PUBLIC LAW 111–262—OCT. 8, 2010 

5-STAR GENERALS COMMEMORATIVE COIN 

ACT 


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124 STAT. 2780 PUBLIC LAW 111–262—OCT. 8, 2010 

Public Law 111–262 

111th Congress 

An Act 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of five United 

States Army 5-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry ‘‘Hap’’ Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States 

Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide 

with the celebration of the 132nd Anniversary of the founding of the United 

States Army Command and General Staff College. 

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 ‘‘5-Star Generals Commemorative 

Coin Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds the following: 

(1) The United States Army Command and General Staff 

College, founded in 1881, has in its many evolutionary forms, 

served this country consistently and well for 127 years. 

(2) The Command and General Staff College has played 

a decisive role in the education and training of officers, particularly in their field grade years of service, in times of war 

and peace, since its establishment. 

(3) The Command and General Staff College has had a 

salutatory effect on many fields of battle by providing its officer 

student bodies the necessary skills of battle management, 

leadership development, and the most modern and effective 

command and staff action procedures, all of which have been 

key to this Nations’ success in its many conflicts which, thereby, 

have preserved its freedoms and way of life. 

(4) The Command and General Staff College, the Nations’ 

oldest military staff college, does not have a commemorative 

coin cast in celebrating its long and honorable history, displaying its heritage, and serving as a reminder to the holder 

of such coins the service to the Nation its graduates have 

provided in war and peace. 

(5) The United States Army Command and General Staff 

College is the Nation’s largest and oldest military staff college, 

continuing to educate officers from all United States branches 

of military services, select members of our civil government, 

and officers from many friendly and allied nations from around 

the globe. Located in the middle of the American heartland, 

will continue to serve as a beacon of light to the proposition 

of intellectual curiosity and professional military excellence 

in the development of its students, and serve as a link to 

5-Star Generals 

Commemorative 

Coin Act. 

31 USC 5112 

note. 

Oct. 8, 2010 

[H.R. 1177] 


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American citizenry grateful for the sacrifices, some in the fullest 

measure of duty and devotion to the Nation, made by the 

graduates of its Command and Staff College. 

(6) The Command and General Staff College Foundation, 

Inc. (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’) is dedicated 

to promoting excellence in the faculty and students of the 

United States Army Command and General Staff College. 

Seeking new ways to educate and remind our citizens regarding 

the capable and selfless service of our military officers, and 

to imbue in them a sense of pride in those who bear the 

burden of military leadership in our Nation’s wars and in 

times of peace. 

(7) The Foundation is a nongovernmental, member-based, 

and publicly supported nonprofit organization that is entirely 

dependent on funds from members, donations, and grants for 

its functions and supports exclusively the United States Army 

Command and General Staff College. 

(8) The Foundation uses funding to provide the Margin 

of Excellence to the programs and activities of the College 

in support of the educational needs of the Nation’s field grade 

officer corps, and the faculty and staff attendant thereto. 

(9) In 2006, the Secretary of the Army accepted the first 

Foundation gift to the College in support of the Command 

and General Staff College. 

(10) The Foundation is actively engaged in the initial stages 

of its first capital campaign to support the Command and 

General Staff College. 

(11) The five 5-Star Generals who attended or taught at 

the Command and General Staff College; include Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Henry ‘‘Hap’’ Arnold, Dwight D. 

Eisenhower, and Omar N. Bradley. 

(12) DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, GENERAL OF THE ARMY.— 

(A) General MacArthur was a distinguished soldier, 

scholar, and strategist who gave 61 years of service to 

his country. 

(B) He commanded the 42d Division in World War 

I, and later served as the Chief of the Army General 

Staff. Prior to retirement, he was the Military Advisor 

to the Commonwealth of the Philippines. 

(C) In 1941, he was recalled to active duty as Commanding General, United States Army Far East. 

(D) He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic 

defense of the Philippines. 

(E) After being ordered to depart the Philippines by 

the President, he inspired the world with his statement, 

‘‘I shall return.’’. 

(F) Forces under his command defeated those of the 

Empire of Japan. 

(G) After accepting the Japanese surrender, he directed 

the highly successful reconstruction of the Japanese nation, 

and served as the first commander of United Nations Forces 

during the Korean War. 

(H) General MacArthur, son of General Arthur MacArthur, spent time as a child at Ft. Leavenworth and 

later in his career, he taught as a Captain in the Field 


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Engineering School, and served as the adjutant, quartermaster, and commanding officer of the 3d Engineer Battalion (later reflagged as the 2d Engineer Battalion). 

(13) GEORGE C. MARSHALL, GENERAL OF THE ARMY.— 

(A) General George C. Marshall entered the Army from 

the Virginia Military Institute in 1902. 

(B) During a long career of public service, he distinguished himself as a leader, tactician, strategist, statesman, and, truly, as the ‘‘Organizer of Victory’’. 

(C) In World War I, he was regarded as one of the 

most talented staff officers in the United States Army. 

(D) After that war, and throughout the many long 

and challenging duties of the interwar years, he was 

appointed United States Army Chief of the General Staff 

in 1939. 

