H. R. 2245 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 

An Act 

To authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic 

and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf 

of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk 

on the moon; Edwin E. ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and 

second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 

11 mission’s command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John 

Herschel Glenn, Jr. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Frontier Congressional 

Gold Medal Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds that— 

(1) as spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the first manned 

lunar landing mission, Neil A. Armstrong gained the distinction 

of being the first man to land a craft on the moon and first 

to step on its surface on July 21, 1969; 

(2) by conquering the moon at great personal risk to safety, 

Neil Armstrong advanced America scientifically and technologically, paving the way for future missions to other regions 

in space; 

(3) Edwin E. ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., joined Armstrong in 

piloting the lunar module, Eagle, to the surface of the moon, 

and became the second person to walk upon its surface; 

(4) Michael Collins piloted the command module, Columbia, 

in lunar orbit and helped his fellow Apollo 11 astronauts complete their mission on the moon; 

(5) John Herschel Glenn, Jr., helped pave the way for 

the first lunar landing when on February 20, 1962, he became 

the first American to orbit the Earth; and 

(6) John Glenn’s actions, like Armstrong’s, Aldrin’s and 

Collins’s, continue to greatly inspire the people of the United 

States. 

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is authorized 

to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin 

E. ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and John Herschel Glenn, 

Jr., each a gold medal of appropriate design, in recognition of 

their significant contributions to society. 

(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the presentation 

referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
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strike gold medals with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, 

to be determined by the Secretary. 

SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

The Secretary of the Treasury may strike and sell duplicates 

in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under 

such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient 

to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of 

machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medals. 

SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals 

for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is authorized 

to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise 

Fund, such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs 

of the medals struck pursuant to this Act. 

(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the sale of 

duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.