1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ritchie Boys Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) The Ritchie Boys were a group of approximately 15,200 servicemembers who trained in United States Army Intelligence methods at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, during World War II. (2) Most of the men and women assigned to Camp Ritchie possessed critical language skills in German, Polish, Italian, French, and other languages that became an asset to allied forces during the war. (3) Approximately 14 percent of the Ritchie Boys were Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria who had detailed knowledge of German cultural attitudes and communication. (4) The Ritchie Boys were trained in methods of human intelligence, including groundbreaking techniques in interrogation, counterintelligence, and psychological warfare that leveraged cultural knowledge as a tool for building rapport with prisoners. (5) Consequently, the Ritchie Boys were able to gather vital intelligence regarding the hierarchy, strategies, motivations, and attitudes of the German military. (6) The Ritchie Boys who completed training at Camp Ritchie went on to serve in units on the front lines in Europe, conducting human intelligence operations and analyzing German military plans to provide strategic intelligence to commanders in the field. (7) The Ritchie Boys also conducted counterintelligence operations aimed at demoralizing the enemy and convincing German soldiers to abandon their units. (8) After the war, many of the Ritchie Boys helped shape American culture and society through their continued work in the intelligence community as well as governance, academia, and other fields. (9) A United States Army report found that approximately 60 percent of the actionable intelligence gathered in Europe during the war came from the Ritchie Boys. 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,