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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,palm] 7= himself1 ,ms4       
,sewell1 ,mr4 ,e/es1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 ,mr4  
,dunn ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,mrs4    
,mill]-,meeks1 & ,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama7
 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$al to ! #gfa/   
,tank ,battalion1 collectively1 9       
recognition ( _! crucial role 9 !       
success ( ,alli$ =ces 9 ,europe & = !   
example !y set z ! fir/ ,black soldi]s  
to g to w> z "p ( an ,am]ican armor$    
unit4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! #gfa/ ,tank ,battalion         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 

,! #gfa/ ,tank ,battalion1 kn[n z !     
,black ,pan!rs1 0 activat$ on ,april #a1
 #aidb1 & s]v$ z ! fir/ pr$om9antly     
,black ,am]ican armor$ battalion 9 !    
,european ,!at] ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii until its
 deactivation on ,june #a1 #aidf1 9     
,g]many4  7#b7 ,lieut5ant ,jackie       
,rob9son1 ! fir/ ,black ,major ,league  
baseball play]1 0 among ! few ,black    
(fic]s 9 ! #gfa/1 b he 0 c\rt m>tial$   
be=e see+ combat = an act ( civil       
disob$i5ce 9 refus+ to move to ! back ( 
a bus4  7#c7 ,despite resi/ance f _m    
top-level ,am]ican politicians & milit>y
 (fic]s1 ! #gfa/ s]v$ valiantly "u      
,lieut5ant ,g5]al ,george ,s4 ,patton4  
7#d7 ,9 8 welcom+ spee*1 ,patton said1  
,i w\ld nev] h ask$ = y if y w]5't good4
 ,i h no?+ b ! be/ 9 my ,army4 ,i don't 
c>e :at color y are z long z y g up !re 
& kill ^?'''4  7#e7 ,aft] ent]+ combat 9
 late fall #aidd1 ! #gfa/ liv$ up to _! 
motto1 ,come ,out ,fight+1 endur+ #ahc  
days ( combat )\t be+ pull$ f ! l9e4    
7#f7 ,! #gfa/ play$ a crucial role 9    

num]\s battles includ+ ! ,battle ( !    
,bulge & help$ break out ! encircl$     
,am]ican p>atroop]s 9 ! t[n ( ,ba/ogne4 
7#g7 ,dur+ _! "t 9 combat1 ! #gfa/      
inflict$ #acj1jjj casualties on !       
,g]mans :ile endur+ a casualty rate (   
almo/ #ej p]c5t ) ! loss ( #ga tanks4   
7#h7 ,z ! spe>head = sev]al ( ,patton's 
moves t[>d ,g]many1 !y 7 ! fir/ ,am]ican
 unit to break ?r\gh ! ,siegfri$ ,l9e & 
!y 7 "o ( ! fir/ ,am]ican units to l9k  
up ) ! ,russian ,army at ! ,enns ,riv]  
at ,/eyr1 ,au/ria4  7#i7 ,sadly1 l o!r  
,black soldi]s 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 memb]s ( 
! #gfa/ did n receive ! recognition t 0 
due !m ^u return+ home1 & in/ead fac$   
prejudice at home aft] ! w>4  7#aj7 ,!  
accompli%m5ts ( ! #gfa/ 7 l>gely        
unrecogniz$ until #aigh :51 ov] ?ree    
decades aft] ! w>1 ! battalion f9ally   
receiv$ a ,presid5tial ,unit ,citation4 
7#aa7 ,! citation ackn[l$ges !          
extraord9>y gallantry1 c\rage1          
pr(essionalism1 & high esprit de corps  
display$ 9 ! accompli%m5t ( unusually   

difficult & haz>d\s op]ations 9 !       
,european ,!at] ( ,op]ations4  7#ab7 ,9 
addition to t citation1 individual      
memb]s ( ! #gfa/ _h e>n$ ! foll[+3 #a   
,m$al ( ,honor1 #aa ,silv] ,/>s1 &      
approximately #cjj ,purple ,he>ts4      
7#ac7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is et]nally      
grateful to ! soldi]s ( ! #gfa/ ,tank   
,battalion = _! crucial role 9 ! success
 ( ,alli$ =ces 9 ,europe & = help+      
ensure fre$om ar\nd ! globe4  #c4       
,congressional ,gold ,m$al  7a7         
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( 
appropriate design to ! #gfa/ ,tank     
,battalion1 collectively1 9 recognition 
( _! crucial role 9 ! success ( ,alli$  
=ces 9 ,europe & = ! example !y set z ! 
fir/ ,black soldi]s to g to w> z "p ( an
 ,am]ican armor$ unit4  7b7 ,design &   
/rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! pres5tation     
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 

( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$
 to z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold    
m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &     
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,national ,museum (     
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,national ,museum (       
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture1   
:]e ! m$al %all be available = display z
 appropriate & available = rese>*4  7#b7
 ,s5se ( ! ,congress ,x is ! s5se (     
,congress t ! ,national ,museum (       
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture    
%\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 available = display       
else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at appropriate      
locations associat$ ) ! #gfa/ ,tank     
,battalion4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!    
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #c1 at a price suffici5t to cov]
 ! co/ !re(1 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  #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