111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2245 

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. 
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Frontier Congres5 sional Gold Medal Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds that— 

8 (1) as spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the 

9 first manned lunar landing mission, Neil A. Arm10 strong gained the distinction of being the first man 

11 to land a craft on the moon and first to step on its 

12 surface on July 21, 1969; 

13 (2) by conquering the moon at great personal 

14 risk to safety, Neil Armstrong advanced America sci15 entifically and technologically, paving the way for fu16 ture missions to other regions in space; 

17 (3) Edwin E. ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., joined Arm18 strong in piloting the lunar module, Eagle, to the 

19 surface of the moon, and became the second person 

20 to walk upon its surface; 

21 (4) Michael Collins piloted the command mod22 ule, Columbia, in lunar orbit and helped his fellow 

23 Apollo 11 astronauts complete their mission on the 

24 moon; 
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1 (5) John Herschel Glenn, Jr., helped pave the 

2 way for the first lunar landing when on February 

3 20, 1962, he became the first American to orbit the 

4 Earth; and 

5 (6) John Glenn’s actions, like Armstrong’s, 

6 Aldrin’s and Collins’s, continue to greatly inspire the 

7 people of the United States. 

8 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

9 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is 

10 authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Neil 

11 A. Armstrong, Edwin E. ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., Michael Col12 lins, and John Herschel Glenn, Jr., each a gold medal of 

13 appropriate design, in recognition of their significant con14 tributions to society. 

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

16 presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 

17 of the Treasury shall strike gold medals with suitable em18 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 

19 Secretary. 

20 SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

21 The Secretary of the Treasury may strike and sell 

22 duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant 

23 to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may 

24 prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, 
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1 including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 

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

3 SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

4 The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national 

5 medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 

6 States Code. 

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

8 SALE. 

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

10 authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 

11 Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be nec12 essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant 

13 to this Act. 

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

15 sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 

16 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 

17 Enterprise Fund. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2009. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2245 

AN ACT 

To authorize the President, in conjunction with the 

Glenn, Jr. first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Apollo 11 mission’s command module; and, the on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their of the lunar module and second person to walk the moon; Edwin E. ‘‘Buzz’’ Aldrin, Jr., the pilot Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on als on behalf of the United States Congress to landing by humans in 1969, to award gold med40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar