,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 ,hag]ty
 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ka9e7 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$al to #fj       
diplomats1 9 recognition ( _! brav]y &  
h]oism dur+ ! ,holocau/4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=gott5 
,h]oes ( ! ,holocau/ ,congressional     
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! foll[+ diplomats 
w be honor$ po/hum\sly3 ,p] ,ang]       
7,sw$571 ,jose ,m>ia ,b>reto 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 ,manuel ,antonio     
,muoz ,borr]o 7,ecuador71 ,c>los de     
,liz-,texeira ,branqu9ho 7,portugal71   
,edu>do ,propp] de ,callejn 7,spa971    
,samuel del ,campo 7,*ile71 ,aracy      
,moebius ,c>valho de ,guim>es ,rosa     

7,brazil71 ,jos ,arturo ,ca/ellanos 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,*9a71 ,con/ant9 ,k>adja 
7,romania71 ,alex&] ,kass] 7,sndor      
,kasza7 7,sw$5_/,hung>y71 ,el[ ,kihlgr5 
7,sw$571 ,joseph ,willem 7,joop7        
,kolkman 7,ne!rl&s71 ,julius ,khl       
7,switz]l&71 ,aleks&] ado 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 ,ari/ides 
de ,s\sa ,m5des 7,portugal71 ,salomon   
,jacob 7,sally7 ,noa* 7,ne!rl&s71       
,giorgio 7,jorge7 ,p]lasca              
7,spa9_/,italy71 ,ern/ ,prodolliet      
7,switz]l&71 ,franjo ,punu*             

7,yugoslavia_/,slov5ia71 ,seba/in de    
,rom]o ,radigales 7,spa971 ,kon/anty    
,rokicki 7,pol&71 ,angelo ,giuseppe     
,roncalli 7,vatican_/,italy71 ,angelo   
,rotta 7,vatican_/,italy71 ,alb]t ,emile
 ,r\ti] 7,turkey71 ,/efan ,ryniewicz    
7,pol&71 ,gilb]to ,bosques ,saldv>      
7,mexico71 ,jos ,ruiz ,santaella        
7,spa971 ngel ,sanz-,briz 7,spa971      
,abdol-,hosse9 ,s>d>i 7,iran71 ,h5ryk   
,slawik 7,pol&71 ,rob]t ,smallbones     
7,unit$ ,k+dom71 ,jn ,spiiak            
7,slovakia71 ,*iune 7,sempo7 ,sugih>a   
7,japan71 ,ireanaeus ,typaldos 7,spa971 
,alex&] 7,sndor7 jvry                   
7,vatican_/,hung>y71 ,selahatt9 lkm5    
7,turkey71 ,g5n>o ,v]ol9o               
7,vatican_/,italy71 ,vladimr ,vo*o      
7,cze* ,republic71 ,ern/ ,vonrufs       
7,switz]l&71 ,ra\l ,wall5b]g 7,sw$571   
,guelfo ,zamboni 7,italy71 ,pet] ,zr*]  
7,switz]l&71 & ,jan ,zw>t5dijk 7,holl&74
  7#b7 ,on ,septemb] #a1 #aici1 ,adolf  
,hitl] & ! ,nazis began _! invasion (   
,europe1 :i* />t$ ,_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  #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    
gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y4  7c7 ,pres5tation ( m$al ,!  
gold m$al pres5t$ "u subsection 7a7 %all
 be pres5t$ 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 ( ! m$als1 includ+ labor1   
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head 
exp5ses4  #e4 ,/atus ( m$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 ( section #eacd ( 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