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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1177 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2009 

Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. TIAHRT, and Mr. 

MORAN of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘5-Star Generals Com3 memorative Coin Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 The Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The United States Army Command and 

7 General Staff College, founded in 1881, has in its 

8 many evolutionary forms, served this country con9 sistently and well for 127 years. 

10 (2) The Command and General Staff College 

11 has played a decisive role in the education and train12 ing of officers, particularly in their field grade years 

13 of service, in times of war and peace, since its estab14 lishment. 

15 (3) The Command and General Staff College 

16 has had a salutatory effect on many fields of battle 

17 by providing its officer student bodies the necessary 

18 skills of battle management, leadership development, 

19 and the most modern and effective command and 

20 staff action procedures, all of which have been key 

21 to this Nations’ success in its many conflicts which, 

22 thereby, have preserved its freedoms and way of life. 

23 (4) The Command and General Staff College, 

24 the Nations’ oldest military staff college, does not 

25 have a commemorative coin cast in celebrating its 

26 long and honorable history, displaying its heritage, 


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1 and serving as a reminder to the holder of such 

2 coins the service to the Nation its graduates have 

3 provided in war and peace. 

4 (5) The United States Army Command and 

5 General Staff College is the Nation’s largest and 

6 oldest military staff college, continuing to educate 

7 officers from all United States branches of military 

8 services, select members of our civil government, and 

9 officers from many friendly and allied nations from 

10 around the globe. Located in the middle of the 

11 American heartland, will continue to serve as a bea12 con of light to the proposition of intellectual curi13 osity and professional military excellence in the de14 velopment of its students, and serve as a link to 

15 American citizenry grateful for the sacrifices, some 

16 in the fullest measure of duty and devotion to the 

17 Nation, made by the graduates of its Command and 

18 Staff College. 

19 (6) The Command and General Staff College 

20 Foundation, Inc. (in this Act referred to as the 

21 ‘‘Foundation’’) is dedicated to promoting excellence 

22 in the faculty and students of the United States 

23 Army Command and General Staff College. Seeking 

24 new ways to educate and remind our citizens regard25 ing the capable and selfless service of our military 


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1 officers, and to imbue in them a sense of pride in 

2 those who bear the burden of military leadership in 

3 our Nation’s wars and in times of peace. 

4 (7) The Foundation is a nongovernmental, 

5 member-based, and publicly supported nonprofit or6 ganization that is entirely dependent on funds from 

7 members, donations, and grants for its functions 

8 and supports exclusively the United States Army 

9 Command and General Staff College. 

10 (8) The Foundation uses funding to provide the 

11 Margin of Excellence to the programs and activities 

12 of the College in support of the educational needs of 

13 the Nation’s field grade officer corps, and the fac14 ulty and staff attendant thereto. 

15 (9) In 2006, the Secretary of the Army accept16 ed the first Foundation gift to the College in support 

17 of the Command and General Staff College. 

18 (10) The Foundation is actively engaged in the 

19 initial stages of its first capital campaign to support 

20 the Command and General Staff College. 

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

22 taught at the Command and General Staff College; 

23 include Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, 

24 Henry ‘‘Hap’’ Arnold, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and 

25 Omar N. Bradley. 


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1 (12) DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, GENERAL OF THE

2 ARMY.— 

3 (A) General MacArthur was a distin4 guished soldier, scholar, and strategist who 

5 gave sixty-one years of service to his country. 

6 (B) He commanded the 42d Division in 

7 World War I, and later served as the Chief of 

8 the Army General Staff. Prior to retirement, he 

9 was the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth 

10 of the Philippines. 

11 (C) In 1941, he was recalled to active duty 

12 as Commanding General, United States Army 

13 Far East. 

14 (D) He was awarded the Medal of Honor 

15 for his heroic defense of the Philippines. 

16 (E) After being ordered to depart the Phil17 ippines by the President, he inspired the world 

18 with his statement, ‘‘I shall return.’’. 

19 (F) Forces under his command defeated 

20 those of the Empire of Japan. 

