PUBLIC LAW 111–86—OCT. 29, 2009 123 STAT. 2881 

Public Law 111–86 

111th Congress 

An Act 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 

centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 

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 ‘‘Girl Scouts USA Centennial 

Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress find as follows: 

(1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is 

the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls 

where they build character and skills for success in the real 

world. 

(2) In 1911, Juliette Gordon Low met Sir Robert BadenPowell, a war hero and the founder of the Boy Scouts. 

(3) With Baden-Powell’s help and encouragement, Juliette 

Gordon Low made plans to start a similar association for American girls. 

(4) On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low organized 

the first 2 Girl Scout Troops in Savannah, Georgia consisting 

of 18 members. 

(5) Low devoted the next 15 years of her life to building 

the organization, which would become the largest voluntary 

association for women and girls in the United States. 

(6) Low drafted the Girl Scout laws, supervised the writing 

of the first handbook in 1913, and provided most of the financial 

support for the organization during its early years. 

(7) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America was 

chartered by the United States Congress in 1950 in title 36, 

United States Code. 

(8) Today there are more than 3,700,000 members in 

236,000 troops throughout the United States and United States 

territories. 

(9) Through membership in the World Association of Girl 

Guides and Girl Scouts, Girls Scouts of the United States 

of America is part of a worldwide family of 10,000,000 girls 

and adults in 145 countries. 

(10) More than 50,000,000 American women enjoyed Girl 

Scouting during their childhood—and that number continues 

to grow as Girl Scouts of the United States of America continues 

to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere. 

Girl Scouts 

USA Centennial 

Commemorative 

Coin Act. 

31 USC 5112 

note. 

Oct. 29, 2009 

[H.R. 621] 


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123 STAT. 2882 PUBLIC LAW 111–86—OCT. 29, 2009 

(11) March 12, 2012 will mark the 100th Anniversary of 

the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 

in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue 

not more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial 

of the Girl Scouts of the USA, each of which shall— 

(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. 

(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 be emblematic of the centennial of the Girl 

Scouts of the United States of America. 

(2) DESIGNATION 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 ‘‘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 be— 

(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 

Girl Scouts of the United States of America and 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.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Only 1 facility of the United States Mint 

may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted 

under this Act. 

(2) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINT AT WEST POINT, NEW

YORK.—It is the sense of the Congress that the coins minted 

under this Act should be struck at the United States Mint 

at West Point, New York, to the greatest extent possible. 

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

this Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 

2013. 


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PUBLIC LAW 111–86—OCT. 29, 2009 123 STAT. 2883 

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 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 $10 per 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 paid to the Girl Scouts 

of the United States of America to be made available for Girl 

Scout program development and delivery. 

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

shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents, 

and other data of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America 

as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid 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 

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. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

(a) CONTINUED ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN COMMEMORATIVE COINS

MINTED IN 2009.—Notwithstanding sections 303 and 304 of the 

Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 (31 U.S.C. 5112 note), the Secretary 

of the Treasury may continue to issue numismatic items that contain 1-cent coins minted in 2009 after December 31, 2009, until 

not later than June 30, 2010. 

(b) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Section 7 of the Jamestown 

400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 (31 U.S.C. 

5112 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘in equal shares’’ 

and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 

‘‘in the proportion specified to the following organizations for 

the purposes described in such subparagraph: 


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123 STAT. 2884 PUBLIC LAW 111–86—OCT. 29, 2009 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 621: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009): 

Oct. 13, considered and passed House. 

Oct. 19, considered and passed Senate. 

Æ 

‘‘(i) 2/3 to the Association for the Preservation of 

Virginia Antiquities. 

‘‘(ii) 1/3 to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation 

of the Commonwealth of Virginia.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, the Secretary of the 

Interior,’’. 

Approved October 29, 2009. 


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