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(12) Johnson also belatedly received a Purple 
Heart, was awarded the Distinguished Service 
Cross, and in, 2015, was awarded the Medal of 
Honor. 
(13) Throughout the remainder of the spring 
and into the summer the 369th served at Minacourt, 
in the Champagne-Marne Defensive, and during the 
Aisne-Marne Offensive in support of the French 
161st Infantry Division. 
(14) As summer turned to autumn, the 369th 
went on to participate in the Meuse-Argonne offen-
sive, where it captured the important village of 
Sechault despite sustaining severe losses. 
(15) On October 14, 1918, the 369th advanced 
to Alsace. 
(16) On November 20, 1918, the 369th reached 
the banks of the Rhine River as part of the French 
Army of Occupation, the first Allied unit to do so. 
(17) The 369th was relieved of its assignment 
with the French 161st Division in December, 1918, 
and elements of the regiment sailed for New York 
in late January and early February, 1919. 
(18) The 369th Infantry Regiment received a 
parade up 5th Avenue in New York City on Feb-
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ruary 17, 1919, receiving applause and cheers from 
hundreds of thousands of onlookers. 
(19) The 369th was demobilized on February 
28, 1919. 
(20) Over 170 individual members of the 369th 
received the Croix de Guerre, many were awarded 
the Distinguished Service Cross, and the 369th was 
awarded a unit citation. 
(21) It is generally believed that the 369th was 
dubbed the ‘‘Harlem Hellfighters’’ by German sol-
diers, who found the men to be incredibly deter-
mined and courageous in battle. 
(22) The 369th was the first regiment of Afri-
can Americans to deploy overseas during World War 
I and spent 191 days on the front line in World War 
I, more than any other American regimental sized 
unit. 
(23) The 369th never lost a foot of ground nor 
had a man taken prisoner, despite suffering a high 
number of casualties. 
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 gold medal of ap-
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propriate design to the 369th Infantry Regiment, com-
monly known as the ‘‘Harlem Hellfighters’’, in recognition 
of their bravery and outstanding service during World 
War I. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall strike the gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
(c) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal in honor of the 369th Infantry Regiment, 
the ‘‘Harlem Hellfighters’’, the gold medal shall be 
given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be 
displayed as appropriate and made available for re-
search. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should 
make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act 
available for display elsewhere, particularly at other 
locations associated with the Harlem Hellfighters. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may strike and sell 
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under sec-
tion 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the bronze 
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medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
and overhead expenses. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALES.—The amounts received 
from the sale of duplicate medals under subsection (a) 
shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enter-
prise Fund. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under 
this Act. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
The gold medal struck pursuant to this Act is a na-
tional medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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