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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4684 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to strike medals in commemoration 

of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 

on the United States and the establishment of the National September 

11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2010 

Mr. NADLER of New York (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. 

BISHOP of New York, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HALL of New York, 

Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 

LEE of New York, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. MASSA, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. MCMAHON, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MEEKS

of New York, Mr. MURPHY of New York, Mr. OWENS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 

SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, 

Mr. WEINER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of 

Pennsylvania, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. 

HIMES, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. LORETTA

SANCHEZ of California, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. 

KILROY, Mr. MICA, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to strike medals 

in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States 

and the establishment of the National September 11 

Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. 


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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 September 

5 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 

6 2009’’. 

7 SEC. 2. STRIKING AND DESIGN OF MEDALS. 

8 (a) STRIKING OF MEDALS.—In commemoration of 

9 the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist 

10 attacks on the United States and the establishment of the 

11 National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World 

12 Trade Center, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter 

13 referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike and make 

14 available for sale not more than 2,000,000 silver medals, 

15 each of which shall contain 1 ounce of silver. 

16 (b) DESIGN REQUIREMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the medals 

18 struck under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

19 courage, sacrifice, and strength of those individuals 

20 who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 

21 11, 2001, the bravery of those who risked their lives 

22 to save others that day, and the endurance, resil23 ience, and hope of those who survived. 

24 (2) INSCRIPTIONS.—On each medal struck 

25 under this Act, there shall be— 


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1 (A) an inscription of the years ‘‘2001– 

2 2011’’; and 

3 (B) an inscription of the words ‘‘Always 

4 Remember’’. 

5 (c) SELECTION.—The design for the medals struck 

6 under this Act shall be— 

7 (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 

8 with the National September 11 Memorial & Mu9 seum at the World Trade Center and the Commis10 sion of Fine Arts; and 

11 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

12 Committee. 

13 SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF MEDALS. 

14 (a) QUALITY OF MEDALS.—The medals struck under 

15 this Act shall be made available for sale in the quality 

16 comparable to proof coins. 

17 (b) MINT FACILITY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Only 2 facilities of the 

19 United States Mint may be used to strike medals 

20 under this Act. 

21 (2) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINTS AT

22 WEST POINT, NEW YORK, AND PHILADELPHIA, 

23 PENNSYLVANIA.—It is the sense of Congress that, to 

24 the extent possible, approximately one-half of the 

25 coins to be struck under this Act should be struck 


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1 at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, 

2 and approximately one-half struck at the United 

3 States Mint at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

4 (c) DATE OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may make 

5 the medals available for sale under this Act beginning on 

6 January 1, 2011. 

7 (d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No medals shall 

8 be struck under this Act after December 31, 2012. 

9 SEC. 4. NUMISMATIC ITEMS. 

10 For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, 

11 United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall 

12 be considered to be numismatic items. 

13 SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

14 The medals struck under this Act are national medals 

15 for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 6. SALE OF MEDALS. 

17 (a) SALES PRICE.—The medals made available for 

18 sale under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a 

19 price equal to the sum of— 

20 (1) the cost of designing and selling such med21 als (including labor, materials, dies, use of machin22 ery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping); 

23 and 

24 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with re25 spect to such medals. 


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

2 sales of the medals at a reasonable discount. 

3 (c) INTRODUCTORY ORDERS.— 

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

5 introductory orders for medals made available for 

6 sale under this Act. 

7 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to in8 troductory orders under paragraph (1) shall be made 

9 at a reasonable discount. 

10 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of medals made available 

12 for sale under this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 

13 per medal. 

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

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

16 the Secretary from the sale of medals under this Act shall 

17 be paid to the National September 11 Memorial & Mu18 seum at the World Trade Center to support the operations 

19 and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial 

20 & Museum at the World Trade Center following its com21 pletion. 

22 (c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United 

23 States shall have the right to examine such books, records, 

24 documents, and other data of the National September 11 

25 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center as may 


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1 be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under sub2 section (b). 

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