On the recordSeptember 12, 2018
I ask unanimous consent that the Duckworth amendment which is at the desk be agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 4015) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Chinese-American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) Chinese Americans served the United States in every conflict since the Civil War, and distinguished themselves in World War II, serving in every theater of war and every branch of service, earning citations for their heroism and honorable service, including the Medal of Honor; (2) Chinese nationals and Chinese Americans faced institutional discrimination in the United States since before World War II, limiting the size of their population and their ability to build thriving communities in the United States; (3) the Act entitled ``An Act to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese'', approved May 6, 1882 (commonly known as the ``Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882'') (22 Stat.…