21 (G) After accepting the Japanese sur22 render, he directed the highly successful recon23 struction of the Japanese nation, and served as 

24 the first commander of United Nations Forces 

25 during the Korean War. 


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1 (H) General MacArthur, son of General 

2 Arthur MacArthur, spent time as a child at Ft. 

3 Leavenworth and later in his career, he taught 

4 as a Captain in the Field Engineering School, 

5 and served as the adjutant, quartermaster, and 

6 commanding officer of the 3d Engineer Bat7 talion (later reflagged as the 2d Engineer Bat8 talion). 

9 (13) GEORGE C. MARSHALL, GENERAL OF THE

10 ARMY.— 

11 (A) General George C. Marshall entered 

12 the Army from the Virginia Military Institute 

13 in 1902. 

14 (B) During a long career of public service, 

15 he distinguished himself as a leader, tactician, 

16 strategist, statesman, and, truly, as the ‘‘Orga17 nizer of Victory.’’ 

18 (C) In World War I, he was regarded as 

19 one of the most talented staff officers in the 

20 United States Army. 

21 (D) After that war, and throughout the 

22 many long and challenging duties of the 

23 interwar years, he was appointed United States 

24 Army Chief of the General Staff in 1939. 


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1 (E) During World War II, he achieved rec2 ognition as one of America’s greatest military 

3 leaders. 

4 (F) As chief strategist of that global war, 

5 he materially assisted in directing the Allied 

6 Powers to victory. 

7 (G) In 1947 he was appointed Secretary of 

8 State for the United States and his outstanding 

9 career as a statesman proved equal to his bril10 liant military career. 

11 (H) He was awarded the Nobel Peace 

12 Prize for his conception and implementation of 

13 the European Recovery Program, and, subse14 quently, he served as the Secretary of Defense 

15 for 1 year. 

16 (I) General Marshall’s service at Ft. Leav17 enworth included graduation from the United 

18 States Army School of the Line in 1907, the 

19 United States Army Staff College in 1908, fol20 lowed by instructor duty at Ft. Leavenworth 

21 from in 1909 and 1910. 

22 (14) HENRY H. ARNOLD, GENERAL OF THE

23 ARMY.— 

24 (A) General ‘‘Hap’’ Arnold is the only offi25 cer in the history of our country to earn the 


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1 ranks of General of the Army and General of 

2 the Air Force. 

3 (B) General Arnold, a graduate of West 

4 Point in 1907, received his pilot training in 

5 1911 from the Wright brothers in Dayton, 

6 Ohio. 

7 (C) He became one of our Nation’s strong8 est advocates for air power, and personally held 

9 numerous records and trophies for flying 

10 achievements, to include the first delivery of 

11 United States mail by air. 

12 (D) Accomplishments in and from the air 

13 in the World Wars, particularly in World War 

14 II, were heavily influenced by his genius. 

15 (E) As a result of General Arnold’s con16 tributions, massed air power gave a third di17 mension to battles of World War II, swept the 

18 skies of the enemy, and denied him mobility on 

19 the ground. 

20 (F) One of General Arnold’s citations 

21 reads in part: ‘‘From conception to execution, 

22 General Arnold’s leadership guided the mighti23 est air force in history.’’ 


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1 (G) General Arnold’s service at Ft. Leav2 enworth was as a student at the Command and 

3 General Staff College, 1928–1929. 

4 (15) DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, GENERAL OF

5 THE ARMY.— 

6 (A) General Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 

7 1915, began a career of distinguished public 

8 service reaching the highest positions of mili9 tary and civil leadership in the United States. 

10 (B) During World War II, as Commander 

11 in Chief, Allied Expeditionary Force, he led the 

12 invasion of North Africa and defeated the Ger13 man force on that continent. 

14 (C) In 1944, as Supreme Allied Com15 mander, Allied Expeditionary Force, he was in16 structed: ‘‘You will enter the continent of Eu17 rope, and, in conjunction with other United Na18 tions, undertake operations aimed at the heart 

19 of Germany and the destruction of her armed 

20 forces.’’ 

