H.R. 9417 — Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act

This section states findings on the Artemis II mission, including its record human distance of 252,756 miles from Earth, the first crewed lunar orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, firsts by commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, and supporting personnel, plus initial operational confirmation of Orion and Space Launch System systems in deep space.

This section authorizes the presentation of a Congressional gold medal to each member of the Artemis II crew in recognition of advancing human space exploration. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the medals, each depicting the four astronauts.

This section authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicate medals of the gold medals authorized under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover all production costs including labor, materials, dies, machinery use, and overhead.

This section designates medals struck under the Act as national medals under chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, and as numismatic items under sections 5134 and 5136 of that title.

This section authorizes the use of amounts from the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund to cover costs of medals struck under the Act and requires proceeds from sales of duplicate bronze medals to be deposited into the fund.