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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H.R. 3616

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 23, 1993

Received

AN ACT

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins

in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth

of Thomas Jefferson, Americans who have been prisoners

of war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion

of the 10th anniversary of the Memorial, and the Women

in Military Service for America Memorial, and for other

purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 TITLE I—THOMAS JEFFERSON

4 COMMEMORATIVE COIN

5 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Jefferson Commemo7 rative Coin Act of 1993’’.

8 SEC. 102. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

9 (a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—
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1 (1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury

2 (hereafter in this title referred to as the ‘‘Sec3 retary’’) shall issue not more than 600,000 one-dol4 lar coins, which shall—

5 (A) weigh 26.73 grams;

6 (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and

7 (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per8 cent copper.

9 (2) DESIGN.—The design of the coins issued

10 under this title shall be emblematic of a profile of

11 Thomas Jefferson and a frontal view of his home

12 Monticello. On each coin there shall be a designation

13 of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year

14 ‘‘1993’’, and inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,

15 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’,

16 and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.

17 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this

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

19 title 31, United States Code.

20 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section

21 5132(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, all coins mint22 ed under this title shall be considered to be numismatic

23 items.
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1 SEC. 103. SOURCES OF BULLION.

2 The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted

3 under this title only from stockpiles established under the

4 Strategic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act.

5 SEC. 104. SELECTION OF DESIGN.

6 Subject to section 102(a)(2), the design for the coins

7 authorized by this title shall be—

8 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation

9 with the Executive Director of the Thomas Jefferson

10 Memorial Foundation and the Commission of Fine

11 Arts; and

12 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative

13 Advisory Committee.

14 SEC. 105. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

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

16 title shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.

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

18 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality

19 of the coins minted under this title.

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

21 issue coins minted under this title during the period begin22 ning on May 1, 1994, and ending on April 30, 1995.

23 SEC. 106. SALE OF COINS.

24 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins authorized under this

25 title shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the

26 sum of the face value of the coins, the surcharge provided
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1 in subsection (c) with respect to such coins, and the cost

2 of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, mate3 rials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, market4 ing, and shipping).

5 (b) PREPAID ORDERS.—The Secretary shall accept

6 prepaid orders for the coins authorized under this title

7 prior to the issuance of such coins. Sale prices with respect

8 to such prepaid orders shall be at a reasonable discount.

9 (c) SURCHARGES.—All sales shall include a surcharge

10 of $10 per coin.

11 SEC. 107. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA12 TIONS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

14 (b), no provision of law governing procurement or public

15 contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods

16 and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of

17 this title.

18 (b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Sub19 section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con20 tract under the authority of this title from complying with

21 any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

22 SEC. 108. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

23 All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale

24 of coins issued under this title shall be promptly paid by

25 the Secretary—
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1 (1) in the case of surcharges received in connec2 tion with the sale of the first 500,000 coins issued,

3 to the Jefferson Endowment Fund, to be used—

4 (A) to establish and maintain an endow5 ment to be a permanent source of support for

6 Monticello and its historic furnishings; and

7 (B) for the Jefferson Endowment Fund’s

8 educational programs, including the Inter9 national Center for Jefferson Studies; and

10 (2) in the case of surcharges received in connec11 tion with the sale of all other such coins, to the Cor12 poration for Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, to be used

13 for the restoration and maintenance of Poplar

14 Forest.

15 SEC. 109. AUDITS.

16 The Comptroller General of the United States shall

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

18 and other data of the entities specified in section 108, as

19 may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under

20 section 108.

21 SEC. 110. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

22 (a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Sec23 retary shall take such actions as may be necessary to en24 sure that minting and issuing coins under this title will
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1 not result in any net cost to the United States Govern2 ment.

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

4 under this title unless the Secretary has received—

5 (1) full payment for the coin;

6 (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to in7 demnify the United States for full payment; or

8 (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to

9 the Secretary from a depository institution whose

10 deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insur11 ance Corporation or the National Credit Union Ad12 ministration Board.

