In the Senate of the United States,

October 3, 1996.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1776) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the Secretary

of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Black

Revolutionary War patriots and the 275th anniversary of the

1st Black Revolutionary War patriot, Crispus Attucks.’’, do

pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

3 ‘‘United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996’’.

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for

5 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

TITLE I—COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Commemorative coin programs.

Sec. 102. Design.

Sec. 103. Legal tender.

Sec. 104. Sources of bullion.

Sec. 105. Quality of coins.
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Sec. 106. Sale of coins.

Sec. 107. General waiver of procurement regulations.

Sec. 108. Financial assurances.

TITLE II—NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL

MAINTENANCE FUND

Sec. 201. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund.

TITLE III—STUDY OF FIFTY STATES COMMEMORATIVE COIN

PROGRAM

Sec. 301. Short title.

Sec. 302. Study.

Sec. 303. Fixed terms for members of the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory

Committee.

Sec. 304. Mint managerial staffing reform.

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 For purposes of this Act—

3 (1) the term ‘‘Fund’’ means the National Law

4 Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund es5 tablished under section 201;

6 (2) the term ‘‘recipient organization’’ means an

7 organization described in section 101 to which sur8 charges received by the Secretary from the sale of

9 coins issued under this Act are paid; and

10 (3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of

11 the Treasury.

12 TITLE I—COMMEMORATIVE COIN

13 PROGRAMS

14 SEC. 101. COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAMS.

15 In accordance with the recommendations of the Citi16 zens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee, the Sec17 retary shall mint and issue the following coins:

18 (1) DOLLEY MADISON.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—In commemoration of

2 the 150th anniversary of the death of Dolley

3 Madison, the Secretary shall mint and issue not

4 more than 500,000 $1 coins, each of which

5 shall—

6 (i) weigh 26.73 grams;

7 (ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches;

8 and

9 (iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10

10 percent copper.

11 (B) DESIGN OF COINS.—The design of the

12 coins minted under this paragraph shall be em13 blematic of the 150th anniversary of the death of

14 Dolley Madison and the life and achievements of

15 the wife of the fourth President of the United

16 States.

17 (C) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the

18 United States Mint may be used to strike any

19 particular quality of the coins minted under this

20 paragraph.

21 (D) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—

22 (i) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—

23 The Secretary may issue coins minted

24 under this paragraph beginning January 1,

25 1999.
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1 (ii) TERMINATION OF MINTING AU2 THORITY.—No coins may be minted under

3 this paragraph after December 31, 1999.

4 (E) SURCHARGES.—All sales of the coins is5 sued under this paragraph shall include a sur6 charge of $10 per coin.

7 (F) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Sub8 ject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States

9 Code (as added by section 301(b) of this Act), all

10 surcharges received by the Secretary from the

11 sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall be

12 promptly paid by the Secretary to the National

13 Trust for Historic Preservation in the United

14 States (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as

15 the ‘‘National Trust’’) to be used—

16 (i) to establish an endowment to be a

17 permanent source of support for Montpelier,

18 the home of James and Dolley Madison and

19 a museum property of the National Trust;

20 and

21 (ii) to fund capital restoration projects

22 at Montpelier.

23 (2) GEORGE WASHINGTON.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall mint

2 and issue not more than 100,000 $5 coins, each

3 of which shall—

4 (i) weigh 8.359 grams;

5 (ii) have a diameter of 0.850 inches;

6 and

7 (iii) contain 90 percent gold and 10

8 percent alloy.

9 (B) DESIGN OF COINS.—The design of the

10 coins minted under this paragraph shall be em11 blematic of George Washington, the first Presi12 dent of the United States.

13 (C) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the

14 United States Mint may be used to strike any

15 particular quality of the coins minted under this

16 paragraph.

17 (D) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—

18 (i) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—

19 The Secretary may issue coins minted

20 under this paragraph beginning May 1,

21 1999.

22 (ii) TERMINATION OF MINTING AU23 THORITY.—No coins may be minted under

24 this paragraph after November 31, 1999.
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1 (E) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins mint2 ed under this paragraph shall include a sur3 charge of $35 per coin.

4 (F) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Sub5 ject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States

6 Code (as added by section 301(b) of this Act), all

7 surcharges received by the Secretary from the

8 sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall be

9 promptly paid by the Secretary to the Mount

10 Vernon Ladies’ Association (hereafter in this

11 paragraph referred to as the ‘‘Association’’) to be

12 used—

13 (i) to supplement the Association’s en14 dowment for the purpose of providing a per15 manent source of support for the preserva16 tion of George Washington’s home; and

17 (ii) to provide financial support for

18 the continuation and expansion of the Asso19 ciation’s efforts to educate the American

20 people about the life of George Washington.

