S. 94 — Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

This section states congressional findings concerning the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team’s “Miracle on Ice” victory over the Soviet Union, including the team roster of 20 collegiate players, coach Herb Brooks, 34.2 million average viewers, and the team’s subsequent 4-1 win over Finland for its first men’s ice hockey gold medal since 1960. The findings also describe the historical context amid U.S. economic and geopolitical challenges and the event’s lasting impact, including USA Hockey registrations increasing nearly 400% from 136,000 to over 564,000 and U.S. National Hockey League players from 72 to 245.

This section authorizes the award of three Congressional gold medals of appropriate design to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in recognition of their “Miracle on Ice” victory over the Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the medals and requires that, following the award, (1) one medal be given to the Lake Placid Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York; (2) one to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum in Eveleth, Minnesota; and (3) one to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado—each for display and research, as appropriate.

This section authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of the gold medals struck under section 3 at prices sufficient to cover production costs, 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 chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, and (2) numismatic items for purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code.

This section authorizes the charge of necessary amounts against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund to pay the costs of medals struck under this Act and requires the deposit of proceeds from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 into the Fund.