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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2245 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        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 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.
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