21 (3) BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS.—

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—In commemoration of

23 Black Revolutionary War patriots and the 275th

24 anniversary of the birth of the first Black Revo25 lutionary War patriot, Crispus Attucks, who was
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1 the first American colonist killed by British

2 troops during the Revolutionary period, the Sec3 retary shall mint and issue not more than

4 500,000 $1 coins, each of which shall—

5 (i) weigh 26.73 grams;

6 (ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches;

7 and

8 (iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10

9 percent copper.

10 (B) DESIGN OF COINS.—The design of the

11 coins minted under this paragraph—

12 (i) on the obverse side of the coins,

13 shall be emblematic of the first Black Revo14 lutionary War patriot, Crispus Attucks;

15 and

16 (ii) on the reverse side of such coins,

17 shall be emblematic of the Black Revolution18 ary War Patriots Memorial.

19 (C) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the

20 United States Mint may be used to strike any

21 particular quality of the coins minted under this

22 paragraph.

23 (D) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—The Secretary

24 may issue coins minted under this paragraph
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1 only during the period beginning on January 1,

2 1998, and ending on December 31, 1998.

3 (E) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins issued

4 under this paragraph shall include a surcharge

5 of $10 per coin.

6 (F) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Sub7 ject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States

8 Code (as added by section 301(b) of this Act), all

9 surcharges received by the Secretary from the

10 sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall be

11 promptly paid by the Secretary to the Black

12 Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation for the

13 purpose of establishing an endowment to support

14 the construction of a Black Revolutionary War

15 Patriots Memorial.

16 (4) FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.—

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—To commemorate the

18 public opening of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt

19 Memorial in Washington, D.C., which will honor

20 President Roosevelt’s leadership and legacy, dur21 ing a 1-year period beginning on or after May

22 15, 1997, the Secretary shall issue not more than

23 100,000 $5 coins, each of which shall—

24 (i) weigh 8.359 grams;
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1 (ii) have a diameter of 0.850 inches;

2 and

3 (iii) contain 90 percent gold and 10

4 percent alloy.

5 (B) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the

6 United States Mint may be used to strike any

7 particular quality of the coins minted under this

8 paragraph.

9 (C) SURCHARGES.—All sales of the coins is10 sued under this paragraph shall include a sur11 charge of $35 per coin.

12 (D) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Sub13 ject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States

14 Code (as added by section 301(b) of this Act), all

15 surcharges received by the Secretary from the

16 sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall be

17 promptly paid by the Secretary to the Franklin

18 Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.

19 (5) YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.—

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—To commemorate the

21 125th anniversary of the establishment of Yellow22 stone National Park as the first national park in

23 the United States, and the birth of the national

24 park idea, during a 1-year period beginning in
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1 1999, the Secretary shall issue not more than

2 500,000 $1 coins, each of which shall—

3 (i) weigh 26.73 grams;

4 (ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches;

5 and

6 (iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10

7 percent alloy.

8 (B) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the

9 United States Mint may be used to strike any

10 particular quality of the coins minted under this

11 paragraph.

12 (C) SURCHARGES.—All sales of the coins is13 sued under this paragraph shall include a sur14 charge of $10 per coin.

15 (D) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Sub16 ject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States

17 Code (as added by section 301(b) of this Act), all

18 surcharges received by the Secretary from the

19 sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall be

20 promptly paid by the Secretary in accordance

21 with the following:

22 (i) Fifty percent of the surcharges re23 ceived shall be paid to the National Park

24 Foundation to be used for the support of na25 tional parks.
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1 (ii) Fifty percent of the surcharges re2 ceived shall be paid to Yellowstone National

3 Park.

4 (6) NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ME5 MORIAL.—

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—To recognize the sacrifice

7 of law enforcement officers and their families in

8 preserving public safety, during a 1-year period

9 beginning on or after December 15, 1997, the

10 Secretary shall issue not more than 500,000 $1

11 coins, each of which shall—

12 (i) weigh 26.73 grams;

13 (ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches;

14 and

15 (iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10

16 percent alloy.

17 (B) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the

18 United States Mint may be used to strike any

19 particular quality of the coins minted under this

20 paragraph.

21 (C) SURCHARGES.—All sales of the coins is22 sued under this paragraph shall include a sur23 charge of $10 per coin.

