,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbc,mr4 
,s*neid] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,capta9   
,james ,ar?ur ,lovell1 ,jr41            
7,,usn-,ret71 9 recognition ( 8 s]vice  
to our ,nation & mo/ notably1 8         
lead]%ip1 brav]y1 & g5]al significance  
to ! advancem5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates space   
exploration4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,capta9 ,james ,a4      
,lovell1 ,jr41 ,congressional ,gold     
,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 #aieb1 ,james ,a4      
,lovell1 ,jr41 graduat$ f ! ,naval      
,academy & s]v$ ) di/9ction 9 ! ,u4,s4  
,navy z a fight] pilot1 lat] mak+       
important contributions z a te/ pilot4  
7#b7 ,z a crew memb] = ! ,gem9i #g      
mission & ,comm&] = ! ,gem9i #ab        
mission1 ,lovell play$ a critical role 9
 ^! missions :i* 7 critical /eps t[>ds  

mak+ ! lat] ,apollo lun> missions       
possible4  7#c7 ,on ,decemb] #ba1 #aifh1
 ,apollo #h laun*$ f ,k5n$y ,space ,c5t]
 ,laun* ,complex #ci;,a1 de/9$ = lun>   
orbit4 ,lovell1 ,william ,&]s1 & ,frank 
,borman became ! fir/ humans to rea* !  
,moon's orbit2 ,apollo #h successfully  
complet$ t5 orbits ar\nd ! ,moon &      
safely return$ to ,e>? on ,decemb] #bg1 
#aifh4  7#d7 ,on ,april #aa1 #aigj1     
,apollo #ac1 comm&$ by ,lovell1 ) ,jack 
,swig]t z comm& module pilot & ,fr$     
,haise z lun> module pilot1 laun*$ f    
,k5n$y ,space ,c5t] ,laun* ,complex     
#ci;,a ) ! int5tion to be ! ?ird mission
 9 hi/ory to l& humans on ! ,moon4  7#e7
 ,two days into ! mission1 an explosion 
occurr$1 deplet+ ! comm& module's air   
tanks1 & leav+ ! %ip ) disruptions 9    
wat]1 electricity1 fuel1 & light        
supplies1 ) support & guidance f gr\nd  
p]sonnel1 ,lovell1 ,haise1 & ,swig]t _h 
to modify ! %ip's life support sy/ems & 
*ange ,apollo #ac's c\rse to circle     
ar\nd ! ,moon be=e head+ back to ,e>?4  

7#f7 ,lovell h&wrote ! ori5tation       
calculations transf]r+ !m f ! comm&     
module to ! lun> module guidance sy/em  
all[+ ! %ip to /ay on ! correct         
trajectory4  7#g7 ,! ?ree a/ronauts     
abo>d ,apollo #ac surviv$ on rations (  
wat] 9 freez+ temp]atures = f\r days 9 !
 lun> module :ile ! %ip travel$ back    
t[>ds ,e>?4  7#h7 ,on ,april #ag1 #aigj1
 9 l>ge ?anks to ,lovell's lead]%ip &   
,,nasa's +5uity1 ,apollo #ac re5t]$     
,e>?'s atmosph]e & safely spla%$ d[n 9 !
 ,pacific ,ocean aft] a trea*]\s &      
unc]ta9 j\rney back to ,e>?4  7#i7 ,!   
brav]y1 skill1 & c\rage ( ! ,apollo #ac 
a/ronauts1 "u ! extraord9>y lead]%ip (  
,capta9 ,lovell unit$ ! ,am]ican p &    
re9vigorat$ int]e/ 9 ! ,nation's space  
program4  7#aj7 ,presid5t ,nixon aw>d$  
,lovell1 ,haise1 & ,swig]t ) !          
,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om = _! h]oic 
"w4  7#aa7 ,lovell w5t on to h a        
successful bus9ess c>e]1 becom+ ! ,,ceo 
( ,bay-,h\/on ,t[+ ,company1 ,presid5t (
 ,fisk ,telephone ,sy/ems1 ,executive   

,vice ,presid5t ( ,c5tel ,corporation 9 
,*icago1 & />t+ a re/aurant ) 8 family 9
 ,lake ,=e/1 ,ill9ois4  7#ab7 ,?r\gh\t 8
 life1 ,lovell 0 a /rong & effective    
advocate = sci5ce1 ! /udy ( space1 & !  
p[] ( space exploration4  7#ac7 ,lovell 
cont9ues to be an example ( /r5g? &     
wisdom 9 8 community & ?r\gh\t ! c\ntry4
  #c4 ,congressional ,gold ,m$al  7a7   
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design 9 commemoration (  
,capta9 ,james ,ar?ur ,lovell1 ,jr41 9  
recognition ( 8 s]vice to our ,nation & 
mo/ notably1 8 lead]%ip1 brav]y1 & g5]al
 significance to ! advancem5t ( ,unit$  
,/ates space exploration4  7b7 ,design &
 /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! pres5tation    
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$
 to z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold    
m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &     

inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!     
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #c at a price suffici5t to cov] 
! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1    
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,! m$al /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act is a 
national m$al = purposes ( *apt] #ea (  
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( sections
 #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u ?is    
,act %all be consid]$ to be numismatic  
items4  #f4 ,au?ority to use fund       
am\nts2 proce$s ( sale  7a7 ,au?ority   
,to use fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to 
be *>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t      
,public ,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z   
may be necess>y to pay = ! co/s ( !     
m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act4  7b7  
,proce$s ( sale ,! am\nts receiv$ f !   
sale ( duplicate bronze m$als au?oriz$  
"u section #c %all be deposit$ into !   

,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise   
,fund4