[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2632 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2632

  To authorize the President to present gold medals on behalf of the 
  Congress to astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, 
            Jr., and Michael Collins, the crew of Apollo 11.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2000

    Mr. DeWine (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
  Torricelli) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the President to present gold medals on behalf of the 
  Congress to astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, 
            Jr., and Michael Collins, the crew of Apollo 11.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, as commander of Apollo 11, 
        achieved the historic accomplishment of piloting the Lunar 
        Module ``Eagle'' to the surface of the moon, and became the 
        first person to walk upon the moon on July 20, 1969;
            (2) astronaut Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr. joined Neil A. 
        Armstrong in piloting the Lunar Module ``Eagle'' to the surface 
        of the moon, and became the second person to walk upon the moon 
        on July 20, 1969;
            (3) astronaut Michael Collins provided critical assistance 
        to his fellow astronauts that landed on the moon by piloting 
        the Command Module ``Columbia'' in the moon's orbit and 
        communicating with Earth, thereby allowing his fellow Apollo 11 
        astronauts to successfully complete their mission on the 
        surface of the moon;
            (4) by conquering the moon at great personal risk to their 
        safety, the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts advanced America 
        scientifically and technologically, paving the way for future 
        missions to other regions in space; and
            (5) the Apollo 11 astronauts, by and through their historic 
        feat, united the country in favor of continued space 
        exploration and research.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to 
present, on behalf of the Congress, gold medals of appropriate design 
to astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., and 
Michael Collins, in recognition of their monumental and unprecedented 
feat of space exploration, as well as their achievements in the 
advancement of science and promotion of the space program.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (in this 
Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike gold medals with 
suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 
Secretary.

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the 
Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals 
struck under section 2, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the 
medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes 
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. PROCEEDS OF SALE.

    Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals under 
section 3 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund.
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