13 TITLE II—U.S. VETERANS

14 COMMEMORATIVE COINS

15 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Veter17 ans Commemorative Coin Act of 1993’’.

18 SEC. 202. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

19 (a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—

20 (1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury

21 (hereafter in this title referred to as the ‘‘Sec22 retary’’) shall issue one-dollar coins of 3 different

23 designs, which shall—

24 (A) weigh 26.73 grams;

25 (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
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1 (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per2 cent copper.

3 (2) DESIGNATION OF VALUE AND INSCRIP4 TIONS.—On each coin there shall be a designation of

5 the value of the coin, an inscription of the year

6 ‘‘1994’’, and inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,

7 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’,

8 and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.

9 (3) DESIGN OF 3 COINS.—

10 (A) PRISONER-OF-WAR COMMEMORATIVE

11 COIN.—1 type of coin issued under this title

12 shall be a prisoner-of-war commemorative coin

13 the design of which shall be emblematic of the

14 experience of Americans who have been pris15 oners-of-war.

16 (B) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL COM17 MEMORATIVE COIN.—1 type of coin issued

18 under this title shall be a Vietnam Veterans

19 Memorial commemorative coin the design of

20 which shall be emblematic of the Vietnam Vet21 erans Memorial.

22 (C) WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR

23 AMERICA MEMORIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN.—1

24 type of coin issued under this title shall be

25 Women in Military Service for America Memo-
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1 rial commemorative coin the design of which

2 shall be symbolic of women’s service in the

3 Armed Forces of the United States.

4 (4) MAXIMUM NUMBER FOR COINS OF EACH

5 DESIGN.—The Secretary shall issue no more than

6 500,000 coins of each design.

7 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this

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

9 title 31, United States Code.

10 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section

11 5132(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, all coins mint12 ed under this title shall be considered to be numismatic

13 items.

14 SEC. 203. SOURCES OF BULLION.

15 The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted

16 under this title only from stockpiles established under the

17 Strategic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act.

18 SEC. 204. SELECTION OF DESIGN.

19 Subject to section 202(a)(3), the design for the coins

20 authorized by this title shall be—

21 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation

22 with the Commission of Fine Arts and—

23 (A) in the case of the coin described in sec24 tion 202(a)(3)(B), the Vietnam Veterans Me25 morial Fund; and
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1 (B) in the case of the coin described in

2 section 202(a)(3)(C), the Women in Military

3 Service for America Memorial Foundation, In4 corporated; and

5 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative

6 Advisory Committee.

7 SEC. 205. SALE OF COINS.

8 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this title

9 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the face

10 value, plus the cost of designing and issuing such coins

11 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and

12 overhead expenses) and the surcharge provided for in sub13 section (d).

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

15 sales at a reasonable discount.

16 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.—The Secretary shall accept

17 prepaid orders for the coins issued under this title before

18 the issuance of such coins. Sales under this subsection

19 shall be at a reasonable discount to reflect the benefit of

20 prepayment.

21 (d) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins issued under

22 this title shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.

23 SEC. 206. ISSUANCE OF THE COINS.

24 (a) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The coins mint25 ed under this title may be issued beginning May 1, 1994.
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1 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The coins au2 thorized under this title may not be minted after April

3 30, 1995.

4 (c) PROOF AND UNCIRCULATED COINS.—The coins

5 authorized under this title shall be issued in uncirculated

6 and proof qualities.

7 (d) 3-COIN SETS.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other

9 manner and form of sales of coins minted under this

10 title, the Secretary shall make a portion of such

11 coins available for sale in 3-coin sets containing 1 of

12 each of the 3 designs of coins required pursuant to

13 section 202(a)(3).

14 (2) NUMBER OF SETS.—The number of 3-coin

15 sets made available pursuant to paragraph (1) shall

16 be at the discretion of the Secretary.

