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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4135

To authorize the minting of coins to commemorate the 175th anniversary

of the founding of the United States Botanic Garden.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 24, 1994

Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. ROEMER, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut,

Mr. MURPHY, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. WHEAT, and Mr. DARDEN)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

A BILL

To authorize the minting of coins to commemorate the 175th

anniversary of the founding of the United States Botanic

Garden.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Botanic

5 Garden Commemorative Coin Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

7 (a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—

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

9 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
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1 shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1

2 coins, which shall weigh 26.73 grams, have a diame3 ter of 1.500 inches, and contain 90 percent silver

4 and 10 percent copper.

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

6 under this Act shall be a rose, the national floral

7 emblem, and a frontal view of the French facade of

8 the United States Botanic Garden. On each coin

9 there shall be a designation of the value of the coin,

10 an inscription of the year ‘‘1995’’, and inscriptions

11 of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We Trust’’,

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

13 Unum’’.

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

15 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of

16 title 31, United States Code.

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

18 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted

19 under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

20 SEC. 3. SOURCE OF BULLION.

21 The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted

22 under this Act only from stockpiles established under the

23 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
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1 SEC. 4. SELECTION OF DESIGN.

2 The design for the coins minted under this Act shall

3 be—

4 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation

5 with the National Fund for the United States Bo6 tanic Garden and the Commission of Fine Arts; and

7 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative

8 Coin Advisory Committee.

9 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

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

11 Act may be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.

12 (b) MINT FACILITY.—Not more than 1 facility of the

13 United States Mint may be used to strike any particular

14 quality of the coins minted under this Act.

15 (c) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue

16 coins minted under this Act during the period beginning

17 on January 1, 1995, and ending on December 31, 1995.

18 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

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

20 Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the

21 sum of the face value of the coins, the surcharge provided

22 in subsection (d) with respect to such coins, and the cost

23 of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, mate24 rials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, market25 ing, and shipping).
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1 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk

2 sales available at a reasonable discount.

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

4 prepaid orders for the coins authorized under this Act

5 prior to the issuance of such coins. Sales under this sub6 section shall be at a reasonable discount.

7 (d) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales shall include

8 a surcharge of $10 per coin.

9 SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA10 TIONS.

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

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

13 contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods

14 and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of

15 this Act.

16 (b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Sub17 section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con18 tract under the authority of this Act from complying with

19 any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

20 SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

21 All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale

22 of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by

23 the Secretary to the National Fund for the United States

24 Botanic Garden.
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1 SEC. 9. AUDITS.

2 The Comptroller General of the United States shall

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

4 and other data of the National Fund for the United States

5 Botanic Garden as may be related to the expenditures of

6 amounts paid under section 8.

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