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Whereas, in the 2008 Summer Olympic 

Games, the United States demonstrated its 

continued preeminence in team sports, with 

the men’s and women’s basketball teams, the 

men’s volleyball team, the women’s soccer 

team, and the men’s and women’s 4x400- 

meter relay teams winning gold medals; 

Whereas more than 200 athletes from the 

United States competed in 18 sports on behalf of the United States in the 2008 Summer 

Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, from 

September 6 to September 17, 2008; 

Whereas the United States Paralympic 

Team earned 99 medals, including 36 gold 

medals, reminding the world that physical 

challenges are no limit to human achievement; 

Whereas United States Army First Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell, who lost her left 

leg to a roadside bomb in Baghdad in 2004, 

became the first veteran of the war in Iraq to 

compete in the Paralympic Games when she 

swam in the women’s 100-meter butterfly, 

100-meter freestyle, and 400-meter freestyle; 

Whereas the people of the United States 

stand united in respect and admiration for 

the members of the United States Olympic 

and Paralympic Teams, and the Teams’ athletic accomplishments, sportsmanship, and 

dedication to excellence; 

Whereas the many accomplishments of the 

United States Olympic and Paralympic 

Teams would not have been possible without 

the hard work and dedication of many others, including the United States Olympic 

Committee and the many administrators, 

coaches, and family members who provided 

critical support for the athletes; 

Whereas the Olympic movement celebrates 

competition, fair play, and the pursuit of 

dreams; 

Whereas the United States and, in particular, the city of Chicago, Illinois, celebrate those same ideals; and 

Whereas Chicago has never hosted the 

Olympic and Paralympic Games: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) extends congratulations for a job well 

done to all members of the United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Teams and to everyone who supported the Teams’ efforts at 

the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic 

Games; and 

(2) encourages the International Olympic 

Committee to choose Chicago, Illinois, as 

the site of the 2016 Summer Olympic and 

Paralympic Games and offers support and cooperation in ensuring successful Olympic and 

Paralympic Games in Chicago in 2016. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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UNITED STATES ARMY COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT OF 2008 

Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Committee on Financial Services be discharged from further consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 5714) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 

recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army 

in 1775, to honor the American soldier 

of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its 

role in American society, from the Colonial period to today, and ask for its 

immediate consideration in the House. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Missouri? 

There was no objection. 

The text of the bill is as follows: 

H.R. 5714 

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 ‘‘United 

States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 

2008’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds that— 

(1) the United States Army, founded in 

1775, has served this country well for over 230 

years; 

(2) the United States Army has played a 

decisive role in protecting and defending 

freedom throughout the history of the 

United States, from the Colonial period to 

today, in wartime and in peace, and has consistently answered the call to serve the 

American people at home and abroad since 

the Revolutionary War; 

(3) the sacrifice of the American soldier, of 

all ranks, since the earliest days of the Republic has been immense and is deserving of 

the unique recognition bestowed by commemorative coinage; 

(4) the Army, the Nation’s oldest and largest military service, is the only service 

branch that currently does not have a comprehensive national museum celebrating, 

preserving, and displaying its heritage and 

honoring its veterans; 

(5) the National Museum of the United 

States Army will be— 

(A) the Army’s only service-wide, national 

museum honoring all soldiers, of all ranks, 

in all branches since 1775; and 

(B) located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 

across the Potomac River from the Nation’s 

Capitol, a 10-minute drive from Mount 

Vernon, the home of the Army’s first Commander-in-Chief, and astride the Civil War’s 

decisive Washington-Richmond corridor; 

(6) the Army Historical Foundation (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’), founded in 1983— 

(A) is dedicated to preserving the history 

and heritage of the American soldier; and 

(B) seeks to educate future Americans to 

fully appreciate the sacrifices that generations of American soldiers have made to 

safeguard the freedoms of this Nation; 

(7) the completion and opening to the public of the National Museum of the United 

States Army will immeasurably help in fulfilling that mission; 

(8) the Foundation is a nongovernmental, 

member-based, and publicly supported nonprofit organization that is dependent on 

funds from members, donations, and grants 

for support; 

(9) the Foundation uses such support to 

help create the National Museum of the 

United States Army, refurbish historical 

Army buildings, acquire and conserve Army 

historical art and artifacts, support Army 

history educational programs, for research, 

and publication of historical materials on 

the American soldier, and to provide support 

and counsel to private and governmental organizations committed to the same goals as 

the Foundation; 

(10) in 2000, the Secretary of the Army designated the Foundation as its primary partner in the building of the National Museum 

of the United States Army; and 

(11) the Foundation is actively engaged in 

executing a major capital campaign to support the National Museum of the United 

States Army. 

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

(a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and 

celebration of the founding of the United 

States Army in 1775, 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 a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 

alloy. 