17 SEC. 207. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA18 TIONS.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

20 (b), no provision of law governing procurement or public

21 contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods

22 and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of

23 this title.

24 (b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Sub25 section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con-
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1 tract under the authority of this title from complying with

2 any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

3 SEC. 208. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

4 (a) PRISONER-OF-WAR COMMEMORATIVE COINS.—

5 Except as provided in subsection (d), an amount equal to

6 the surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of

7 prisoner-of-war commemorative coins described in section

8 202(a)(3)(A) shall be promptly paid by the Secretary in

9 the order that follows:

10 (1) AMOUNTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR

11 CONSTRUCTION OF MUSEUM.—The Secretary of the

12 Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of

13 the Interior the first $3,000,000 of such surcharges

14 for the construction of the Andersonville Prisoner-of15 War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia.

16 (2) AMOUNTS TO BE PAID TO ENDOWMENT

17 FUND.—After payment of the amount required by

18 paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall

19 pay 50 percent of the remaining surcharges to the

20 endowment fund established pursuant to section

21 209(a).

22 (3) AMOUNTS TO BE PAID TO MAINTAIN NA23 TIONAL CEMETERIES.—After payment of the

24 amount required by paragraph (1), the Secretary

25 shall pay 50 percent of the remaining surcharges to
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1 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of

2 maintaining national cemeteries pursuant to chapter

3 24 of title 38, United States Code.

4 (b) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMEMORA5 TIVE COINS.—Except as provided in subsection (d), an

6 amount equal to the surcharges received by the Secretary

7 from the sale of Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemora8 tive coins described in section 202(a)(3)(B) shall be

9 promptly paid by the Secretary to the Vietnam Veterans

10 Memorial Fund to assist the Fund’s efforts to raise an

11 endowment to be a permanent source of support for the

12 repair, maintenance, and addition of names to the Viet13 nam Veterans Memorial.

14 (c) WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA

15 MEMORIAL COMMEMORATIVE COINS.—Except as provided

16 in subsection (d), an amount equal to the surcharges re17 ceived by the Secretary from the sale of Women in Military

18 Service for America Memorial commemorative coins de19 scribed in section 202(a)(3)(C) shall be promptly paid by

20 the Secretary to the Women in Military Service for Amer21 ica Memorial Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of creat22 ing, endowing, and dedicating the Women in Military

23 Service for America Memorial.
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1 (d) SURCHARGES FROM 3-COIN SETS.—In the case

2 of surcharges derived from the sale of 3-coin sets pursuant

3 to section 206(d)—

(1) 1 4 ⁄3 of such amount shall be distributed as

5 provided in subsection (a);

(2) 1 6 ⁄3 shall be distributed as provided in sub7 section (b); and

(3) 1 8 ⁄3 shall be distributed as provided in sub9 section (c).

10 SEC. 209. ANDERSONVILLE PRISONER-OF-WAR MUSEUM EN11 DOWMENT FUND.

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in

13 the Department of the Interior an endowment fund (here14 inafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘fund’’) to be

15 administered by the Secretary of the Interior and to con16 sist of the amounts deposited under subsection (b).

17 (b) DEPOSIT INTO FUND.—

18 (1) DEPOSIT FROM SURCHARGES.—There shall

19 be deposited into the fund such amounts that are

20 paid by the Secretary under section 208(a)(2).

21 (2) INVESTMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte22 rior shall have the authority to invest the portion of

23 the fund that is not, in the determination of such

24 Secretary, required to meet the current needs of the

25 fund, in obligations of the United States or in obli-
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1 gations guaranteed as to the principal and interest

2 by the United States. In making such investments,

3 the Secretary of the Interior shall select obligations

4 having maturities suitable to the needs of the fund.

5 (c) EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary of the Interior

6 may use the amounts deposited in the fund under this title

7 to pay for the maintenance of the Andersonville Prisoner8 of-War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia.

