H. R. 1096 

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three 

An Act 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 

250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to support programs 

at the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘250th Anniversary of the United 

States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds the following: 

(1) November 10, 2025, marks the 250th anniversary of 

the United States Marine Corps. 

(2) The United States Marine Corps has, over the course 

of its illustrious 250-year history, fought gallantly in defense 

of the United States. 

(3) The United States Marine Corps has established itself 

as a leading military force, always prepared for tomorrow’s 

challenges and to contend with the future character of war. 

(4) The United States Marine Corps continues to exemplify 

the warrior ethos that has made it a fighting force of international repute. 

(5) All Americans should commemorate the legacy of the 

United States Marine Corps and recognize the significant contributions the values embodied in the Corps have made in 

protecting the United States against its enemies. 

(6) In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2001, the Congress authorized the construction of the 

Marine Corps Heritage Center as a multipurpose facility for 

historical displays for the public viewing, curation and storage 

of artifacts, research facilities, classrooms, offices and associated activities consistent with the mission of the Marine Corps. 

(7) On November 10, 2006, the Marine Corps Heritage 

Center opened to the public, with exhibits that share the history 

of the Marine Corps from 1775 until 1975, and with planned 

future exhibits on modern day Marine Corps history from the 

end of the Vietnam War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to be completed by 2025. 

(8) The United States should pay tribute to the 250th 

anniversary of the United States Marine Corps by minting 

and issuing a commemorative coin. 

(9) The surcharge proceeds from the sale of a commemorative coin, which would have no net costs to the taxpayers, 
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would raise valuable funding for the continuation of educational 

programs of the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 

in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue 

the following coins: 

(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which 

shall— 

(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

(C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 

(2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 $1 coins, 

which shall— 

(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

(C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 

(3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more than 750,000 halfdollar coins which shall— 

(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 

(C) be minted to the specifications for half-dollar coins 

contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. 

(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this Act shall 

be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United 

States Code. 

(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134 and 5136 

of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act 

shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The designs of the coins minted 

under this Act shall be emblematic of the 250th anniversary of 

the United States Marine Corps. 

(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin minted 

under this Act there shall be— 

(1) a designation of the value of the coin; 

(2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2025’’; and 

(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We Trust’’, 

‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

(c) SELECTION.—The design for the coin minted under this 

Act shall be— 

(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the 

Commission of Fine Arts, the Commandant of the Marine 

Corps, and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation; and 

(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this Act shall 

be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

(b) MINT FACILITY.—Any facility of the United States Mint 

may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted 

under this Act. 

(c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue coins 

minted under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning 

on January 1, 2025. 
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SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act shall be 

sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of— 

(1) the face value of the coins; 

(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with respect 

to such coins; and 

(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 

labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 

marketing, and shipping). 

(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the 

coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount. 

(c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 

for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of 

such coins. 

(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 

under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount. 

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this Act shall 

include a surcharge of— 

(1) a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 

(2) a surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and 

(3) a surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. 

(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1) of title 31, 

United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from 

the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid 

by the Secretary to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and 

shall only be used for the purposes of supporting the mission 

of the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 

(c) AUDITS.—The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, shall be 

subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, 

United States Code, with regard to the amounts received under 

subsection (b). 

(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge 

may be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of 

any coin during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, 

the issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 

2 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under section 

5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in effect on the 

date of the enactment of this Act). The Secretary of the Treasury 

may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 

SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary 

to ensure that— 

(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act result in 

no net cost to the Federal Government; and 

(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed 

to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation until the total cost 

of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this 

Act, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead 

expenses, marketing, and shipping, is recovered by the United 
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States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) 

of title 31, United States Code. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.