hosse9 ,s>d>i 7,iran71 ,h5ryk   
,slawik 7,pol&71 ,rob]t ,smallbones     
7,unit$ ,k+dom71 ,ari/ides de ,s\sa     
,m5des 7,portugal71 ,jan ,spisiak       
7,slovakia71 ,*iune 7,sempo7 ,sugih>a   
7,japan71 ,ireanaeus ,typaldos 7,spa971 
,alex&] 7,s&or7 ,ujv>y                  
7,vatican_/,hung>y71 ,selahatt9 ,ulkum5 
7,turkey71 ,g5n>o ,v]ol9o               
7,vatican_/,italy71 ,vladimir ,vo*oc    
7,cze* ,republic71 ,ern/ ,vonrufs       
7,switz]l&71 ,ra\l ,wall5b]g 7,sw$571   
,guelfo ,zamboni 7,italy71 ,pet] ,zur*] 
7,switz]l&71 & ,jan ,zw>t5dijk          
7,ne!rl&s74  7#b7 ,on ,septemb] #a1     
#aici1 ,adolf ,hitl] & ! ,nazis began _!
 invasion ( ,europe1 :i* />t$ ,_w ,w>   
,,ii & ?rew ! _w into *aos4 ,! ,nazi    
plan ( mass murd] ( ! ,jewi% population 
0 9 full motion4 ,z battles 7 be+ f\ght 
betwe5 c\ntries1 ,jews 7 be+ r\nd$ up & 

s5t to conc5tration camps ?r\gh\t       
,europe4 ,?is process began a mass      
exodus ( p out ( ,europe1 especially ^? 
9 ! ,jewi% community4  7#c7 ,dur+ ! w>1 
memb]s ( ! ,jewi% community us$ e tool &
 means at _! disposal to flee ,nazi     
tyranny4 ,?\s&s tri$ to flee on tra9s or
 boats to escape f ,europe4  7#d7 ,:ile 
! armies ( c\ntries 7 fight+ ea* o!r1 a 
h&ful ( diplomats1 f ar\nd ! _w1 /epp$  
=w>d & took h]oic actions to save ,jews 
flee+ ,europe4 ,?is 0 an incr$ibly      
dang]\s process4 ,if ! ,nazis discov]$ !
 actions ( ^! diplomats !y w\ld be      
expell$1 z a few ( !m 74 ,also1 :ile    
worry+ ab\t ! ,nazis1 diplomats _h to   
worry ab\t _! c>e]s & livelihoods back  
home4 ,_m ( !m _h /rict ord]s f _! home 
c\ntries to n aid ! ,jewi% population 9 
any way4  7#e7 ,^! diplomats us$ e means
 at _! disposal to help ,jews flee+     
p]secution4 ,"o ( ! mo/ p[]ful tools !  
diplomats _h to use 0 ! issu+ (         
passports & travel visas contr>y to !   
in/ruction ( ! gov]nm5ts ( ! diplomats4 

,?is process alone is responsible = sav+
 hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,jewi% families 9    
,europe4 ,?is 0 n ! only tool us$ z _m (
 ! diplomats 7 connect$ ) ! local       
populations & 7 great communicators =   
,jews try+ to travel und]gr\nd4 ,!y 7   
able set up safeh\ses & getaways to hide
 ,jews & especially ,jewi% *ildr5 f     
,nazi au?orities4 ,9 ! mo/ dang]\s (    
times1 sev]al ( ^! diplomats confront$ !
 ,nazis directly on behalf ( ! ,jews &  
p]sonally put !mselves 9 grave dang]4   
7#f7 ,e diplomat knew ! dang]s & knew   
:at !y 7 up aga9/1 & /ill pu%$ =w>d to  
save ^? 9 ! mo/ dang]4  7#g7 ,!         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al au?oriz$ "u  
?is ,act w help rem9d humanity t :5 !   
diplomats 7 fac$ ) t]rible crises1 !y   
w5t beyond ! fold1 includ+ risk+ _!     
c>e]s & ! lives ( !mselves & _!         
families1 to engage 9 ?is humanit>ian   
mission4 ,! diplomats ( today & future  
g5]ations c look t[>ds ^! h]oes & be    
inspir$ by _! lives ( h]oism &          
sacrifice4  7#h7 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all  

be con/ru$ z /at+ or imply+ t ?is gr\p (
 honorees encompasses ev]yone :o took   
?is type ( h]oic action dur+ ?is era4 ,z
 ! title atte/s1 ! ,=gott5 ,h]oes p]=m$ 
^! de$s out ( righte\sness1 ) no        
expectation ( public acclaim4 ,!        
sponsors ( ?is ,act wi% to honor ?is    
gr\p ( individuals = ^: de$s ! hi/orical
 record is curr5tly def9itive &         
well-docum5t$4 ,giv5 t hi/orical rese>* 
is ongo+1 9 ! ev5t t robu/ docum5tation 
f pr(essional hi/orians1 exp]t          
/akehold]s1 & public input id5tify o!rs 
wor?y ( (ficial recognition1 future     
,congresses reta9 ! "r to recognize     
additional =gott5 h]oes ( ! ,holocau/   
pursuant to future legislation4  #c4    
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a s+le gold   
m$al ( appropriate design 9 honor ( !   
#fj diplomats id5tifi$ 9 section #b7a71 

9 recognition ( _! brave & vital s]vice 
( sav+ ,jews dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  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    
s+le gold m$al ) suitable emblems1      
devices1 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,pres5tation ( m$al
 ,! s+le gold m$al pres5t$ "u subsection
 7a7 %all be pres5t$ collectively to !  
elde/ next ( k9 ( ea* ( ! #fj diplomats 
id5tifi$ 9 section #b7a71 :o %all       
receive ! m$al z "p ( a delegation      
consi/+ ( a s5ior (ficial repres5tative 
( ! c\ntry t ea* diplomat s]v$ & !      
co*airs ( ! ,=gott5 ,h]oes ( ! ,holocau/
 ,committee4  7d7 ,unit$ ,/ates         
,holocau/ ,memorial ,museum  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al 9    
honor ( ! #fj diplomats id5tifi$ 9      
section #b7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,holocau/ ,memorial  
,museum1 :]e x w be available = display 
z appropriate & available = rese>*4     

7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (   
,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,holocau/   
,memorial ,museum %\ld make ! gold m$al 
aw>d$ pursuant to ?is ,act available =  
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at          
appropriate locations associat$ )       
,holocau/ remembrance4  #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 !re(1 includ+ labor1        
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head 
exp5ses4  #e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7       
,national m$al ,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  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,septemb] #bd1  
#bjbd4,secret>y