9 SEC. 210. AUDITS.

10 The Comptroller General of the United States shall

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

12 and other data of the entities specified in section 208, as

13 may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under

14 section 208.

15 SEC. 211. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

16 (a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Sec17 retary shall take such actions as may be necessary to en18 sure that minting and issuing coins under this title will

19 not result in any net cost to the United States Govern20 ment.

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

22 under this title unless the Secretary has received—

23 (1) full payment for the coin;

24 (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to in25 demnify the United States for full payment; or
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1 (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to

2 the Secretary from a depository institution whose

3 deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insur4 ance Corporation or the National Credit Union Ad5 ministration Board.

6 TITLE III—REFORM OF COM7 MEMORATIVE COIN PRO8 GRAMS

9 SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS RESOLUTION.

10 (A) FINDINGS.—The Congress hereby makes the fol11 lowing findings:

12 (1) Congress has authorized 18 commemorative

13 coin programs in the 9 years since 1984.

14 (2) There are more meritorious causes, events,

15 and people worthy of commemoration than can be

16 honored with commemorative coinage.

17 (3) Commemorative coin legislation has in18 creased at a pace beyond that which the numismatic

19 community can reasonably be expected to absorb.

20 (4) It is in the interests of all Members of Con21 gress that a policy be established to control the flow

22 of commemorative coin legislation.

23 (b) DECLARATION.—It is the sense of the Congress

24 that the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Af25 fairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee
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1 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate

2 should not report or otherwise clear for consideration by

3 the House of Representatives or the Senate legislation

4 providing for more than 2 commemorative coin programs

5 for any year, unless the committee determines, on the

6 basis of a recommendation by the Citizens Commemora7 tive Coin Advisory Committee, that extraordinary merit

8 exists for an additional commemorative coin program.

9 SEC. 302. REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF COMMEMORATIVE

10 COIN SURCHARGES.

11 (a) QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each person who receives,

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, any sur14 charge derived from the sale of commemorative coins

15 under any Act of Congress shall submit a quarterly

16 financial report to the Director of the United States

17 Mint and the Comptroller General of the United

18 States describing in detail the expenditures made by

19 such person from the proceeds of the surcharge.

20 (2) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—The re21 port under paragraph (1) shall include information

22 on the proportion of the surcharges received during

23 the period covered by the report to the total revenue

24 of such person during such period, expressed as a

25 percentage, and the percentage of total revenue dur-
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1 ing such period which was spent on administrative

2 expenses (including salaries, travel, overhead, and

3 fund raising).

4 (3) DUE DATES.—Quarterly reports under this

5 subsection shall be due at the end of the 30-day pe6 riod beginning on the last day of any calendar quar7 ter during which any surcharge derived from the

8 sale of commemorative coins is received by any per9 son.

10 (b) FINAL REPORT.—Each person who receives, after

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, any surcharge de12 rived from the sale of commemorative coins under any Act

13 of Congress shall submit a final report on the expenditures

14 made by such person from the proceeds of all surcharges

15 received by such person, including information described

16 in subsection (a)(2), before the end of the 1-year period

17 beginning on the last day on which sales of such coins

18 may be made.

19 SEC. 303. GAO REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

20 Before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the

21 last day on which sales of commemorative coins may be

22 made under the Act of Congress which authorized such

23 coins, the Comptroller General of the United States shall

24 submit a financial accounting statement to the Congress

25 on the payment of any surcharges derived from the sale
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1 of such coins and the use and expenditure of the proceeds

2 of such surcharges by any recipient (other than a recipient

3 which is an agency or department of the Federal Govern4 ment) based on the reports filed by such recipient with

5 the Comptroller General in accordance with section 302

6 and any audit of such recipient which is conducted by the

7 Comptroller General with respect to the use and expendi8 ture of such proceeds.

9 TITLE IV—BICENTENNIAL OF

10 THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL

11 COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

12 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Bicentennial of the

14 United States Capitol Commemorative Coin Act’’.

15 SEC. 402. SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS.

16 (a) ONE DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—

17 (1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury

18 hereafter in this Title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’

