WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act

This section authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal. The medal is to be awarded collectively to the brave women who served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War II. This award is intended to recognize their critical military service and unwavering devotion to duty during the war.

This provision directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions. Following its award, the medal will be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display and research. Additionally, Congress expresses its sense that the Smithsonian should make the medal available for display at other appropriate locations, including various U.S. Army and Navy medical centers, military service memorials, and the National World War II Museum, to ensure broader public access and recognition.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to produce and sell bronze duplicate medals to the public. These duplicates will be sold at a price sufficient to cover all production costs, including labor, materials, and overhead. The bill designates all medals struck under this Act as national and numismatic items. Furthermore, it authorizes the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund to cover the costs of striking the medals, with proceeds from the sale of duplicate bronze medals being deposited back into this fund.