I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5222 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Korean war combat 
veterans, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Korean war. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2018 
Ms. HANABUSA (for herself, Mr. JONES, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. 
COMSTOCK, Mr. COSTA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, and Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, 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, collectively, to Korean 
war combat veterans, in recognition of their dedicated 
service during the Korean war. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Korean War Combat 
Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Korean war began on June 25, 1950, 
and an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953. 
(2) The Korean conflict began when troops of 
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), 
commonly known as North Korea, invaded the Re-
public of Korea (ROK), commonly known as South 
Korea. A United Nations Resolution denounced the 
DPRK’s invasion and called for a cessation of hos-
tilities and withdrawal of the DPRK to the 38th 
parallel. 
(3) To enforce the United Nations Resolution, 
President Harry S. Truman ordered United States 
air, land, and naval forces to aid the ROK. 
(4) During the Korean war, members of the 
United States military served as part of a unified 
United Nations force which included armed forces 
from 27 other nations. This is the first instance that 
United States service members were used to enforce 
a resolution of the United Nations. 
(5) 5,720,000 United States service members 
served during the period of the Korean war from 
1950 through 1953. During the conflict, 36,574 
made the ultimate sacrifice and 103,284 were 
wounded. 
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(6) Today, approximately 1,280,000 Korean 
war veterans are alive. 
(7) The courage, bravery, and selflessness of 
the American service members who fought as part of 
the United Nations forces deployed to the Korean 
Peninsula for global peace and security are recog-
nized. 
(8) Korean war combat veterans include those 
who served honorably in an active-duty status under 
the command of United States and United Nations 
forces on the air, land, and sea of the Korean Penin-
sula from June 25, 1950 through July 27, 1953. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AWARD
AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 
award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal 
of appropriate design to the Korean war combat veterans, 
collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during 
the Korean war. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, 
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