19 shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 one dol20 lar coins each of which shall—

21 (A) weigh 26.73 grams;

22 (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and

23 (C) be composed of 90 percent silver and

24 10 percent copper.
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1 (2) DESIGN.—The design of the one dollar

2 coins shall, in accordance with section 404, be em3 blematic of the bicentennial of the United States

4 Capitol. Each one dollar coin shall bear a designa5 tion of the value of the coin, an inscription of the

6 year ‘‘1994’’, and inscriptions of the words ‘‘Lib7 erty’’, ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer8 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.

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

10 title shall be legal tender as provided in section 5103 of

11 title 31, United States Code.

12 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section

13 5132(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, all coins mint14 ed under this title shall be considered to be numismatic

15 items.

16 SEC. 403. SOURCES OF BULLION.

17 The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins

18 under this title only from stockpiles established under the

19 Strategic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act.

20 SEC. 404. DESIGN OF COINS.

21 The design for the coin authorized by this title shall

22 be selected by the Secretary after consultation with the

23 Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President

24 pro tempore of the Senate, and the Commission of Fine

25 Arts.
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1 SEC. 405. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

2 (a) ONE DOLLAR COINS.—The one dollar coins mint3 ed under this title may be issued in uncirculated and proof

4 qualities, except that not more than 1 facility of the

5 United States Mint may be used to strike any particular

6 quality.

7 (c) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary

8 may issue the coins minted under this title beginning May

9 1, 1994.

10 (d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Coins may not

11 be minted under this title after April 30, 1995.

12 (e) CONTRACTS.—Any contract to be made by the

13 Secretary involving the promotion, advertising, or market14 ing of any coins authorized under this title shall be valid

15 only upon approval by the United States Capitol Preserva16 tion Commission.

17 SEC. 406. SALE OF COINS.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi19 sion of law, the Secretary shall sell the coins minted under

20 this title at a price equal to the face value, plus the cost

21 of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, mate22 rials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses).

23 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make any

24 bulk sales of the coins minted under this title at a reason25 able discount.
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1 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.—The Secretary shall accept

2 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this title prior

3 to the issuance of such coins. Sale prices with respect to

4 such prepaid orders shall be at a reasonable discount.

5 (d) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins minted under

6 this title shall include a surcharge of $15 per coin.

7 SEC. 407. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

8 (a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Sec9 retary shall take such actions as may be necessary to en10 sure that minting and issuing coins under this title will

11 not result in any net cost to the United States Govern12 ment.

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

14 under this title unless the Secretary has received—

15 (1) full payment for the coin;

16 (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to in17 demnify the United States for full payment; or

18 (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to

19 the Secretary from a depository institution whose

20 deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insur21 ance Corporation or the National Credit Union Ad22 ministration Board.

23 SEC. 408. USE OF SURCHARGES.

24 (a) USE OF SURCHARGES.—All surcharges that are

25 received by the Secretary from the sale of coins minted
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1 under this title shall be deposited in the Capitol Preserva2 tion Fund and be available to the United States Capitol

3 Preservation Commission.

4 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 8(b)(1) of

5 Public Law 100-673 is amended to read as follows:

6 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS ON REIMBURSEMENTS.—No

7 amount received by the Commission from the Cap8 itol Preservation Fund from the sale of coins minted

9 under this Act may be used to pay representational

10 expenses of the Commission.’’.

11 SEC. 409. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA12 TIONS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

14 (b), no provision of law governing procurement or public

15 contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods

16 and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of

17 this title.

18 (b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Sub19 section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con20 tract under the authority of this title from complying with

21 any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

Passed the House of Representatives November 23,

(legislative day, November 22), 1993.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.

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