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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 807 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.807

                     One Hundred Eighteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four

                                 An Act

 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
     of the invaluable service that working dogs provide to society.

    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 ``Working Dog Commemorative Coin 
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress finds the following:
        (1) Dogs going back thousands of years have been tied to humans 
    whether for protection, companionship, or assisting in daily 
    activities.
        (2) The United States had an unofficial canine military 
    presence assisting soldiers in the Civil War and World War I, but 
    military K-9s did not become officially recognized until March 13, 
    1942. During the height of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq it is 
    estimated that the United States military employed near 2,500 K-9s.
        (3) Military K-9s have seen service in every major United 
    States combat since World War I and have been praised by military 
    leadership as an indispensable asset for military, police, 
    government, and private security teams around the world.
        (4) In 2000, Congress passed ``Robby's Law'' which allowed for 
    the adoption of military K-9s by law enforcement agencies, former 
    handlers, and other care groups.
        (5) Since 2000, military K-9s have left service and gone onto 
    work explosive detection for police forces, and work as service 
    dogs for veterans and families.
        (6) Beyond their military working capacity, working dogs 
    provide enhanced mobility assist and renewed independence for the 
    injured and disabled. Service dogs are able to support veterans 
    struggling after war, hear for those who are deaf, see for those 
    who are blind, and even sense changes in a person's body before a 
    seizure. Working dogs play a vital role in improving the lives of 
    many.
        (7) The service dog programs of America's VetDogs were created 
    to provide enhanced mobility and renewed independence to United 
    States veterans, active-duty service members, and first responders 
    with disabilities.
        (8) America's VetDogs provides--
            (A) guide dogs for individuals who are blind or have low 
        vision;
            (B) hearing dogs for those who have lost their hearing 
        later in life by alerting to alarms, door bells, sirens, and 
        more;
            (C) service dogs for those with other physical disabilities 
        that are specially trained to provide balance, retrieve dropped 
        items, open and close doors, turn on and off lights, carry a 
        backpack, and more;
            (D) facility dogs which are specially trained to spend time 
        working with wounded veterans recovering at military hospitals 
        and veterans medical centers;
            (E) dogs that work with physical and occupational 
        therapists as they treat soldiers and become an essential part 
        of the healing process; and
            (F) PTSD service dogs that are trained to help mitigate the 
        symptoms of PTSD by providing the emotional and physical 
        support a veteran may need.
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 in commemoration of the invaluable service that working 
dogs provide to society.
        (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 90 percent gold.
        (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 500,000 $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 half-dollar 
    coins which shall--
            (A) weigh 11.34 grams;
            (B) be struck on a planchet having 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 sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS.
    (a) Design Requirements.--
        (1) In general.--The designs of the coins minted under this Act 
    shall be emblematic of the vast contributions that working dogs 
    serve in society to include the range of services that these dogs 
    provide in detection, military service, therapy and assistance.
        (2) Designs and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this 
    Act, there shall be--
            (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (B) an inscription of the year ``2027''; and
            (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The designs for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
        (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with--
            (A) America's VetDogs; and
            (B) the Commission of Fine Arts; 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.--Only 1 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, 
2027.
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) $35 per coin for the $5 coin;
        (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and
        (3) $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 America's VetDogs for application to general expenses 
associated with the fulfillment of the mission of America's VetDogs, 
including for costs associated with--
        (1) personnel related to training, dog care, and consumer 
    needs;
        (2) consultants to facilitate the training of America's VetDogs 
    Certified Service Dog Instructors; and
        (3) travel, room and board for clients served by America's 
    VetDogs.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other 
data of each of the organizations referred to in subsection (b) as may 
be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under that subsection.
    (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 will not result in 
    any net cost to the United States Government; and
        (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed to 
    any recipient designated in section 7 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 
    States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 
    title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 9. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
    (a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained 
pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
U.S.C. 933(d)).
    (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this section 
shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of 
section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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