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Calendar No. 437

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1952

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

of the founding of the United States Botanic Garden.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 17 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Mr. JOHNSTON (for himself, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. PELL, Mr.

STEVENS, Mr. THURMOND, Mr. WARNER, Mr. GORTON, Mr. SHELBY,

Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. DECONCINI, Mr. BOND, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. REID, Mr.

AKAKA, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOREN, Mrs.

BOXER, Mr. BRADLEY, Mr. BRYAN, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr. BYRD, Mr.

CAMPBELL, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. DODD, Mr.

DOMENICI, Mr. D’AMATO, Mr. EXON, Mr. FAIRCLOTH, Mr. FEINGOLD,

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. FORD, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH,

Mr. HEFLIN, Mr. HELMS, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. KEMPTHORNE, Mr.

LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. MATHEWS, Mr. MCCONNELL,

Mr. METZENBAUM, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr. PRYOR,

Mr. RIEGLE, Mr. ROBB, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SASSER, Mr. SIMON, Mr. WALLOP, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HATFIELD, Mr.

INOUYE, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. WOFFORD,

and Mr. GLENN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

MAY 24 (legislative day, MAY 16), 1994

Reported by Mr. RIEGLE, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
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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’’)

10 shall issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins, which

11 shall weigh 26.73 grams, have a diameter of 1.500

12 inches, and contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent

13 copper.

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

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

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

17 the United States Botanic Garden. On each coin

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

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

20 of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We Trust’’,
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1 ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus

2 Unum’’.

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

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

5 title 31, United States Code.

6 SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION.

7 The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted

8 under this Act only from stockpiles established under the

9 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.

10 SEC. 4. SELECTION OF DESIGN.

11 The design for the coins authorized by this Act shall

12 be selected by the Secretary after consultation with the

13 National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden and

14 the Commission of Fine Arts. As required by section 5135

15 of title 31, United States Code, the design shall also be

16 reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory

17 Committee.

18 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

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

20 Act may be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.

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

22 United States Mint may be used to strike any particular

23 quality of the coins minted under this Act.
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1 (c) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue

2 coins minted under this Act during the period beginning

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

4 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

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

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

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

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

9 of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, mate10 rials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, market11 ing, and shipping).

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

13 sales available at a reasonable discount.

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

15 prepaid orders for the coins authorized under this Act

16 prior to the issuance of such coins. Sales under this sub17 section shall be at a reasonable discount.

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

19 a surcharge of $10 per coin.

20 SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA21 TIONS.

22 No provision of law governing procurement or public

23 contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods

24 or services necessary for carrying out the provisions of this

25 Act. Nothing in this section shall relieve any person enter-
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1 ing into a contract under the authority of this Act from

2 complying with any law relating to equal employment

3 opportunity.

4 SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

5 All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale

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

7 the Secretary to the National Fund for the United States

8 Botanic Garden.

9 SEC. 9. AUDITS.

10 The Comptroller General shall have the right to ex11 amine such books, records, documents, and other data of

12 the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden

13 as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid

14 under section 8.

15 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

17 Garden Commemorative Coin Act of 1995’’.

18 SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

19 (a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—

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

21 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)

22 shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins,

23 which shall weigh 26.73 grams, have a diameter of

24 1.500 inches, and contain 90 percent silver and 10

25 percent copper.
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1 (2) DESIGN.—The design of the coins issued

2 under this Act shall be a rose, the national floral em3 blem, and a frontal view of the French facade of the

4 United States Botanic Garden. On each coin there

5 shall be a designation of the value of the coin, an in6 scription of the year ‘‘1995’’, and inscriptions of the

7 words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States

8 of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.

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

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

11 31, United States Code.

12 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134

13 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this

14 Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

15 SEC. 3. SOURCE OF BULLION.

16 The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted

17 under this Act only from stockpiles established under the

18 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.

19 SEC. 4. SELECTION OF DESIGN.

20 The design for the coins minted under this Act shall

21 be—

22 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation

23 with the National Fund for the United States Botanic

24 Garden and the Commission of Fine Arts; and
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1 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative

2 Coin Advisory Committee.

3 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

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

5 may be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.

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

7 United States Mint may be used to strike any particular

8 quality of the coins minted under this Act.

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

10 coins minted under this Act during the period beginning

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

12 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

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

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

15 of the face value of the coins, the surcharge provided in sub16 section (d) with respect to such coins, and the cost of design17 ing and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies,

18 use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and ship19 ping).

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

21 available at a reasonable discount.

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

23 prepaid orders for the coins authorized under this Act prior

24 to the issuance of such coins. Sales under this subsection

25 shall be at a reasonable discount.
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1 (d) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales shall include a

2 surcharge of $10 per coin.

3 SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA4 TIONS.

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

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

7 contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods

8 and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of

9 this Act.

10 (b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Subsection

11 (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a contract

12 under the authority of this Act from complying with any

13 law relating to equal employment opportunity.

14 SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

15 All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale

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

17 the Secretary to the National Fund for the United States

18 Botanic Garden.

19 SEC. 9. AUDITS.

20 The Comptroller General of the United States shall

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

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

23 Botanic Garden as may be related to the expenditures of

24 amounts paid under section 8.
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Calendar No. 437

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1952

A BILL

To authorize the minting of coins to commemorate

United States Botanic Garden.the 175th anniversary of the founding of the

MAY 24 (legislative day, MAY 16), 1994

Reported with an amendment