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 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices   
,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d ! ,congressional    
,gold ,m$al po/hum\sly to ,ed9burg1     
,texas w> h]o ,lance ,corporal ,du/9    
,sekula1 9 recognition ( 8 h]oic life4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,lance ,corporal ,du/9 ,sekula        
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds t3  7#a7 ,du/9 
,sekula 0 born on ,june #h1 #aihe1 9    
,ed9burg1 ,texas1 & graduat$ f ,ed9burg 
,nor? ,high ,s*ool 9 #bjjc4  7#b7 ,du/9 
0 a k9d1 loyal1 & lov+ son & bro!r4     
7#c7 ,du/9 0 skill$ at ran*+ & lov$ rop+
 /e]s4 ,he us$ 8 high s*ool lun* p]iod  
to practice rop+ on a fake /e]4  7#d7   
,du/9 turn$ d[n an agriculture college  
s*ol>%ip to jo9 ! ,m>9es & s]ve 8 c\ntry
 at ! age ( #ag4  7#e7 ,at #ah1 an      
infantry mort>man ( ! #bnd ,battalion1  

#g? ,m>9e ,regim5t1 #a/ ,m>9e ,division1
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due to injuries su/a9$ f enemy fire 9   
,al ,anb> ,prov9ce1 ,iraq1 on ,april #a1
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,tr9ity ,wor%ip ,c5t] = 8 fun]al s]vice4
  7#g7 ,du/9 is buri$ 9 ,palm ,valley   
,memorial ,g>d5s 9 ,ph>r1 ,texas4  7#h7 
,! ,du/9 ,sekula ,memorial ,libr>y      
7,,dmsml7 locat$ 9 ,ed9burg1 ,texas1 is 
nam$ aft] ,m>9e ,lance ,corporal ,du/9  
,mi*ael ,sekula4  7#i7 ,he 0 ! fir/     
,ed9burg native to be kill$ dur+        
,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om4  7#aj7 ,he is 
n =gott54  #c4 ,congressional gold m$al 
7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t  
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s    
pres5tation1 to ! family ( ,lance       
,corporal ,du/9 ,sekula on behalf ( !   
,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate  
design 9 commemoration ( ,lance         
,corporal ,du/9 ,sekula1 ,ed9burg1      
,texas w> h]o1 9 recognition ( 8 h]oic  

life4  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  #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/  
!re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use
 ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #e4      
,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als ,!  
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act are national    
m$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