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One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 

An Act 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury 

to mint and issue certain circulating collectible coins, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Circulating Collectible Coin 

Redesign Act of 2020’’. 

SEC. 2. REDESIGNED CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE COINS. 

Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(x) REDESIGN AND ISSUANCE OF QUARTER DOLLARS EMBLEMATIC OF PROMINENT AMERICAN WOMEN AND COMMEMORATING THE

19TH AMENDMENT.— 

‘‘(1) REDESIGN OF QUARTER DOLLARS BEGINNING IN 2022.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning January 1, 2022, 

notwithstanding the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) 

and subsection (d)(2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

issue quarter dollars that have designs on the reverse 

selected in accordance with this subsection which are 

emblematic of the accomplishment of a prominent American woman. 

‘‘(B) FLEXIBILITY WITH REGARD TO PLACEMENT OF

INSCRIPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may select a design for quarter dollars referred 

to in subparagraph (A) in which— 

‘‘(i) the inscription described in the second sentence 

of subsection (d)(1) appears on the reverse side of any 

such quarter dollar; and 

‘‘(ii) any of the inscriptions described in the third 

sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the designation of the 

value of the coin appear on the obverse side of any 

such quarter dollar. 

‘‘(C) SINGLE PROMINENT AMERICAN WOMAN ON EACH

QUARTER DOLLAR.—The design on the reverse side of each 

quarter dollar issued under this subsection shall be 

emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of 

one prominent woman of the United States, and may 

include contributions to the United States in a wide spectrum of accomplishments and fields, including but not limited to suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and arts, and should honor women 
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from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds. 

‘‘(D) ISSUANCE OF QUARTER DOLLARS EMBLEMATIC OF

UP TO FIVE PROMINENT AMERICAN WOMEN EACH YEAR.— 

The designs for the quarter dollars issued during each 

year of the period of issuance described under paragraph 

(4) shall be emblematic of up to five prominent American 

women. 

‘‘(E) SELECTION OF PROMINENT AMERICAN WOMEN GENERALLY.—The selection of a prominent American woman 

to be featured under this subsection shall be made by 

the Secretary— 

‘‘(i) in accordance with a selection process developed by the Secretary; 

‘‘(ii) after soliciting recommendations from the general public for prominent women designs for quarter 

dollars; and 

‘‘(iii) in consultation with the Smithsonian Institution American Women’s History Initiative, National 

Women’s History Museum, and the Bipartisan 

Women’s Caucus. 

‘‘(2) DESIGN GENERALLY.—The coins issued in accordance 

with this subsection shall meet the following design requirements— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All designs under this subsection 

shall be selected by the Secretary, after consultation with 

the Commission of Fine Arts and review by the Citizens 

Coinage Advisory Committee. 

‘‘(B) OBVERSE.—The design on the obverse of the 

quarter dollars shall maintain a likeness of George Washington, and be designed in a manner, such as with incused 

inscriptions, so as to distinguish it from the obverse design 

used during the previous quarters program. 

‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—The Secretary shall prescribe, 

on the basis of such factors as the Secretary determines to 

be appropriate, the number of new designs during each year 

of the period of issuance, and the number of coins which shall 

be issued with each of the designs selected for such year. 

‘‘(4) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The program established under this 

subsection shall continue in effect until the end of 2025. 

‘‘(B) CONTINUITY.—After 2025, the Secretary may continue to issue coins minted during the program but not 

yet issued.’’. 

SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED CIRCULATING COINS EMBLEMATIC 

OF THE UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. 

Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(y) REDESIGN AND ISSUANCE OF COINS EMBLEMATIC OF THE

UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL.— ‘‘(1) REDESIGN BEGINNING IN 2026.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

‘‘(i) Notwithstanding the 4th, 5th, and 6th sentences of subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may change 

the design on any of the coins authorized under this 

section and minted for issuance during the one-year 
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period beginning January 1, 2026, in celebration of 

the United States semiquincentennial. 

‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding the 2nd and 3rd sentences 

of subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may place the 

required inscriptions on either the obverse or reverse 

sides of the coins authorized for redesign under this 

subsection. 

