,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fgie ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ac1 #bjah,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas 7for herself and ,mr4 ,lucas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to award a gold medal on behalf of the ,united ,states ,congress to the women who worked as computers1 mathematicians1 and engineers for the ,national ,advisory ,committee on ,aeronautics and the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration from the #aicjs to the #aigjs in recognition for their service to the ,nation in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,hidden ,figures ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,naca ,the term ,,naca means the ,national ,advisory ,committee for ,aeronautics4 7#b7 ,,nasa ,the term ,,nasa means the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4 #c4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,in #aice1 ,,naca 7predecessor to ,,nasa7 hired five women to be the first computer pool at the ,langley ,memorial ,aeronautical ,laboratory where they took on calculating work previously done by male engineers4 7#b7 ,during the #aidjs1 ,,naca also began recruiting ,african-,american women to work as computers1 initially segregating them from their ,white counterparts in a group known as the ,west ,area ,computers where they were restricted to segregated dining and bathroom facilities4 7#c7 ,dorothy ,vaughan began working as a member of the ,west ,area ,computing unit in #aidc where her work and talent for leadership led her to become both a respected mathematician and ,,naca's first ,african-,american manager4 7#d7 ,mary ,jackson joined the ,west ,area ,computing unit in #aiea and petitioned the city of ,hampton to allow her to take graduate-level courses in math and physics at the all-,white ,hampton ,high ,school which enabled her to become the first ,african-,american female engineer at ,,nasa4 7#e7 ,katherine ,johnson1 who started her career in the ,west ,area ,computing unit in #aiec1 calculated the trajectory for ,alan ,shepard's ,freedom #g mission in #aifa1 which was the first human spaceflight by an individual from the ,united ,states4 7#f7 ,dr4 ,christine ,darden began her career as a computer at ,,nasa's ,langley ,research ,center in #aifg and later led the ,sonic ,boom ,team where her work on sonic boom minimization helped to revolutionize aeronautical design4 7#g7 ,the stories of ,dorothy ,vaughan1 ,mary ,jackson1 ,katherine ,johnson1 and ,dr4 ,christine ,darden were portrayed in the #bjaf book by ,margot ,shetterly1 entitled ,hidden ,figures3 ,the ,untold ,true ,story of ,four ,african-,american ,women ,who ,helped ,launch ,our ,nation into ,space and subsequent movie adaptation4 7#h7 ,the stories of these four women exemplify the experiences of hundreds of women who worked as computers1 mathematicians1 and engineers at ,,naca dating back to the #aicjs4 7#i7 ,the women computers1 mathematicians1 and engineers of ,,naca and ,,nasa were well regarded for their skill and received praise for performing calculations more rapidly and accurately than male engineers could4 7#aj7 ,their handmade calculations played an integral role in aircraft testing during ,world ,war ,,ii1 supersonic flight research1 sending the ,voyager probes to explore the solar system1 and the ,united ,states landing the first man on the lunar surface4 #d4 ,congressional ,gold ,medal 7a7 ,presentation authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president ,pro ,tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation1 on behalf of ,congress1 of five gold medals of appropriate design as follows3 7#a7 ,one gold medal to ,katherine ,johnson1 in recognition of her service to the ,united ,states as a mathematician4 7#b7 ,one gold medal to ,dr4 ,christine ,darden1 in recognition of her service to the ,united ,states as an aeronautical engineer4 7#c7 ,in recognition of their service to the ,united ,states during the ,space ,race1 two gold medals to commemorate the lives of-- 7,a7 ,dorothy ,vaughan2 and 7,b7 ,mary ,jackson4 7#d7 ,one gold medal in recognition of all women who served as computers1 mathematicians1 and engineers at ,,naca and ,,nasa from the #aicjs to the #aigjs4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike gold medals with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,transfer of certain medals after presentation 7#a7 ,smithsonian ,institution 7,a7 ,in general ,following the award of the gold medals in honor of ,dorothy ,vaughan and all women computers1 mathematicians1 and engineers under subsection 7a71 the gold medals shall be given to the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where they shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research4 7,b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,smithsonian ,institution shall make the gold medals received under subparagraph 7,a7 available for-- 7i7 display1 particularly at the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture2 or 7ii7 loan1 as appropriate1 so that the medals may be displayed elsewhere4 7#b7 ,transfer to family ,following the award of the gold medal in honor of ,mary ,jackson under subsection 7a77#c77;,b71 the medal shall be given to her family4 #e4 ,duplicate medals ,under such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe1 the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals struck under this ,act1 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses4 #f4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medals ,medals struck pursuant to this ,act are ,national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4