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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,kean 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,dean (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 & ,mr4      
,lawl]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be 
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al1             
collectively1 to ! ,naval ,special      
,w>f>e ,developm5t ,gr\p 7commonly      
ref]r$ to z ,,seal ,team ,six71 9       
recognition ( _! critical role 9 defeat+
 ,osama b9 ,lad5 9 ! fight aga9/        
t]rorism4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,seal ,team ,six       
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on
 ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 t]rori/s hijack$ 
f\r ,u4,s4 planes1 ) two cra%+ into !   

,tw9 ,t[]s1 "o into ! ,p5tagon1 & "o 9  
,%anksville1 ,p5nsylvania1 :i* 0 believ$
 to be t>get+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol4 
,along ) ?\s&s ( injuries1 ! (ficial    
dea? toll 0 #b1igg p4  7#b7 ,imm$iately 
foll[+ ! attacks1 ,presid5t ,george ,w4 
,bu% laun*$ ! ,global ,w> on ,t]ror1 & !
 ,,fbi's top priority became ! prev5tion
 ( future t]rori/ /rikes4  7#c7 ,!      
p]petrators ( #i_/aa 7 "p ( a t]rori/   
organization nam$ al-,qa$a1 l$ by ,osama
 b9 ,lad54 ,on ,octob] #aj1 #bjja1 b9   
,lad5 0 add$ to ! newly laun*$ ,mo/     
,want$ ,t]rori/ ,li/1 claim+            
responsibility = ! attacks 9 #bjjd4     
7#d7 ,9 #bjaa1 ,,seal ,team ,six c>ri$  
out a surgical raid on ! comp\nd :]e    
,osama b9 ,lad5 0 9 hid+1 a mission     
dubb$ ,op]ation ,neptune ,spe>4  7#e7   
,two /eal? ,black ,hawk helicopt]s took 
(f f ,afghani/an on ,may #a1 #bjaa1 to  
fly to ! comp\nd 9 ,abbottabad1 c>ry+ a 
gr\p ( #bc ,navy ,s,e,a,ls1 an          
int]pret]1 & a combat dog4 ,:5 ! door   
op5$1 ! ,s,e,a,ls brea*$ ! build+1 met )

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,bullet %rapnel f ! firefight lodg$ 9 ! 
h&le ( a pair ( bolt cutt]s c>ri$ by "o 
( ! ,s,e,a,ls1 b no casualties or       
injuries 7 su/a9$ by ! ,s,e,a,ls4  7#f7 
,! %e] brav]y ( ,,seal ,team ,six 0     
exemplifi$ 9 ! success ( ?is mission1 & 
_! actions 7 pivotal = ! safety &       
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 ,osama
 b9 ,lad5's defeat m>k$ a significant   
victory 9 ! ,u4,s4-l$ ef=t to disrupt1  
dismantle1 & defeat al-,qa$a4 ,= !      
families ( #i_/aa victims1 b9 ,lad5's   
defeat gave a s5se ( ju/ice4  7#h7 ,due 
to ,,seal ,team ,six's success1 critical
 intellig5ce ab\t b9 ,lad5 & al-,qa$a 0 
collect$1 all[+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates to fur!r
 ! campaign aga9/ t]rorism4  7#i7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates is indebt$ to ,,seal ,team
 ,six1 & to express ?is gratitude1 ^!   
s]vice memb]s w be aw>d$ !              
,congressional ,gold ,m$al = ! s]vice !y
 p]=m$ = our c\ntry4  #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$al (  
appropriate design to ! memb]s ( !      
,naval ,special ,w>f>e ,developm5t ,gr\p
 7commonly ref]r$ to z ,,seal ,team     
,six71 9 recognition ( _! critical role 
9 defeat+ ,osama b9 ,lad5 9 ! fight     
aga9/ t]rorism4  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$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7c7 ,national ,museum (     
,am]ican ,hi/ory  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ 
! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u subsection 7a71 
! m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,national      
,museum ( ,am]ican ,hi/ory ( !          
,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 !  
,national ,museum ( ,am]ican ,hi/ory ( !

 ,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$ )
 ,,seal ,team ,six4  #d4 ,duplicate     
m$als  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( !    
,treasury may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$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  7b7      
,m$als provid$ to memb]s ( ,,seal ,team 
,six ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all    
give a bronze m$al describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 to ea* memb] ( ! ,naval ,special   
,w>f>e ,developm5t ,gr\p & relat$ /aff  
:o p>ticipat$ 9 defeat+ ,osama b9 ,lad51
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4    
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act are national   
m$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