,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbc ,ms4 
,h\lahan 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,kim (        
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 
,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,ms4        
,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4  
,allr$1 & ,ms4 ,bonamici7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se       
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ! ,m]cury 
#ac1 9 recognition ( _! hi/oric         
accompli%m5ts & _! "w = g5d] equity1 & 9
 recognition ( _! important example (   
wom5 9 ,,/em fields4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m]cury #ac   
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!

 ,m]cury #ac 0 a gr\p ( wom5 :o         
p>ticipat$ 9 ! ,fir/ ,lady ,a/ronaut    
,tra9ees 7,f,l,a,ts7 ,program1 a        
privately fund$ project te/+ wom5 pilots
 = a/ronaut fitness 9 ! #aifjs4  7#b7   
,^! wom5 und]w5t ! same psy*ological &  
physical te/+ t ,dr4 ,william ,r&olph   
,lovelace 0 simultane\sly putt+ male    
pilots ?r\gh to det]m9e _! c&idacy =    
space travel z "p ( ! ,,nasa ,m]cury    
,project4  7#c7 ,memb]s ( ! ,m]cury #ac1
 ?\gh _! tra9+ 0 n "p ( ! ,,nasa        
program1 outp]=m$ ! ,m]cury #g a/ronauts
 *os5 = space travel 9 c]ta9 te/s1 & ^! 
wom5 pav$ ! way = o!r wom5 9 space4     
7#d7 ,none ( ! memb]s ( ! ,m]cury #ac 7 
ev] able to g to space due to g5d]      
b>ri]s1 b !y op5$ ! door = female pilots
 & a/ronauts d[n ! l9e4  7#e7 ,two ( !  
wom51 ,g]aldyn ,j]rie ,cobb & ,jane     
,janey ,briggs ,h>t1 spoke at a         
,congressional ,he>+ be=e !             
,subcommittee ( ! ,h\se ,committee on   
,sci5ce & ,a/ronautics to advocate = !  
cont9uation ( _! program1 :i* l$ to an  

inve/igation into discrim9ation on !    
basis ( sex two ye>s be=e ! ,civil      
,rights ,act 0 pass$4  7#f7 ,a motion to
 honor ^! wom5 0 includ$ 9 !            
,congressional ,record 9 #bjjg dur+ !   
#aaj? ,congress4 ,! resolution1 ,h4     
,res4 #dba1 honor$ ! trailblaz+         
accompli%m5ts ( ! ,m]cury #ac & enc\rag$
 "y wom5 to foll[ 9 _! foot/eps & pursue
 c>e]s 9 aviation1 a/ronautics1 eng9e]+1
 & sci5ce4  7#g7 ,! ,m]cury #ac are3    
7,a7 ,myrtle ,k ,cagle4  7,b7 ,g]aldyn  
,j]rie ,cobb4  7,c7 ,jan ,dietri*4  7,d7
 ,m>ion ,dietri*4  7,e7 ,m>y ,wallace   
,wally ,funk4  7,f7 ,jane ,janey ,briggs
 ,h>t4  7,g7 ,jean ,hixson4  7,h7 ,g5e  
,nora ,/umb\gh ,jess54  7,i7 ,ir5e      
,lev]ton4  7,j7 ,s>ah ,lee ,gorelick    
,ratley4  7,k7 ,b]nice ,trimble         
,/eadman4  7,l7 ,g]ald9e ,j]ri ,sloan   
,truhill4  7,m7 ,rhea ,hurrle ,allison  
,woltman4  #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 s+le gold m$al ( appropriate design 9 
commemoration ( ! ,m]cury #ac1 9        
recognition ( _! hi/oric accompli%m5ts &
 _! "w = g5d] equity1 & 9 recognition ( 
_! important example ( wom5 9 ,,/em     
fields4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !       
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ 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  7c7 ,national ,air & ,space 
,museum  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( 
! gold m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold   
m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,national ,air & 
,space ,museum ( ! ,smi?sonian          
,in/itution1 :]e x %all be available =  
display z appropriate & made available =
 rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,national ,air &   
,space ,museum %\ld make ! gold m$al    
receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available =    

display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
appropriate locations associat$ ) !     
,m]cury #ac1 & t pref]5ce %\ld be giv5  
to locations affiliat$ ) ! ,smi?sonian  
,in/itution4  #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 #d %all be deposit$ into !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise   
,fund4