21 (D) In accomplishing this mission, he com22 manded the largest combination of land, sea 

23 and air forces in history. 


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1 (E) Following World War II, he was in2 strumental in the development of the North At3 lantic Treaty Organization. 

4 (F) After his brilliant military career he 

5 was elected 34th President of the United 

6 States. 

7 (G) His service at Ft. Leavenworth was 

8 1917–1918 as a tactical instructor officer for a 

9 course for lieutenants and in 1925–1926 as a 

10 student at the Command and General Staff 

11 College from which he was the honor graduate 

12 of his class. 

13 (16) OMAR N. BRADLEY, GENERAL OF THE

14 ARMY.— 

15 (A) Throughout his distinguished military 

16 career, General Omar N. Bradley was recog17 nized as an exceptional leader, tactician, and 

18 educator. 

19 (B) As Commandant of the Infantry 

20 School, he developed the officer candidate pro21 gram through which more than 45,000 combat 

22 leaders of World War II were commissioned. 

23 (C) During the war, he successfully com24 manded a division, corps, army, and army 

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1 strumental in defeating German forces in North 

2 Africa and Sicily. 

3 (D) His successful career as a field com4 mander reached a peak when, as commander of 

5 the 12th Army Group, he greatly assisted in the 

6 liberation of Europe. 

7 (E) This group contained the largest num8 ber of American to ever serve under one com9 mander. He became the Army Chief of Staff in 

10 1948 and the first Chairman of the Joint 

11 Chiefs of Staff in 1949. 

12 (F) General Bradley’s service at Ft. Leav13 enworth was as a student at the Command and 

14 General Staff College, 1928–1929. 

15 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

16 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 

17 of the 5-Star Generals attendance and graduation from 

18 the Command and General Staff College, and notwith19 standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 

20 Treasury (hereafter in this act referred to as the ‘‘Sec21 retary’’) shall mint and issue the following coins: 

22 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 

23 $5 coins, which shall— 

24 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

25 (B) have diameter of 0.850 inches; and 


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1 (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 

2 alloy. 

3 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 

4 $1 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 (3) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 

10 than 750,000 half dollar coins which shall— 

11 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

12 (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 

13 (C) be minted to the specifications for half 

14 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

15 31, United States Code. 

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

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

18 title 31, United States Code. 

19 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 

20 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

21 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis22 matic items. 

23 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

24 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 


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

2 minted under this Act shall include the portraits of 

3 Generals George C. Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, 

4 Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry ‘‘Hap’’ Arnold and 

5 Omar N. Bradley. 

6 (2) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

7 each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 

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

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

10 (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

11 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer12 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

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

14 under this Act shall— 

15 (1) be selected by the Secretary after consulta16 tion with the Command and General Staff College 

17 Foundation, and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 

18 (2) be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advi19 sory Committee. 

20 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

22 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

23 (b) MINT FACILITIES.—For each of the three coins 

24 minted under this Act, at least one facility will be used 


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1 to strike proof quality coins, while at least one other facil2 ity will be used to strike the uncirculated quality coins. 

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

4 issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 

5 period beginning on January 1, 2013. 

6 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

7 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 

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

9 of— 

10 (1) the face value of the coins; 

11 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 

12 respect to such coins; and 

13 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 

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

15 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

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

17 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 

18 discount. 

19 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

21 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

22 before the issuance of such coins. 

23 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre24 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea25 sonable discount. 


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1 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 

3 this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 

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

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

6 (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dol7 lar coin. 

8 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 

9 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 

10 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 

11 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Command 

12 and General Staff College Foundation to help finance their 

13 support of the Command and General Staff College. 

14 (c) AUDITS.—The Command and General Staff Col15 lege Foundation shall be subject to the audit requirements 

16 of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with 

17 regard to the amounts received by the Foundation under 

18 subsection (b). 

19 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection(a), no 

20 surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

21 under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 

22 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

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1 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec2 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 

3 this subsection. 

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