24 (D) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Sub25 ject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States
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1 Code (as added by section 301(b) of this Act),

2 after receiving surcharges from the sale of the

3 coins issued under this paragraph, the Secretary

4 shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior an

5 amount equal to the surcharges received from the

6 sale of the coins issued under this paragraph,

7 which amount shall be deposited in the Fund es8 tablished under section 201.

9 (7) JACKIE ROBINSON.—

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—In commemoration of

11 the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the color

12 barrier in major league baseball by Jackie Rob13 inson and the legacy that Jackie Robinson left to

14 society, the Secretary shall mint and issue—

15 (i) not more than 100,000 $5 coins,

16 each of which shall—

17 (I) weigh 8.359 grams;

18 (II) have a diameter of 0.850

19 inches; and

20 (III) contain 90 percent gold and

21 10 percent alloy; and

22 (ii) not more than 200,000 $1 coins,

23 each of which shall—

24 (I) weigh 26.73 grams;
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1 (II) have a diameter of 1.500

2 inches; and

3 (III) contain 90 percent silver

4 and 10 percent copper.

5 (B) DESIGN OF COINS.—The design of the

6 coins minted under this paragraph shall be em7 blematic of Jackie Robinson and his contribu8 tions to major league baseball and to society.

9 (C) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the

10 United States Mint may be used to strike any

11 particular quality of the coins minted under this

12 paragraph.

13 (D) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—The Secretary

14 may issue coins minted under this paragraph

15 only during the period beginning on July 1,

16 1997, and ending on July 1, 1998.

17 (E) SURCHARGES.—All sales of the coins is18 sued under—

19 (i) subparagraph (A)(i) shall include a

20 surcharge of $35 per coin; and

21 (ii) subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include

22 a surcharge of $10 per coin.

23 (F) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Sub24 ject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States

25 Code (as added by section 301(b) of this Act)—
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1 (i) all surcharges received by the Sec2 retary from the sale of the initial 100,000

3 coins issued under subparagraph (A)(ii),

4 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to

5 the National Fund for the United States

6 Botanic Garden; and

7 (ii) all surcharges received by the Sec8 retary from the sale of any coins issued

9 under this paragraph (other than the coins

10 described in clause (i)) shall be promptly

11 paid by the Secretary to the Jackie Robin12 son Foundation for the purposes of—

13 (I) enhancing the programs of the

14 Jackie Robinson Foundation in the

15 fields of education and youth leader16 ship skills development; and

17 (II) increasing the availability of

18 scholarships for economically dis19 advantaged youths.

20 SEC. 102. DESIGN.

21 (a) SELECTION.—The design for each coin issued

22 under this paragraph shall be—

23 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation

24 with the appropriate recipient organization or orga25 nizations and the Commission of Fine Arts; and
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1 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative

2 Coin Advisory Committee.

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

4 issued under this paragraph there shall be—

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

6 (2) an inscription of the year; and

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

8 We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E

9 Pluribus Unum’’.

10 SEC. 103. LEGAL TENDER.

11 (a) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this title

12 shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title

13 31, United States Code.

14 (b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section

15 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted

16 under this title shall be considered to be numismatic items.

17 SEC. 104. SOURCES OF BULLION.

18 (a) GOLD.—The Secretary shall obtain gold for mint19 ing coins under this title pursuant to the authority of the

20 Secretary under other provisions of law.

21 (b) SILVER.—The Secretary shall obtain silver for

22 minting coins under this title from sources the Secretary

23 determines to be appropriate, including stockpiles estab24 lished under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil25 ing Act.
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1 SEC. 105. QUALITY OF COINS.

2 Each coin minted under this title shall be issued in

3 uncirculated and proof qualities.

4 SEC. 106. SALE OF COINS.

5 (a) SALE PRICE.—Each coin issued under this title

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

7 of—

8 (1) the face value of the coin;

9 (2) the surcharge provided in section 101 with

10 respect to the coin; and

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

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

13 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).

14 (b) PREPAID ORDERS.—

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

16 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this title

17 before the issuance of such coins.

18 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre19 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a reason20 able discount.

21 SEC. 107. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA22 TIONS.

23 Section 5112(j) of title 31, United States Code, shall

24 apply to the procurement of goods or services necessary to

25 carrying out the programs and operations of the United

26 States Mint under this title.
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1 SEC. 108. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

2 (a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Sec3 retary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure

4 that minting and issuing coins under this title will not re5 sult in any net cost to the United States Government.

