,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gfbc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bj1 #bjbf,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,dean of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,evans of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,frost1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,goodlander1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 and ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to award a ,congressional ,gold ,medal to the ,freedom ,house ,ambulance ,service1 in recognition of its dedicated service to the ,pittsburgh community and contributions to the field of emergency medical services4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,freedom ,house ,ambulance ,service ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,freedom ,house ,ambulance ,service was the first emergency medical service in the ,united ,states to be staffed by paramedics with medical training beyond basic first aid4 7#b7 ,in the mid-#aifjs1 before ,freedom ,house was founded1 ambulance service in the ,united ,states was typically provided by either the police or a local funeral home4 ,these services offered little more than transportation and people were dying unnecessarily from treatable illnesses and injuries due to a stark lack of pre-hospital care4 7#c7 ,in #aife1 ,freedom ,house ,enterprises was founded to provide economic stimulation to the people of ,pittsburgh1 specifically those in the predominantly ,black ,hill ,district1 where a majority of the residents fell well below the poverty line4 ,the goal of ,freedom ,house ,enterprises was to create job training and employment opportunities for area residents and to provide training and employment opportunities for those deemed unemployable by the city welfare offices4 7#d7 ,in #aife1 ,philip ,hallen1 ,president of the ,maurice ,falk ,medical ,fund1 a former ambulance driver1 and ,chairman of the ,,oeo ,health ,committee1 envisioned a transformative model for emergency medical care that combined social justice with medical innovation4 ,he collaborated with ,morton ,coleman from the ,university of ,pittsburgh's ,graduate ,school of ,social ,work1 ,james ,mc,coy1 ,president of ,freedom ,house ,enterprises1 ,inc41 and ,dr4 ,peter ,safar1 known as the ,father of ,,cpr1 ,medical ,director of ,freedom ,house ,ambulance1 ,professor and ,chair of ,anesthesiology at the ,university of ,pittsburgh ,school of ,medicine1 to launch ,freedom ,house ,ambulance4 7#e7 ,the formal training curriculum was developed by ,dr4 ,peter ,safar and ,gerald ,esposito1 integrating hospital rotations1 field training1 and clinical instruction4 ,dr4 ,nancy ,caroline1 who was later hired as medical director of ,freedom ,house ,ambulance1 led the development of the first national paramedic textbook1 ,emergency ,care in the ,streets3 ,a ,manual for ,paramedics1 and served as an advisor to ,president ,gerald ,ford on emergency medical systems4 ,dr4 ,donald ,m4 ,benson was the service's first medical advisor and played a key role in the program's initial success4 7#f7 ,robert ,j4 ,zepfel served as the dedicated director of ,freedom ,house4 ,councilman ,mitchell ,j4 ,brown1 an original ,freedom ,house paramedic and former military medic1 operations director for ,freedom ,house1 hired and mentored future ,,ems leaders1 such as retired ,assistant ,chief ,john ,moon1 recognized as the first non-physician to perform endotracheal intubation in the field1 who is a preeminent advocate for ,freedom ,house ,ambulance and excellence in pre-hospital emergency care4 7#g7 ,addie ,johnson and ,pearl ,porter were the first women to complete training at ,freedom ,house4 ,other known living members include ,darnela ,wilson1 ,george ,mc,cary ,,iii1 ,larry ,underwood1 ,david ,lindell1 ,bill ,raynovich1 ,william ,mc,doodle1 ,john ,franklin1 and ,ruth ,johnson1 who continue to serve as custodians of the ,freedom ,house legacy4 7#h7 ,despite its proven success1 ,freedom ,house ,ambulance was defunded in #aige amid political opposition and racial tension4 ,nonetheless1 its training model1 clinical data1 and innovations directly influenced the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration's ,,ems standards and the national adoption of advanced life-support ambulance systems4 7#i7 ,freedom ,house ,ambulance operated from ,presbyterian-,university ,hospital1 now known as ,,upmc ,presbyterian1 serving ,pittsburgh's ,hill ,district and neighboring communities with professional1 lifesaving pre-hospital care at a time when no comparable system existed4 ,freedom ,house empowered its trainees1 many of whom were previously unemployed or underemployed1 with professional certification and dignity in service1 demonstrating that equitable access to education and opportunity strengthens both individuals and communities4 7#aj7 ,freedom ,house members consistently delivered superior medical outcomes and established the model for the modern paramedic system now recognized across the ,united ,states4 7#aa7 ,the ,freedom ,house ,ambulance ,service remains a cornerstone of ,american medical and civil rights history1 representing courage1 excellence1 and the enduring power of community-driven innovation4 #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 the ,congress1 of a single gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of ,freedom ,house ,ambulance ,service1 in recognition of its dedicated service to the ,pittsburgh community and contributions to the field of emergency medical services4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for the purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act referred to as the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture 7#a7 ,in general ,following the award of the gold medal under subsection 7a71 the gold medal shall be given to the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture of the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where it shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research4 7#b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture should make the gold medal received under paragraph 7#a7 available for display elsewhere1 particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the ,freedom ,house ,ambulance ,service4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section #c at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses4 #e4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medals ,the medal struck pursuant to this ,act is a national medal 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 pursuant to this ,act4 7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,the amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section #d shall be deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4