,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ieje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bi1 #bjbf,mr4  
,bab9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d po/hum\sly
 a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,bonnie
 ,eloise ,ru% ,milam 9 recognition ( h] 
di/+ui%$ s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$
 ,=ces ?r\gh ! ,melody ,maids & h]      
lifelong contributions to patriotism1   
music education1 & ! lead]%ip developm5t
 ( "y wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,bonnie
 ,eloise ,ru% ,milam ,congressional     
,gold ,m$al ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,bonnie  
,eloise ,ru% ,milam1 born 9 #aijh 9     
,anahuac1 ,texas1 0 a music educator :o 
f\nd$ ! ,melody ,maids1 an all-girls s++
 gr\p1 9 ,beaumont1 ,texas1 9 #aidb dur+
 ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#b7 ,! ,melody ,maids  
began ) a p]=mance at a w> bond rally & 
quickly exp&$ to support ,unit$ ,/ates  
milit>y morale1 p]=m+ at bases1         

hospitals1 & vet]ans' ev5ts across !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ov]seas1 includ+ f\r    
t\rs to ,europe & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 sev5 
t\rs to ,nordic c\ntries su* z ,gre5l& &
 ,icel&1 sev5 t\rs to ,hawaii1 ?ree t\rs
 to ,asia1 five t\rs to ,mexico1 & t\rs 
to f\r locations 9 ! ,c>ibbean4  7#c7   
,"u ! lead]%ip ( ,mrs4 ,milam1 ! ,melody
 ,maids provid$ ent]ta9m5t & com=t to   
s]vice memb]s dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 !      
,korean ,w>1 & ! ,vietnam ,w>1 e>n+     
recognition z ! mo/ reque/$ p]=m]s "u ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,ent]ta9m5t ,bran*  
aft] #aief4  7#d7 ,mrs4 ,milam in/ill$ 9
 approximately #a1ejj "y wom5 :o s]v$ z 
,melody ,maids ! values ( morals1       
mann]s1 & music1 emphasiz+              
pr(essionalism1 discipl9e1 & s]vice     
?r\gh a code ( conduct kn[n z ! ,melody 
,maid ,bible4  7#e7 ,9 addition to      
milit>y support1 ,mrs4 ,milam compos$   
,song ,saga ( ,sp9dletop 9 #aiea to     
commemorate ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,lucas 
,gu%]1 celebrat+ ,texas oil h]itage1 :i*
 0 p]=m$ nationally4  7#f7 ,!           

contributions ( ,mrs4 ,milam 7 recogniz$
 ) ! ,am]ican ,legion ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice 
,aw>d 7#aifa71 designation z ! fir/     
female ,honor>y ,texas ,rang]1 & !      
,daught]s ( ! ,am]ican ,revolution ,m$al
 ( ,honor 7#aiha74  7#g7 ,! legacy (    
,mrs4 ,milam & ! ,melody ,maids cont9ues
 ?r\gh ! ,melody ,maid ,f\ndation       
s*ol>%ip at ,lam> ,univ]sity & pres]v$  
memorabilia at ! ,tyrrell ,hi/orical    
,libr>y 9 ,beaumont1 ,texas4  7#h7 ,mrs4
 ,milam pass$ away on ,octob] #c1 #bjjh1
 at ! age ( #ajj4  #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 on behalf ( !     
,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate  
design 9 commemoration ( ,bonnie ,eloise
 ,ru% ,milam1 9 recognition ( h]        
di/+ui%$ s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$
 ,=ces ?r\gh ! ,melody ,maids & h]      
lifelong contributions to patriotism1   
music education1 & ! lead]%ip developm5t

 ( "y wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  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  7c7 ,disposition ( m$al     
,foll[+ ! pres5tation ( ! gold m$al "u  
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to ! ,tyrrell ,hi/orical ,libr>y 9     
,beaumont1 ,texas1 :]e ! m$al %all be   
available = display z appropriate & made
 available = rese>*4  #d4 ,duplicate    
m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell     
duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
pursuant to section #c "u su*           
regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 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 ( 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 ?is  
,act %all be deposit$ into ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4