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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1865 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration 

of the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District 

of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 25, 2019 

Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. RYAN, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. NORTON, 

Mr. KILMER, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 

KING of New York, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. COOK, 

Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BACON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SEAN PATRICK

MALONEY of New York, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. OLSON, Mr. HIGGINS of New 

York, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 

COSTA, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. EMMER, Mr. 

GAETZ, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. SMITH of New 

Jersey, Mr. KATKO, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HICE of Georgia, 

Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MITCHELL, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. KUSTER of New 

Hampshire, Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. KIND, Mr. 

ENGEL, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. BOST, Mr. 

PETERS, Mr. VELA, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

GIBBS, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. HIMES, Mr. YOHO, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. WEBER

of Texas, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BERA, Mr. 

MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. COMER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. DELAURO, 

Mr. POSEY, Mr. LATTA, Mr. COLE, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 

SOTO, Mr. STEWART, Mr. MAST, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 

GUTHRIE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. SABLAN, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. NUNES, 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 

VAN DREW, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. HILL of California, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. SPANO, Mr. GUEST, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. BRINDISI, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mrs. MILLER, and Mr. HARDER of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services 


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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin 

in commemoration of the opening of the National Law 

Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia, and 

for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘National Law Enforce5 ment Museum Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) In 2000, Congress passed and President 

9 William J. Clinton signed into law the National Law 

10 Enforcement Museum Act (Public Law 106–492), 

11 which authorized the National Law Enforcement Of12 ficers Memorial Fund, Inc., to build the National 

13 Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the 

14 District of Columbia to honor and commemorate the 

15 service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in 

16 the United States. 

17 (2) In April 2016, construction began on the 

18 National Law Enforcement Museum in the District 

19 of Columbia across the street from the National Law 

20 Enforcement Officers Memorial in Judiciary Square. 


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1 (3) The National Law Enforcement Museum 

2 formally opened in October of 2018. 

3 (4) The National Law Enforcement Museum’s 

4 mission is— 

5 (A) to honor and commemorate the ex6 traordinary service and sacrifice of America’s 

7 law enforcement officers; 

8 (B) to serve as an important bridge be9 tween law enforcement’s past and present, be10 tween the heroes of yesteryear and those who 

11 have followed in their footsteps, and between 

12 America’s peace officers and the public they 

13 serve; 

14 (C) increase public understanding and sup15 port for law enforcement and to promote law 

16 enforcement safety; and 

17 (D) strengthen the relationship between 

18 law enforcement and the communities they 

19 serve with thought-provoking programs at the 

20 Museum and around the country that promote 

21 dialogue on topics of current interest. 

22 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

23 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas24 ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

25 shall mint and issue the following coin: 


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1 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 

2 coins, which shall— 

3 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

4 (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

5 (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 

6 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 

7 $1 coins, which shall— 

8 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

9 (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

10 (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 

11 (3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 

12 than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall— 

13 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

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

15 (C) be minted to the specifications for half16 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

17 31, United States Code. 

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

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

20 title 31, United States Code. 

21 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 

22 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted 

23 under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

24 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

25 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 


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

2 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

3 National Law Enforcement Museum and the service 

4 and sacrifice of law enforcement officers throughout 

5 the history of the United States. 

6 (2) DESIGNATION 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 ‘‘2021’’; 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 be— 

15 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

16 with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National 

17 Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc.; and 

18 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

19 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.—Only 1 facility of the United 

24 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

25 of the coins minted under this Act. 


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

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

3 period beginning on January 1, 2021. 

4 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

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

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

7 of— 

8 (1) the face value of the coins; 

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

10 respect to such coins; and 

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

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

13 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

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

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

16 discount. 

17 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

19 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

20 before the issuance of such coins. 

21 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre22 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea23 sonable discount. 


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1 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

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

3 Act shall include a surcharge of— 

4 (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 

5 (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and 

6 (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. 

7 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1) of 

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

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

10 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 

11 Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc., for edu12 cational and outreach programs and exhibits. 

13 (c) AUDITS.—The National Law Enforcement Offi14 cers Memorial Fund, Inc., shall be subject to the audit 

15 requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United 

16 States Code, with regard to the amounts received under 

17 subsection (b). 

18 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

19 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

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

21 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

22 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro23 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 

24 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 

25 section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in 

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1 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 

2 this subsection. 

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