118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1096 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin 

4 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 The Congress finds the following: 

7 (1) November 10, 2025, marks the 250th anni8 versary of the United States Marine Corps. 

9 (2) The United States Marine Corps has, over 

10 the course of its illustrious 250-year history, fought 

11 gallantly in defense of the United States. 

12 (3) The United States Marine Corps has estab13 lished itself as a leading military force, always pre14 pared for tomorrow’s challenges and to contend with 

15 the future character of war. 

16 (4) The United States Marine Corps continues 

17 to exemplify the warrior ethos that has made it a 

18 fighting force of international repute. 

19 (5) All Americans should commemorate the leg20 acy of the United States Marine Corps and recog21 nize the significant contributions the values em22 bodied in the Corps have made in protecting the 

23 United States against its enemies. 

24 (6) In the National Defense Authorization Act 

25 for Fiscal Year 2001, the Congress authorized the 

26 construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center as 
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1 a multipurpose facility for historical displays for the 

2 public viewing, curation and storage of artifacts, re3 search facilities, classrooms, offices and associated 

4 activities consistent with the mission of the Marine 

5 Corps. 

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

7 Heritage Center opened to the public, with exhibits 

8 that share the history of the Marine Corps from 

9 1775 until 1975, and with planned future exhibits 

10 on modern day Marine Corps history from the end 

11 of the Vietnam War through the wars in Iraq and 

12 Afghanistan, to be completed by 2025. 

13 (8) The United States should pay tribute to the 

14 250th anniversary of the United States Marine 

15 Corps by minting and issuing a commemorative coin. 

16 (9) The surcharge proceeds from the sale of a 

17 commemorative coin, which would have no net costs 

18 to the taxpayers, would raise valuable funding for 

19 the continuation of educational programs of the Ma20 rine Corps Heritage Center. 

21 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

22 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas23 ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

24 shall mint and issue the following coins: 
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1 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 

2 coins, which shall— 

3 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

4 (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

5 (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 

6 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 

7 $1 coins, which shall— 

8 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

9 (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

10 (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 

11 (3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 

12 than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall— 

13 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

14 (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 

15 (C) be minted to the specifications for half16 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

17 31, United States Code. 

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

19 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 

20 title 31, United States Code. 

21 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 

22 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

23 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis24 matic items. 
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1 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

2 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The designs of the 

3 coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

4 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. 

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

6 minted under this Act there shall be— 

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

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

9 (3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 

10 God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 

11 ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

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

13 under this Act shall be— 

14 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

15 with the Commission of Fine Arts, the Commandant 

16 of the Marine Corps, and the Marine Corps Heritage 

17 Foundation; and 

18 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

19 Committee. 

20 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

22 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

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

24 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

25 of the coins minted under this Act. 
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1 (c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 

2 issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 

3 period beginning on January 1, 2025. 

4 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

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

6 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 

7 of— 

8 (1) the face value of the coins; 

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

10 respect to such coins; and 

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

12 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 

13 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

14 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 

15 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 

16 discount. 

17 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 

19 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

20 before the issuance of such coins. 

21 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre22 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea23 sonable discount. 
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1 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

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

3 Act shall include a surcharge of— 

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

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

6 and 

7 (3) a surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol8 lar coin. 

9 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1) of 

10 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 

11 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 

12 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Marine 

13 Corps Heritage Foundation and shall only be used for the 

14 purposes of supporting the mission of the Marine Corps 

15 Heritage Center. 

16 (c) AUDITS.—The Marine Corps Heritage Founda17 tion, shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 

18 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard 

19 to the amounts received under subsection (b). 

20 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

21 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

22 under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 

23 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

24 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro25 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 

26 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 
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1 section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in 

2 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec3 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 

4 this subsection. 

5 SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

6 The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec7 essary to ensure that— 

8 (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act re9 sult in no net cost to the Federal Government; and 

10 (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 

11 are disbursed to the Marine Corps Heritage Founda12 tion until the total cost of designing and issuing all 

13 of the coins authorized by this Act, including labor, 

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

15 marketing, and shipping, is recovered by the United 

16 States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) 

17 and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2023. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1096 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 

Center. support programs at the Marine Corps Heritage sary of the United States Marine Corps, and to coins in commemoration of the 250th Anniver-