Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill authorizes Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the women who served in the Red Cross Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas (SRAO) program during the Vietnam War, commonly known as "Donut Dollies." Approximately 627 young women participated in this program between 1965 and 1973, traveling over 2 million miles to provide recreation and morale support to American servicemembers at 28 locations across Vietnam. The volunteers faced significant dangers—five Red Cross workers died in-country, including three women from the SRAO program—and military commanders praised their contributions as essential to maintaining troop morale and welfare. The bill directs the Treasury Secretary to design and strike the gold medal, which will then be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research, with the understanding that it may be shown at other locations associated with the Donut Dollies. The costs of producing the medal will be covered by the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, with revenue from selling duplicate bronze medals returned to that same fund.
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