MACV–SOG Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill would award one Congressional Gold Medal to the service members of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), a joint military task force that ran covert operations in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate would arrange the presentation, and the Secretary of the Treasury would design and strike the medal. After it is presented, the medal would go to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research. The Treasury could also sell bronze copies at a price that covers their cost, with medal costs paid from and sale proceeds returned to the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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Sponsors

• Mark Alford Republican sponsor
• 9 cosponsors