(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 be emblematic 

of the traditions, history, and heritage of the 

United States Army, and its role in American society from the Colonial period to 

today. 

(2) DESIGNATIONS 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 ‘‘2011’’; 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) contain motifs that specifically honor 

the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, such designs to be consistent with the traditions 

and heritage of the United States Army, the 

mission and goals of the National Museum of 

the United States Army, and the missions 

and goals of the Foundation; 

(2) be selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of the Army, 

the Foundation, and the Commission of Fine 

Arts; and 

(3) 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 3 

coins minted under this Act, at least 1 facility of the United States Mint shall be used 

to strike proof quality coins, while at least 1 

other such facility shall 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, 2011. 

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 to such coins; and 


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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 Foundation to help finance the National Museum 

of the United States Army. 

(c) AUDITS.—The 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). 

AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SKELTON

Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I have 

an amendment at the desk. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Amendment offered by Mr. SKELTON: 

At the end of the bill insert the following 

new subsection: 

(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. 

The amendment was agreed to. 

The bill was ordered to be engrossed 

and read a third time, was read the 

third time, and passed, and a motion to 

reconsider was laid on the table. 

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FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE 

SENATE 

A further message from the Senate 

by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has agreed to 

without amendment a concurrent resolution of the House of the following 

title: 

H. Con. Res. 442. Concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to correct the enrollment of the bill S. 3001. 

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COMMUNICATION FROM DISTRICT 

DIRECTOR, THE HONORABLE 

WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, MEMBER OF CONGRESS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from Stephanie R. Butler, District Director, the Honorable WILLIAM

J. JEFFERSON, Member of Congress: 

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, October 1, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker, House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: This is to notify 

you formally, pursuant to rule VIII of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives, that I 

have been served with a subpoena, issued in 

the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, for testimony in a criminal 

case. 

After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with 

the precedents and privileges of the House. 

Sincerely, 

STEPHANIE R. BUTLER, 

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District Director. 

COMMUNICATION FROM CONGRESSIONAL AIDE, THE HONORABLE 

WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, MEMBER OF CONGRESS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from Ericka Edwards-Jones, 

Congressional Aide, the Honorable WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Member of Congress: 

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, October 1, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker, House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: This is to notify 

you formally, pursuant to rule VIII of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives, that I 

have been served with a subpoena, issued in 

the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, for testimony in a criminal 

case. 

After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with 

the precedents and privileges of the House. 

Sincerely, 

ERICKA EDWARDS-JONES, 

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Congressional Aide. 

COMMUNICATION FROM LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, THE HONORABLE WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, 

MEMBER OF CONGRESS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from Angelle Kwemo, Legislative Director, the Honorable WILLIAM

J. JEFFERSON, Member of Congress: 

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, October 1, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker, House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: This is to notify 

you formally, pursuant to rule VIII of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives, that I 

have been served with a subpoena, issued in 

the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, for testimony in a criminal 

case. 

After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with 

the precedents and privileges of the House. 

Sincerely, 

ANGELLE KWEMO, 

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Legislative Director. 

COMMUNICATION FROM ACTING 

CHIEF OF STAFF, THE HONORABLE WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, 

MEMBER OF CONGRESS 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from Roberta Y. Hopkins, Acting Chief of Staff, the Honorable WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Member of Congress: 

OCTOBER 1, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker, House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: This is to notify 

you formally, pursuant to rule VIII of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives, that I 

have been served with a subpoena, issued in 

the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, for testimony in a criminal 

case. 

After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with 

the precedents and privileges of the House. 

Sincerely, 

ROBERTA Y. HOPKINS, 

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Acting Chief of Staff. 

THE POLITICS OF FEAR WON THE 

DAY 

(Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, the politics of 

fear has won the day. The Secretary of 

Treasury has in essence told the country, ‘‘Give me money and give it to me 

by the close of the business day or the 

country is going into the financial 

abyss.’’ 

His fear tactics have caused the 

stock markets to tumble, and by putting a financial shotgun to the head of 

America, he has collected a $700 billion 

ransom to pay for the financial mistakes of Wall Street. There are two 

problems: we still don’t know what he’s 

going to do with America’s money; and 

second, those who caused this mess are 

the ones who will profit from their bad 

gambling debts. 

These Wall Street elites are free market capitalists until they start making 

mistakes, and rather than pay, they arrogantly expect Americans who did 

nothing wrong to pay the cost. 

Well, I didn’t come to Congress to 

sell out to Wall Street and let Americans be ripped off by intimidation tactics. Americans should not be expected 

to pay for the sins of the Wall Street 

money barons. 

But the bill that passed today benefits a few in New York City; it raises 

taxes; there is no assurance it will even 

solve the problem; and the good old 

American patriot is left holding the 

bag because of the politics of fear. 

And that’s just the way it is. 


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