H.R. 269 — Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Congressional Gold Medal Act

This section states congressional findings on Jens Stoltenberg's service as Prime Minister of Norway (2000-2001 and 2005-2013) and NATO Secretary General (since October 2014, with four unanimous mandate extensions), including Norway's founding NATO membership in 1949; his leadership in Norwegian defense modernization, NATO burden sharing (23 members reaching or exceeding the 2% GDP defense spending commitment by 2024, up from 4 in 2014), Alliance enlargement (Finland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Sweden), Indo-Pacific partnerships, and unified response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

This section authorizes the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal of appropriate design to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, including Stoltenberg's name.

This section authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.

This section designates medals struck under this Act as (1) national medals for purposes of 31 U.S.C. chapter 51, and (2) numismatic items for purposes of 31 U.S.C. sections 5134 and 5136.

This section authorizes charges against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for the costs of medals struck under this Act and requires deposit of proceeds from sales of duplicate bronze medals into the Fund.