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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2366 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 3, 2014 

Received 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in commemoration of the centennial of World War I. 

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 ‘‘World War I American 

3 Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The year 2018 is the 100th anniversary of 

7 the signing of the armistice with Germany ending 

8 World War I battlefield hostilities. 

9 (2) On the 6th of April 1917, the United States 

10 of America entered World War I by declaring war 

11 against Germany. 

12 (3) Two million American soldiers served over13 seas during World War I. 

14 (4) More than four million men and women 

15 from the United States served in uniform during 

16 World War I. 

17 (5) The events of 1914 through 1918 shaped 

18 the world and the lives of millions of people for dec19 ades. 

20 (6) Over 9 million soldiers worldwide lost their 

21 lives between 1914 and 1918. 

22 (7) The centennial of America’s involvement in 

23 World War I offers an opportunity for people in the 

24 United States to commemorate the commitment of 

25 their predecessors. 


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1 (8) Frank Buckles, the last American veteran 

2 from World War I died on February 27, 2011. 

3 (9) He was our last direct American link to the 

4 ‘‘war to end all wars’’. 

5 (10) While other great conflicts, including the 

6 Civil War, World War II, the Korean War, and the 

7 Vietnam War, have all been memorialized on United 

8 States commemorative coins, there currently exists 

9 no coin to honor the brave veterans of World War 

10 I. 

11 (11) The 112th Congress established the World 

12 War I Centennial Commission to plan, develop, and 

13 execute programs, projects, and activities to com14 memorate the centennial of World War I. 

15 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to— 

16 (1) commemorate the centennial of America’s 

17 involvement in World War I; and 

18 (2) honor the over 4 million men and women 

19 from the United States who served during World 

20 War I. 

21 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

22 (a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas23 ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

24 shall mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 coins in 


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1 commemoration of the centennial of America’s involve2 ment in World War I, each of which shall— 

3 (1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

4 (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches (38.1 milli5 meters); and 

6 (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

7 copper. 

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

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

10 title 31, United States Code. 

11 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 

12 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

13 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis14 matic items. 

15 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

16 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins 

18 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

19 centennial of America’s involvement in World War I. 

20 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

21 each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 

22 (A) a designation of the value of the coin; 

23 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2018’’; and 


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1 (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

2 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer3 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

4 (b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 

5 under this Act shall be selected by the Secretary based 

6 on the winning design from a juried, compensated design 

7 competition described under subsection (c). 

8 (c) DESIGN COMPETITION.—The Secretary shall hold 

9 a competition and provide compensation for its winner to 

10 design the obverse and reverse of the coins minted under 

11 this Act. The competition shall be held in the following 

12 manner: 

13 (1) The competition shall be judged by an ex14 pert jury chaired by the Secretary and consisting of 

15 3 members from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Com16 mittee who shall be elected by such Committee and 

17 3 members from the Commission of Fine Arts who 

18 shall be elected by such Commission. 

19 (2) The Secretary shall determine compensation 

20 for the winning design, which shall be not less than 

21 $5,000. 

22 (3) The Secretary may not accept a design for 

23 the competition unless a plaster model accompanies 

24 the design. 


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1 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

3 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

4 (b) MINT FACILITY.—Only one facility of the United 

5 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

6 of the coins minted under this Act. 

7 (c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 

8 issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year 

9 beginning on January 1, 2018. 

10 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

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

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

13 of— 

14 (1) the face value of the coins; 

15 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with re16 spect to such coins; and 

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

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

19 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

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

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

22 discount. 

23 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

25 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

26 before the issuance of such coins. 


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1 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre2 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea3 sonable discount. 

4 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

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

6 Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 

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

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

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

10 shall be paid by the Secretary to the United States Foun11 dation for the Commemoration of the World Wars, to as12 sist the World War I Centennial Commission in commemo13 rating the centenary of World War I. 

14 (c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United 

15 States shall have the right to examine such books, records, 

16 documents, and other data of the United States Founda17 tion for the Commemoration of the World Wars as may 

18 be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under sub19 section (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 


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1 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 

2 section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The 

3 Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 

4 SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

5 The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec6 essary to ensure that— 

7 (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 

8 will not result in any net cost to the United States 

9 Government; and 

10 (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 

11 shall be disbursed to any recipient designated in sec12 tion 7 until the total cost of designing and issuing 

13 all of the coins authorized by this Act (including 

14 labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex15 penses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the 

16 United States Treasury, consistent with sections 

17 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 

18 Code. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 

2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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