,i #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #idag ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,bacon 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,:itesides1 ,mr4 ,evans ( ,colorado1 & ,mr4 ,ivey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ,a ,,bill ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ea* ( ! crew ( ! ,artemis ,,ii1 9 recognition ( advanc+ human exploration ( space to new heights4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,artemis ,,ii ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,artemis ,,ii crew set a new record di/ance = human spaceflight at #beb1gef miles 7#djf1gga km7 f ,e>?1 sett+ ! record = longe/ human di/ance f ,e>?4 7#b7 ,! ,artemis ,,ii 0 ! fir/ crew$ mission to travel beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & ar\nd ! ,moon 9 #ec ye>s1 s9ce ! ,apollo #ag ,mission 9 ,decemb] #aigb4 7#c7 ,! ,artemis ,,ii mission took ! fir/ real-"t1 high-def9ition lun> imag]y f human-worn digital devices ev] tak5 mid-mission1 includ+ ( ,e>?1 a sol> eclipse1 & ! lun> surface4 7#d7 ,! ,artemis ,,ii mission took ! fir/ crew$ lun> imag]y 9 #ec ye>s1 includ+ r>e images ( ! ,moon's f> side f close range4 7#e7 ,reid ,wiseman 0 ! fir/ comm&] ( an ,artemis mission4 ,he re/or$ human exploration ar\nd ! ,moon4 ,he is a naval aviator :o has n[ sp5t #age days 9 space betwe5 ,artemis ,,ii & z a flight eng9e] abo>d ! ,int]national ,space ,/ation = #afe days 9 #bjad1 dur+ :i* "t he complet$ two spacewalks dur+ #ac h\rs & help$ conduct m ?an #cjj sci5tific exp]im5ts4 ,he also s]v$ z ,*ief ( ,,nasa's ,a/ronaut ,(fice4 ,he is ! mo/ exp]i5c$ a/ronaut to comm& a crew$ lun> mission4 7#f7 ,victor ,glov] 0 ! pilot ( ! ,artemis ,,ii4 ,?is 0 8 second "t pilot+ a new spacecraft on an op]ational mission foll[+ 8 role 9 #bjah z pilot = ,space,x ,crew-#a abo>d ! ,dragon ,resili5ce4 ,he is also a naval aviator & te/ pilot :o has n[ sp5t #agh days 9 space dur+ 8 two missions4 ,he has complet$ f\r spacewalks dur+ 8 #afh days abo>d ! ,int]national ,space ,/ation4 ,he is also ! fir/ p]son ( color & fir/ ,black a/ronaut to travel beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & ar\nd ! ,moon4 7#g7 ,*ri/9a ,ko* 0 ! mission speciali/ ( ! ,artemis ,,ii4 ,%e holds ! record = ! s+le longe/ spaceflight by a woman 7#cbh days7 & p>ticipat$ 9 ! fir/ all-female spacewalk :ile abo>d ! ,int]national ,space ,/ation4 ,%e 0 ! fir/ woman to travel beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & ar\nd ! ,moon4 7#h7 ,j]emy ,hans5 0 ! mission speciali/ ( ! ,artemis ,,ii4 ,he repres5t$ ! ,canadian ,space ,ag5cy & 0 ! fir/ ,canadian & non-,u4,s4 a/ronaut to travel beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & ar\nd ! ,moon4 7#i7 ,*>lie ,blackwell-,?ompson 0 ! laun* director ( ! ,artemis ,,ii ,mission4 ,%e is ! fir/ woman to s]ve z a ,,nasa laun* director & 0 ! fir/ female laun* director = a crew$ mission beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & ar\nd ! ,moon4 7#aj7 ,artemis ,,ii 0 ! fir/ crew$ laun* ( ,,nasa's ,orion spacecraft on ! ,space ,laun* ,sy/em 7,,sls71 m>k+ ! inaugural pilot$ flight ( ?is deep-space sy/em4 7#aa7 ,artemis ,,ii 0 ! fir/ %ip-to-%ip voice call betwe5 a lun> mission & ! ,int]national ,space ,/ation 7,,iss71 m>k+ mile/one int]-orbital communication4 7#ab7 ,artemis ,,ii 0 ! fir/ mission to confirm ,orion's life support1 navigation1 propulsion 7includ+ translun> injection burns71 & re5try sy/ems 9 deep-space conditions4 7#ac7 ,artemis ,,ii laid ! gr\ndwork = future lun> l&+s & missions to ,m>s1 9 p>tn]%ip ) ,unit$ ,/ates indu/ry4 7#ad7 ,z ! fir/ human mission to ! ,moon 9 ?is mill5nium1 ! mission also includ$ _m o!r notable fir/s1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,jacki ,mahaffey s]v$ z ! fir/ female *ief tra9+ (fic] = a crew$ mission beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & to ! ,moon1 & "o ( ! female capsule communicators1 a fir/ = a crew$ mission beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & to ! ,moon4 7,b7 ,&re ,d\glas1 a ,,nasa a/ronaut1 & ,j5ni ,gibbons1 a ,canadian ,space ,ag5cy a/ronaut1 7 ! fir/ individuals to s]ve z backup crew memb]s = an ,artemis mission beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & ar\nd ! ,moon4 7,c7 ,amy ,dill s]v$ z ! flight controll] & "o ( ! female capsule communicators1 a fir/ = a mission beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & to ! ,moon4 7,d7 ,lili ,vill>real s]v$ z ! fir/ female l&+ & recov]y director = a crew$ mission beyond l[ ,e>? orbit & to ! ,moon4 7,e7 ,kelsey ,"y1 ,angela ,g>cia1 & ,trevor ,graff1 s]v$ z ! fir/ sci5ce (fic]s 9 ,mission ,control ,c5t] ,h\/on4 #c4 ,congressional gold m$als 7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate design to ea* ( ! crew ( ! ,artemis ,,ii1 9 recognition ( advanc+ human exploration ( space to new heights4 7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike gold m$als ) suitable emblems1 devices1 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 ,ea* gold m$al %all depict ! crew ( f\r a/ronauts4 #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$als /ruck pursuant to section #c "u su* regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4 #e4 ,/atus ( m$als 7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/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 ?is ,act %all be deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4