‘‘(B) QUARTER DOLLARS.—The Secretary may issue 

quarter dollars in 2026 with up to five different designs 

emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial. One 

of the quarter dollar designs must be emblematic of a 

woman’s or women’s contribution to the birth of the Nation 

or the Declaration of Independence or any other monumental moments in American History. 

‘‘(C) DOLLARS.—The Secretary may, in addition to the 

coins produced under subsections (r) and (w), mint for 

issuance during the one-year period beginning January 

1, 2026, $1 dollar coins with designs emblematic of the 

United States semiquincentennial. 

‘‘(D) DESIGNS AFTER END OF THE PROGRAM.—Beginning 

in 2027, any coin redesigned under this subsection shall 

revert to the immediately previous designs, with the exception of the quarter dollar and the half dollar, which shall 

bear designs in accordance with subsection (z). 

‘‘(E) REDESIGN DEFINITION.—A redesign authorized 

under this subsection shall not constitute a ‘change’ for 

purposes of subsection (d)(2). 

‘‘(2) SELECTION OF DESIGNS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each of the designs authorized 

under this subsection shall be selected by the Secretary 

after consultation with Commission of Fine Arts and review 

by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 

‘‘(B) DESIGN SELECTION PROCESS.—Designs shall be 

developed and selected in accordance with the design selection process developed by the Secretary in consultation 

with the United States Semiquincentennial Commission 

and with recommendations from the general public.’’. 

SEC. 4. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS AND HALF 

DOLLARS EMBLEMATIC OF SPORTS PLAYED BY AMERICAN 

YOUTH. 

Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(z) REDESIGN AND ISSUANCE OF QUARTER DOLLARS AND HALF

DOLLARS EMBLEMATIC OF SPORTS PLAYED BY AMERICAN YOUTH.— 

‘‘(1) REDESIGN OF QUARTER DOLLARS BEGINNING IN 2027.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning January 1, 2027, 

notwithstanding the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) 

and subsection (d)(2), the Secretary shall issue quarter 

dollars that have designs on the reverse selected in accordance with this subsection which are emblematic of sports 

played by American youth. 

‘‘(B) FLEXIBILITY WITH REGARD TO PLACEMENT OF

INSCRIPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may select a design for quarter dollars referred 

to in subparagraph (A) in which— 
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‘‘(i) the inscription described in the second sentence 

of subsection (d)(1) appears on the reverse side of any 

such quarter dollars; and 

‘‘(ii) any of the inscriptions described in the third 

sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the designation of the 

value of the coin appear on the obverse side of any 

such quarter dollars. 

‘‘(C) SINGLE SPORT ON EACH QUARTER DOLLAR.—The 

design on the reverse side of each quarter dollar issued 

under this subsection shall be emblematic of one sport 

played by American youth. 

‘‘(D) ISSUANCE OF QUARTER DOLLARS EMBLEMATIC OF

UP TO FIVE SPORTS EACH YEAR.—The designs for the quarter 

dollars issued during each year of the period referred to 

in paragraph (5) shall be emblematic of up to five sports. 

‘‘(E) SELECTION OF SPORTS GENERALLY.—The Secretary 

shall select the sports to be honored during each year 

of the period referred to in paragraph (5) after appropriate 

outreach and consultation with the public. 

‘‘(2) REDESIGN OF HALF DOLLARS BEGINNING IN 2027.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective January 1, 2027, notwithstanding the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2), the Secretary shall issue half dollars that 

have designs on the reverse selected in accordance with 

this subsection which are emblematic of a sport tailored 

to athletes with a range of disabilities, including physical 

impairment, vision impairment and intellectual impairment (referred to in this Act as a ‘Paralympic’ sport). 

‘‘(B) FLEXIBILITY WITH REGARD TO PLACEMENT OF

INSCRIPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may select a design for half dollars referred to 

in subparagraph (A) in which— 

‘‘(i) the inscription described in the second sentence 

of subsection (d)(1) appears on the reverse side of any 

such half dollars; and 

‘‘(ii) any of the inscriptions described in the third 

sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the designation of the 

value of the coin appear on the obverse side of any 

such half dollars. 

