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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4248 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4248

To repeal the legal tender laws, to prohibit taxation on certain coins 
  and bullion, and to repeal superfluous sections related to coinage.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 9, 2009

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
   Ways and Means and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
To repeal the legal tender laws, to prohibit taxation on certain coins 
  and bullion, and to repeal superfluous sections related to coinage.

    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 ``Free Competition in Currency Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LEGAL TENDER LAWS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5103 of title 31, United States Code 
(relating to legal tender), is hereby repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter I of 
chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 5103 and inserting the following new item:

``5103. [Repealed]''.

SEC. 3. NO TAX ON CERTAIN COINS AND BULLION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) no tax may be imposed on (or with respect to the sale, 
        exchange, or other disposition of) any coin, medal, token, or 
        gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion, whether 
        issued by a State, the United States, a foreign government, or 
        any other person; and
            (2) no State may assess any tax or fee on any currency, or 
        any other monetary instrument, which is used in the transaction 
        of interstate commerce or commerce with a foreign country, and 
        which is subject to the enjoyment of legal tender status under 
        article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on December 31, 
2009, but shall not apply to taxes or fees imposed before such date.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF SUPERFLUOUS SECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking sections 486 (relating to uttering coins of gold, silver, or 
other metal) and 489 (making or possessing likeness of coins).
    (b) Conforming Amendment to Table of Sections.--The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 25 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the items relating to the sections 
stricken by subsection (a).
    (c) Special Rule Concerning Retroactive Effect.--Any prosecution 
under the sections stricken by subsection (a) shall abate upon the 
taking effect of this section. Any previous conviction under those 
sections shall be null and void.
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