,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bj1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania 7= h]self1
 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4      
,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4   
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,dean (         
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,evans
 ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fro/1 ,mr4       
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,goodl&]1 ,ms4       
,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4      
,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 
,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 
& ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz7 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$al to ! ,fre$om 
,h\se ,ambulance ,s]vice1 9 recognition 
( its d$icat$ s]vice to ! ,pittsburgh   

community & contributions to ! field (  
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title
  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fre$om     
,h\se ,ambulance ,s]vice ,congressional 
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,fre$om ,h\se       
,ambulance ,s]vice 0 ! fir/ em]g5cy     
m$ical s]vice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be   
/aff$ by p>am$ics ) m$ical tra9+ beyond 
basic fir/ aid4  7#b7 ,9 ! mid-#aifjs1  
be=e ,fre$om ,h\se 0 f\nd$1 ambulance   
s]vice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 typically    
provid$ by ei!r ! police or a local     
fun]al home4 ,^! s]vices (f]$ little m  
?an transportation & p 7 dy+            
unnecess>ily f treatable illnesses &    
injuries due to a />k lack (            
pre-hospital c>e4  7#c7 ,9 #aife1       
,fre$om ,h\se ,ent]prises 0 f\nd$ to    
provide economic /imulation to ! p (    
,pittsburgh1 specifically ^? 9 !        
pr$om9antly ,black ,hill ,di/rict1 :]e a
 majority ( ! resid5ts fell well bel[ ! 
pov]ty l9e4 ,! goal ( ,fre$om ,h\se     
,ent]prises 0 to create job tra9+ &     

employm5t opportunities = area resid5ts 
& to provide tra9+ & employm5t          
opportunities = ^? deem$ unemployable by
 ! city welf>e (fices4  7#d7 ,9 #aife1  
,philip ,hall51 ,presid5t ( ! ,maurice  
,falk ,m$ical ,fund1 a =m] ambulance    
driv]1 & ,*airman ( ! ,,oeo ,heal?      
,committee1 envision$ a trans=mative    
model = em]g5cy m$ical c>e t comb9$     
social ju/ice ) m$ical innovation4 ,he  
collaborat$ ) ,morton ,coleman f !      
,univ]sity ( ,pittsburgh's ,graduate    
,s*ool ( ,social ,"w1 ,james ,mc,coy1   
,presid5t ( ,fre$om ,h\se ,ent]prises1  
,inc41 & ,dr4 ,pet] ,saf>1 kn[n z !     
,fa!r ( ,,cpr1 ,m$ical ,director (      
,fre$om ,h\se ,ambulance1 ,pr(essor &   
,*air ( ,ane/hesiology at ! ,univ]sity (
 ,pittsburgh ,s*ool ( ,m$ic9e1 to laun* 
,fre$om ,h\se ,ambulance4  7#e7 ,! =mal 
tra9+ curriculum 0 develop$ by ,dr4     
,pet] ,saf> & ,g]ald ,esposito1         
integrat+ hospital rotations1 field     
tra9+1 & cl9ical in/ruction4 ,dr4 ,nancy
 ,c>ol9e1 :o 0 lat] hir$ z m$ical       

director ( ,fre$om ,h\se ,ambulance1 l$ 
! developm5t ( ! fir/ national p>am$ic  
textbook1 ,em]g5cy ,c>e 9 ! ,/reets3 ,a 
,manual = ,p>am$ics1 & s]v$ z an advisor
 to ,presid5t ,g]ald ,=d on em]g5cy     
m$ical sy/ems4 ,dr4 ,donald ,m4 ,b5son 0
 ! s]vice's fir/ m$ical advisor & play$ 
a key role 9 ! program's initial        
success4  7#f7 ,rob]t ,j4 ,zepfel s]v$ z
 ! d$icat$ director ( ,fre$om ,h\se4    
,c\ncilman ,mit*ell ,j4 ,br[n1 an       
orig9al ,fre$om ,h\se p>am$ic & =m]     
milit>y m$ic1 op]ations director =      
,fre$om ,h\se1 hir$ & m5tor$ future     
,,ems lead]s1 su* z retir$ ,assi/ant    
,*ief ,john ,moon1 recogniz$ z ! fir/   
non-physician to p]=m endotra*eal       
intubation 9 ! field1 :o is a preem95t  
advocate = ,fre$om ,h\se ,ambulance &   
excell5ce 9 pre-hospital em]g5cy c>e4   
7#g7 ,addie ,johnson & ,pe>l ,port] 7 ! 
fir/ wom5 to complete tra9+ at ,fre$om  
,h\se4 ,o!r kn[n liv+ memb]s include    
,d>nela ,wilson1 ,george ,mc,cary ,,iii1
 ,l>ry ,und]wood1 ,david ,l9dell1 ,bill 

,raynovi*1 ,william ,mc,doodle1 ,john   
,frankl91 & ,ru? ,johnson1 :o cont9ue to
 s]ve z cu/odians ( ! ,fre$om ,h\se     
legacy4  7#h7 ,despite its prov5        
success1 ,fre$om ,h\se ,ambulance 0     
defund$ 9 #aige amid political          
opposition & racial t5sion4 ,none!less1 
its tra9+ model1 cl9ical data1 &        
innovations directly influ5c$ !         
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,adm9i/ration's ,,ems /&>ds & ! national
 adoption ( advanc$ life-support        
ambulance sy/ems4  7#i7 ,fre$om ,h\se   
,ambulance op]at$ f                     
,presbyt]ian-,univ]sity ,hospital1 n[   
kn[n z ,,upmc ,presbyt]ian1 s]v+        
,pittsburgh's ,hill ,di/rict & neighbor+
 communities ) pr(essional1 lifesav+    
pre-hospital c>e at a "t :5 no comp>able
 sy/em exi/$4 ,fre$om ,h\se emp[]$ its  
tra9ees1 _m ( :om 7 previ\sly unemploy$ 
or und]employ$1 ) pr(essional           
c]tification & dignity 9 s]vice1        
demon/rat+ t equitable access to        
education & opportunity /r5g!ns bo?     

individuals & communities4  7#aj7       
,fre$om ,h\se memb]s consi/5tly deliv]$ 
sup]ior m$ical outcomes & e/abli%$ !    
model = ! mod]n p>am$ic sy/em n[        
recogniz$ across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#aa7
 ,! ,fre$om ,h\se ,ambulance ,s]vice    
rema9s a corn]/one ( ,am]ican m$ical &  
civil rights hi/ory1 repres5t+ c\rage1  
excell5ce1 & ! endur+ p[] (             
community-driv5 innovation4  #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$al ( appropriate design 9             
commemoration ( ,fre$om ,h\se ,ambulance
 ,s]vice1 9 recognition ( its d$icat$   
s]vice to ! ,pittsburgh community &     
contributions to ! field ( em]g5cy      
m$ical s]vices4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= 
! purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ 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 & ,culture ( !
 ,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 ( ,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 o!r      
appropriate locations associat$ ) !     
,fre$om ,h\se ,ambulance ,s]vice4  #d4  
,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike 
& sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al
 /ruck pursuant to section #c at a price
 suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+  
labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 &  
ov]head exp5ses4  #e4 ,/atus ( m$als    

7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$al /ruck       
pursuant to ?is ,act is a national m$al 
= purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/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$als /ruck pursuant to
 ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$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