6 (b) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued

7 under this title unless the Secretary has received—

8 (1) full payment for the coin;

9 (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to in10 demnify the United States for full payment; or

11 (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to

12 the Secretary from a depository institution whose de13 posits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance

14 Corporation or the National Credit Union Adminis15 tration Board.

16 TITLE II—NATIONAL LAW EN17 FORCEMENT OFFICERS ME18 MORIAL MAINTENANCE FUND

19 SEC. 201. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMO20 RIAL MAINTENANCE FUND.

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Na23 tional Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Mainte24 nance Fund, which shall be a revolving fund adminis25 tered by the Secretary of the Interior (or the designee

26 of the Secretary of the Interior).
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1 (2) FUNDING.—Amounts in the Fund shall in2 clude—

3 (A) amounts deposited in the Fund under

4 section 101(6); and

5 (B) any donations received under para6 graph (3).

7 (3) DONATIONS.—The Secretary of the Interior

8 may accept donations to the Fund.

9 (4) INTEREST-BEARING ACCOUNT.—The Fund

10 shall be maintained in an interest-bearing account

11 within the Treasury of the United States.

12 (b) PURPOSES.—The Fund shall be used—

13 (1) for the maintenance and repair of the Na14 tional Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Wash15 ington, D.C.;

16 (2) to periodically add the names of law enforce17 ment officers who have died in the line of duty to the

18 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial;

19 (3) for the security of the National Law Enforce20 ment Officers Memorial site, including the posting of

21 National Park Service rangers and United States

22 Park Police, as appropriate;

23 (4) at the discretion of the Secretary of the Inte24 rior and in consultation with the Secretary and the

25 Attorney General of the United States, who shall es-
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1 tablish an equitable procedure between the Fund and

2 such other organizations as may be appropriate, to

3 provide educational scholarships to the immediate

4 family members of law enforcement officers killed in

5 the line of duty whose names appear on the National

6 Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, the total annual

7 amount of such scholarships not to exceed 10 percent

8 of the annual income of the Fund;

9 (5) for the dissemination of information regard10 ing the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

11 to the general public;

12 (6) to administer the Fund, including contract13 ing for necessary services, in an amount not to exceed

14 the lesser of—

15 (A) 10 percent of the annual income of the

16 Fund; or

17 (B) $200,000 during any 1-year period;

18 and

19 (7) at the discretion of the Secretary of the Inte20 rior, in consultation with the Fund, for appropriate

21 purposes in the event of an emergency affecting the

22 operation of the National Law Enforcement Officers

23 Memorial, except that, during any 1-year period, not

24 more than $200,000 of the principal of the Fund may

25 be used to carry out this paragraph.
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1 (c) BUDGET AND AUDIT TREATMENT.—The Fund shall

2 be subject to the budget and audit provisions of chapter 91

3 of title 31, United States Code.

4 TITLE III—STUDY OF FIFTY

5 STATES COMMEMORATIVE

6 COIN PROGRAM

7 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

8 This title may be cited as the ‘‘50 States Commemora9 tive Coin Program Act’’.

10 SEC. 302. STUDY.

11 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall by

12 June 1, 1997 complete a study of the feasibility of a cir13 culating commemorative coin program to commemorate

14 each of the 50 States. The study shall assess likely public

15 acceptance of and consumer demand for different coins that

16 might be issued in connection with such a program (taking

17 into consideration the pace of issuance of coins and the

18 length of such a program), a comparison of the costs of pro19 ducing coins issued under the program and the revenue that

20 the program would generate, the impact on coin distribu21 tion systems, the advantages and disadvantages of different

22 approaches to selecting designs for coins in such a program,

23 and such other factors as the Secretary considers appro24 priate in deciding upon the feasibility of such a program.

25 No steps taken in order to gather information for this study
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1 shall be considered a collection of information within the

2 meaning of section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.

3 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit the study re4 quired in subsection (a) above, to the Committee on Bank5 ing and Financial Services of the House of Representatives

6 and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Af7 fairs of the Senate, simultaneously on its receipt by the Sec8 retary.

9 (c) 50-STATE COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM.—The

10 Secretary shall determine by August 1, 1997 whether the

11 results of the study authorized by subsection (a) justify such

12 a program. If the Secretary determines that such a program

13 is justified, then he shall by January 1, 1999, notwithstand14 ing the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection

15 (d)(2) of section 5112, title 31, United States Code, com16 mence a commemorative coin program consisting of the

17 minting and issuance of quarter dollar coins bearing de18 signs, selected in accordance with paragraph (4) of this sub19 section, which are emblematic of the 50 States. If the Sec20 retary determines that such a commemorative coin program

21 is justified but that it is not practicable to commence the

22 program by January 1, 1999, then he shall notify the Com23 mittee on Banking and Financial Services of the House of

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1 and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such impracticability

2 and of the date on which the program will commence.