‘‘(C) SINGLE PARALYMPIC SPORT ON EACH HALF

DOLLAR.—The design on the reverse side of each half dollar 

issued under this subsection shall be emblematic of one 

Paralympic sport. 

‘‘(D) SELECTION OF SPORTS.—The selection of a 

Paralympic sport to be honored with a half dollar under 

this subsection shall be made by the Secretary after consultation with U.S. Paralympics. 

‘‘(3) DESIGN GENERALLY.—The coins issued in accordance 

with this subsection shall meet the following design requirements: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All designs under this subsection 

shall be selected by the Secretary, after consultation with 

the Commission of Fine Arts and review by the Citizens 

Coinage Advisory Committee. 

‘‘(B) QUARTER DOLLAR OBVERSE.—The design on the 

obverse of the quarter dollars shall maintain a likeness 

of George Washington, and be designed in a manner so 
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as to distinguish it from the obverse design used during 

the previous quarter dollars program. 

‘‘(C) HALF DOLLAR OBVERSE.—The design on the 

obverse of the half dollar shall maintain a likeness of 

John Kennedy, and be designed in a manner so as to 

distinguish it from the obverse design used on the current 

half dollar. 

‘‘(4) ISSUANCE OF COINS.— 

‘‘(A) QUARTER DOLLAR.—The quarter dollar coins 

bearing designs under this subsection shall be issued at 

the rate of up to 5 new designs during each year of the 

period of issuance described under paragraph (5). 

‘‘(B) HALF DOLLAR.—The half dollar coins bearing 

designs under this subsection shall be issued at the rate 

of 1 new design during each year of the period of issuance 

described under paragraph (5). 

‘‘(5) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The program established under this 

subsection shall continue in effect until the end of 2030. 

‘‘(B) CONTINUITY.—After the date specified in subparagraph (A), the Secretary may continue to issue coins minted 

during the program but not yet issued. 

‘‘(6) ACCOMPANYING SPORTS MEDALS.—For every design of 

a coin honoring a sport issued under this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to design and issue one or more accompanying medals with designs emblematic of the sport honored 

with the issuance of the coin, and include a surcharge on 

the sale the medals sold in accordance with this paragraph, 

in an amount determined by the Secretary, in the Secretary’s 

sole discretion, that may be used for the design and manufacture of the medals described in paragraph (7). 

‘‘(7) OLYMPIC MEDALS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

design and manufacture medals for award at the 2028 

Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. 

‘‘(B) WORKING STOCK.—The Secretary may use 

Treasury working gold and silver stock in the manufacture 

of the award medals produced under this subsection. 

‘‘(C) OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEES.—The Secretary may provide the medals described in this paragraph 

to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee 

under terms and conditions established by the Secretary. 

‘‘(D) COOPERATIVE MARKETING AND PROMOTION

OPPORTUNITIES.—The Secretary is encouraged to seek out 

cooperative marketing and promotion opportunities, 

including with the United States Olympic & Paralympic 

Committee, LA28, and United States Olympic and 

Paralympic Properties to promote the coins and medals 

produced under this section. 

‘‘(8) DESIGNS AFTER END OF PROGRAM.—Upon the completion or termination of the coin program under this subsection, 

the designs on the quarter dollar and half dollar shall be 

as follows: 

‘‘(A) QUARTER DOLLAR.— ‘‘(i) OBVERSE.—The obverse of the quarter dollar 

shall bear a design containing a likeness of George 

Washington. 
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‘‘(ii) REVERSE.—The reverse of the quarter dollar 

shall be of a design selected by the Secretary after 

consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and 

review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 

‘‘(B) HALF DOLLAR.— ‘‘(i) OBVERSE.—The obverse of the half dollar shall 

bear a design containing a likeness of John Kennedy. 

‘‘(ii) REVERSE.—The reverse of the half dollar shall 

be of a design selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and review 

by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.’’. 

SEC. 5. SILVER BULLION COINS. 

Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

replacing subsection (u) with the following revised subsection: 

‘‘(u) SILVER BULLION INVESTMENT PRODUCT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to strike 

and make available for sale such number of bullion coins as 

the Secretary determines to be appropriate that feature the 

designs of the quarter dollars and half dollars issued under 

subsections (x), (y), and (z), that— 

‘‘(A) have a diameter of 3.0 inches and weigh 5.0 

ounces; 

‘‘(B) contain .999 fine silver; 

‘‘(C) have incused into the edge the fineness and weight 

of the bullion coin; and 

‘‘(D) bear an inscription of the denomination of such 

coins, such denominations to be determined by the Secretary as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

‘‘(2) FRACTIONALS.—The Secretary is authorized to mint 

and issue so-called ‘fractional’ silver bullion coins bearing the 

designs of the quarter dollars and half dollars issued under 

subsections (x), (y), and (z) in sizes, weights, fineness, and 

denominations, and with inscriptions, that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY FOR SALE.—Should the Secretary exercise 

the Secretary’s discretion to strike bullion coins under this 

subsection, the bullion coins minted under paragraph (1) shall 

become available for sale no sooner than the first day of the 

calendar year in which the corresponding circulating quarter 

dollar or half dollar is issued. 

‘‘(4) CONTINUITY.—Until the conclusion of the quarter dollar 

program authorized under subsection (t), the Secretary shall 

strike and make available for sale such number of bullion 

coins as the Secretary determines to be appropriate that are 

likenesses of the quarter dollars issued under subsection (t).’’. 

SEC. 6. CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE STANDARDS AND GENERAL 

PROVISIONS. 

Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(aa) STANDARDS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR CIRCULATING

COLLECTIBLE COINS UNDER SUBSECTIONS (X), (Y), AND (Z).— 

‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS.—No head 

and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, 

and no portrait of a living person may be included in the 

design on the reverse of any coin under subsections (x), (y), 

and (z). 
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‘‘(2) TREATMENT AS NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of 

sections 5134 and 5136, all coins and medals minted under 

subsections (x), (y), and (z) shall be considered to be numismatic 

items. 

‘‘(3) ISSUANCE.— 

‘‘(A) QUALITY OF COINS.—The Secretary may mint and 

issue such number of coins of each design selected under 

subsections (x), (y), and (z) in uncirculated and proof qualities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

‘‘(B) COORDINATION.—The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System and the Secretary shall take steps 

to ensure that an adequate supply of coins produced under 

subsections (x), (y), and (z) are available for commerce 

and collectors at such places and in such quantities as 

are appropriate. 

‘‘(C) NUMBER OF EACH COIN DESIGNS IN EACH YEAR.— 

Of the coins issued during each year of the period of 

issuance under subsections (x), (y), and (z), the Secretary 

shall prescribe, on the basis of such factors as the Secretary 

determines to be appropriate, the number of coins which 

shall be issued with each of the designs selected for such 

year. 

‘‘(D) SPECIAL INSCRIPTIONS OR SYMBOL ACROSS THE

COINS.—The Secretary is encouraged to develop and include 

on any coin issued in accordance with subsections (x), (y), 

or (z), a unifying inscription, privy mark, or other symbol 

for that particular coin program. 

‘‘(4) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under subsections 

(x), (y), and (z) shall be legal tender, as provided in section 

5103. 

‘‘(5) MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.—In an effort 

to advance the collecting of the coins and medals authorized 

under subsections (x), (y), and (z), and numismatics in general, 

the Secretary may develop and execute a marketing, advertising, promotional, and educational program to promote the 

collecting of the coins and medals authorized under subsections 

(x), (y), and (z). As part of this program, the Secretary is 

encouraged to seek out appropriate cooperative marketing 

opportunities, and to develop ancillary derivative products 

beyond traditional numismatic products such as sports, women, 

and youth oriented products appropriate to the particular coin 

and medal program. 

‘‘(6) QUALITY OF MEDALS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the medals authorized under subsection (z) be produced in 

high relief and, if feasible and cost effective, with surface treatments such as frosting and colorization.’’. 

SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 

to the vote on passage. 
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SEC. 8. COST. 

No coin or medal minted and issued under this Act, or an 

amendment made by this Act, may be sold at a price such that 

would result in a net cost to the Federal Government. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.