(E) During World War II, he achieved recognition as 

one of America’s greatest military leaders. 

(F) As chief strategist of that global war, he materially 

assisted in directing the Allied Powers to victory. 

(G) In 1947 he was appointed Secretary of State for 

the United States and his outstanding career as a statesman proved equal to his brilliant military career. 

(H) He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his 

conception and implementation of the European Recovery 

Program, and, subsequently, he served as the Secretary 

of Defense for 1 year. 

(I) General Marshall’s service at Ft. Leavenworth 

included graduation from the United States Army School 

of the Line in 1907, the United States Army Staff College 

in 1908, followed by instructor duty at Ft. Leavenworth 

from in 1909 and 1910. 

(14) HENRY H. ARNOLD, GENERAL OF THE ARMY.— 

(A) General ‘‘Hap’’ Arnold is the only officer in the 

history of our country to earn the ranks of General of 

the Army and General of the Air Force. 

(B) General Arnold, a graduate of West Point in 1907, 

received his pilot training in 1911 from the Wright brothers 

in Dayton, Ohio. 

(C) He became one of our Nation’s strongest advocates 

for air power, and personally held numerous records and 

trophies for flying achievements, to include the first 

delivery of United States mail by air. 

(D) Accomplishments in and from the air in the World 

Wars, particularly in World War II, were heavily influenced 

by his genius. 

(E) As a result of General Arnold’s contributions, 

massed air power gave a third dimension to battles of 

World War II, swept the skies of the enemy, and denied 

him mobility on the ground. 

(F) One of General Arnold’s citations reads in part: 

‘‘From conception to execution, General Arnold’s leadership 

guided the mightiest air force in history’’. 

(G) General Arnold’s service at Ft. Leavenworth was 

as a student at the Command and General Staff College, 

1928–1929. 

(15) DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, GENERAL OF THE ARMY.— 


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(A) General Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1915, began 

a career of distinguished public service reaching the highest 

positions of military and civil leadership in the United 

States. 

(B) During World War II, as Commander in Chief, 

Allied Expeditionary Force, he led the invasion of North 

Africa and defeated the German force on that continent. 

(C) In 1944, as Supreme Allied Commander, Allied 

Expeditionary Force, he was instructed: ‘‘You will enter 

the continent of Europe, and, in conjunction with other 

United Nations, undertake operations aimed at the heart 

of Germany and the destruction of her armed forces’’. 

(D) In accomplishing this mission, he commanded the 

largest combination of land, sea and air forces in history. 

(E) Following World War II, he was instrumental in 

the development of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

(F) After his brilliant military career he was elected 

34th President of the United States. 

(G) His service at Ft. Leavenworth was 1917–1918 

as a tactical instructor officer for a course for lieutenants 

and in 1925–1926 as a student at the Command and General Staff College from which he was the honor graduate 

of his class. 

(16) OMAR N. BRADLEY, GENERAL OF THE ARMY.— 

(A) Throughout his distinguished military career, General Omar N. Bradley was recognized as an exceptional 

leader, tactician, and educator. 

(B) As Commandant of the Infantry School, he developed the officer candidate program through which more 

than 45,000 combat leaders of World War II were commissioned. 

(C) During the war, he successfully commanded a division, corps, army, and army group. While commanding 

II Corps, he was instrumental in defeating German forces 

in North Africa and Sicily. 

(D) His successful career as a field commander reached 

a peak when, as commander of the 12th Army Group, 

he greatly assisted in the liberation of Europe. 

(E) This group contained the largest number of American to ever serve under one commander. He became the 

Army Chief of Staff in 1948 and the first Chairman of 

the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1949. 

(F) General Bradley’s service at Ft. Leavenworth was 

as a student at the Command and General Staff College, 

1928–1929. 

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

(a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration of the 5- 

Star Generals attendance and graduation from the Command and 

General Staff College, and notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, 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 100,000 $5 coins, which 

shall— 

(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

(B) have diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy. 


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(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 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. 

(3) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more than 750,000 

half dollar 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 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. DESIGN OF COINS. 

(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

this Act shall include the portraits of Generals George C. Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry ‘‘Hap’’ 

Arnold and Omar N. Bradley. 

(2) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin minted 

under this Act there shall be— 

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

(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2013’’; and 

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

Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus 

Unum’’. 

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

Act shall— 

(1) be selected by the Secretary after consultation with 

the Command and General Staff College Foundation, and the 

Commission of Fine Arts; and 

(2) be 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 FACILITIES.—For each of the three coins minted under 

this Act, at least one facility will be used to strike proof quality 

coins, while at least one other facility will be used to strike the 

uncirculated quality coins. 

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

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

on January 1, 2013. 

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 

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(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 minted under this Act 

shall include a surcharge as follows: 

(1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 

(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 

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

(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) 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 Command and General Staff College Foundation to help finance its support of the Command and General 

Staff College. 

(c) AUDITS.—The Command and General Staff College 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 

by the Foundation 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 

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. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the 


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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1177: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 

May 19, 20, considered and passed House. 

Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate. 

Æ 

Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 

Approved October 8, 2010. 


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