3 (1) DESIGN.—The design for each quarter dollar

4 issued under the program shall be emblematic of 1 of

5 the 50 States. The designs for quarter dollar coins is6 sued during each year of the program shall be em7 blematic of States which have not previously been

8 commemorated under the program.

9 (2) ORDER OF ISSUANCE.—Each State will be

10 honored by a coin in the order of that State’s admis11 sion to the United States.

12 (3) NUMBER OF COINS.—Of the quarter dollar

13 coins issued during each year of the program, the Sec14 retary shall prescribe, on the basis of such factors as

15 the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the num16 ber of quarter dollar coins which shall be issued with

17 each of the designs selected for such year.

18 (4) SELECTION OF DESIGN.—Each of the 50 de19 signs required for quarter dollars issued under the

20 program shall be—

21 (A) selected pursuant to a process, decided

22 upon by the Secretary, on the basis of the study

23 conducted pursuant to subsection (a), which

24 process shall involve, among other things, con-
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1 sultation with appropriate officials of the State

2 being commemorated with such design; and

3 (B) reviewed by the Citizens Commemora4 tive Coin Advisory Committee and the Commis5 sion of Fine Arts.

6 (5) TREATMENT AS NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For

7 purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United

8 States Code, all coins minted under this section shall

9 be considered to be numismatic items.

10 (6) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—

11 (A) QUALITY OF COINS.—The Secretary

12 may mint and issue such number of quarter dol13 lars of each design selected under paragraph (4)

14 of this subsection in uncirculated and proof

15 qualities as the Secretary determines to be ap16 propriate.

17 (B) SILVER COINS.—Notwithstanding the

18 provisions of subsection 5112(b) of title 31, Unit19 ed States Code, the Secretary may mint and

20 issue such number of quarter dollars of each de21 sign selected under paragraph (4) of this sub22 section as the Secretary determines to be appro23 priate with a content of 90 percent silver and 10

24 percent copper.
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1 (C) SOURCES OF BULLION.—The Secretary

2 may obtain silver for minting coins under para3 graph (6)(B) from stockpiles established under

4 the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling

5 Act.

6 (d) FUNDING.—Funds used to complete this study shall

7 be offset from funds from the Department of the Treasury.

8 SEC. 303. FIXED TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS

9 COMMEMORATIVE COIN ADVISORY COMMIT10 TEE.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5135(a)(4) of title 31,

12 United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘(4) TERMS.—

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each individual ap15 pointed to the Advisory Committee under clause

16 (i) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) shall be ap17 pointed for a term of 4 years.

18 ‘‘(B) INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.—Any mem19 ber appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before

20 the expiration of the term for which such mem21 ber’s predecessor was appointed shall be ap22 pointed only for the remainder of such term.

23 ‘‘(C) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each

24 member appointed under clause (i) or (iii) of

25 paragraph (3)(A) may continue to serve after the
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1 expiration of the term to which such member was

2 appointed until a successor has been appointed

3 and qualified.’’.

4 (b) STAGGERED TERMS.—Of the members appointed

5 to the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee

6 under clause (i) or (iii) of section 5135(a)(3)(A) of title 31,

7 United States Code, who are serving on the Advisory Com8 mittee as of the date of the enactment of this Act—

9 (1) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1

10 member appointed under clause (iii), as designated

11 by the Secretary, shall be deemed to have been ap12 pointed to a term which ends on December 31, 1997;

13 (2) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1

14 member appointed under clause (iii), as designated

15 by the Secretary, shall be deemed to have been ap16 pointed to a term which ends on December 31, 1998;

17 and

18 (3) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1

19 member appointed under clause (iii), as designated

20 by the Secretary, shall be deemed to have been ap21 pointed to a term which ends on December 31, 1999.

22 (c) STATUS OF MEMBERS.—The members appointed to

23 the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee

24 under clause (i) or (iii) of section 5135(a)(3)(A) of title 31,
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1 United States Code, shall not be treated as special Govern2 ment employees.

3 SEC. 304. MINT MANAGERIAL STAFFING REFORM.

4 Section 5131 of title 31, United States Code, is amend5 ed—

6 (1) by striking subsection (c); and

7 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection

8 (c).

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to establish

United States commemorative coin programs, and for

other purposes.’’.

Attest:

Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1776

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