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Calendar No. 440 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 633 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 

of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed 

Forces of the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 16, 2005 

Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. 

PRYOR, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. REID, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. 

LIEBERMAN, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. DOLE, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. 

HAGEL, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. NELSON of 

Florida, Mr. ENZI, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. BIDEN, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. 

MCCAIN, Mr. LOTT, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

CHAMBLISS, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. KERRY, Mr. TALENT, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. 

SPECTER, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. THUNE, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. 

COLEMAN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. BURNS, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. 

NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 

BAYH, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. 

GREGG, Mr. WARNER, Mr. REED, Mr. JEFFORDS, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. 

DORGAN, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

MAY 23, 2006 

Reported by Mr. SHELBY, without amendment 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for 


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life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 

States. 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Veterans 

3 Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) the Armed Forces of the United States have 

7 answered the call and served with distinction around 

8 the world—from hitting the beaches in World War 

9 II in the Pacific and Europe, to the cold and dif10 ficult terrain in Korea, the steamy jungles of Viet11 nam, and the desert sands of the Middle East; 

12 (2) all Americans should commemorate those 

13 who come home having survived the ordeal of war, 

14 and solemnly honor those who made the ultimate 

15 sacrifice in giving their lives for their country; 

16 (3) all Americans should honor the millions of 

17 living disabled veterans who carry the scars of war 

18 every day, and who have made enormous personal 

19 sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy; 

20 (4) in 2000, Congress authorized the construc21 tion of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Me22 morial; 


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1 (5) the United States should pay tribute to the 

2 Nation’s living disabled veterans by minting and 

3 issuing a commemorative silver dollar coin; and 

4 (6) the surcharge proceeds from the sale of a 

5 commemorative coin would raise valuable funding 

6 for the construction of the American Veterans Dis7 abled for Life Memorial. 

8 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

9 (a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas10 ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

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

12 commemoration of disabled American veterans, each of 

13 which shall— 

14 (1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

15 (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

16 (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

17 copper. 

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 sections 

22 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

23 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis24 matic items. 


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1 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

2 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

4 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the de5 sign selected by the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Me6 morial Foundation for the American Veterans Dis7 abled for Life Memorial. 

8 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

9 each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 

10 (A) a designation of the value of the coin; 

11 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2010’’; and 

12 (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

13 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer14 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

15 (b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 

16 under this Act shall be— 

17 (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 

18 with the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foun19 dation and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 

20 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

21 Committee. 

22 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

24 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 


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1 (b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 

2 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

3 of the coins minted under this Act. 

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

5 issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year 

6 beginning on January 1, 2010. 

7 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

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

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

10 of— 

11 (1) the face value of the coins; 

12 (2) the surcharge provided in subsection (b) 

13 with respect to such coins; and 

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

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

16 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

17 (b) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins issued under 

18 this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 

19 (c) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 

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

21 discount. 

22 (d) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

24 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

25 before the issuance of such coins. 


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1 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre2 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea3 sonable discount. 

4 SEC. 7. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 5134(f) of title 

6 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by the 

7 Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall 

8 be paid to the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foun9 dation for the purpose of establishing an endowment to 

10 support the construction of the American Veterans’ Dis11 abled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C. 

12 (b) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United 

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

14 documents, and other data of the Disabled Veterans’ 

15 LIFE Memorial Foundation as may be related to the ex16 penditures of amounts paid under subsection (a). 

17 SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

18 (a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Sec19 retary shall take such actions as may be necessary to en20 sure that minting and issuing coins under this Act will 

21 not result in any net cost to the United States Govern22 ment. 

23 (b) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued 

24 under this Act unless the Secretary has received— 

25 (1) full payment for the coin; 


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1 (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to in2 demnify the United States for full payment; or 

3 (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to 

4 the Secretary from a depository institution whose 

5 deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insur6 ance Corporation or the National Credit Union Ad7 ministration Board. 


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Calendar No. 440 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 633 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 

coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. 

MAY 23, 2006 

Reported without amendment 


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