,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbf,mr4   
,gro?man 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,/eil1 ,mr4   
,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,van ,ord51 ,mr4         
,fitzg]ald1 ,mr4 ,wi$1 ,ms4 ,moore (    
,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,hageman1  
,ms4 ,br[nley1 & ,ms4 ,*u7 introduc$ !  
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$al to ! ,hmong  
p1 9 recognition ( _! highly di/+ui%$   
s]vice 9 ! ,vietnam w> & ! fight aga9/  
communism4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,hmong ,congressional   
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,z !     
,vietnam w> spread s\? & we/ into ,laos1
 ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy recruit$ 

& tra9$ ,hmong tribesm5 to fight back   
aga9/ ! communi/ ,nor? ,vietnamese &    
,pa!t ,lao4  7#b7 ,ov] #cj1jjj ,hmong m5
 f\ght ! gr\nd w>1 flew combat missions1
 ga!r$ intellig5ce on ,nor? ,vietnamese 
troop movem5ts1 int]rupt$ ! ,ho-,*i-,m9 
,supply ,trail1 & rescu$ ,am]ican pilots
 d[n$ beh9d enemy l9es4  7#c7 ,! ,hmong 
p suff]$ heavy casualties1 & _! soldi]s 
di$ at a rate t5 times z high z t (     
,am]ican soldi]s 9 ,vietnam4  7#d7      
,foll[+ ! ,vietnam w>1 _m ,hmong 7      
displac$ f _! villages z !y 7 ei!r bomb$
 or burn$ d[n by ! ,nor? ,vietnamese &  
ov] #aej1jjj ,hmong fl$ ,laos :5 !      
nation fell to communi/ =ces on ,may    
#ad1 #aige4  7#e7 ,due to _! ties to !  
,am]ican milit>y1 _m ,hmong :o fl$ ,laos
 came to ! ,unit$ ,/ates z refugees to  
/>t a new life4  7#f7 ,curr5tly1 !re are
 ov] #cbg1jjj ,hmong liv+ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 ) ! majority resid+ 9 ,cali=nia1
 ,m9nesota1 & ,wiscons94  #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$al 
( appropriate design to ! ,hmong p1 9   
recognition ( _! highly di/+ui%$ s]vice 
9 ! ,vietnam w> & ! fight aga9/         
communism4  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 ,smi?sonian in/itution  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,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 ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution   
%\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 available = display       
else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r appropriate  

locations associat$ ) ! ,hmong p's      
s]vice 9 ! ,vietnam w>1 & t pref]5ce    
%\ld be giv5 to locations affiliat$ ) ! 
,smi?sonian ,in/itution4  #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 ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4