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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3009 

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

and to commemorate the 1863 Invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle 

of Gettysburg, and President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2010 

Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in recognition of and to commemorate the 1863 Invasion 

of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and President 

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. 

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 ‘‘1863 Gettysburg Cam5 paign Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania and the 

2 resulting Battle of Gettysburg proved decisive in the 

3 final outcome of the American Civil War; 

4 (2) President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg 

5 Address put the Civil War in perspective as a test 

6 of the success of the American Revolution; 

7 (3) the Army Heritage Center Foundation (in 

8 this Act referred to as the ‘‘AHCF’’) works with the 

9 United States Army to establish, sponsor, support, 

10 promote, and maintain the United States Army Her11 itage and Education Center (in this Act referred to 

12 as the ‘‘AHEC’’) at Carlisle, Pennsylvania; 

13 (4) the AHEC is the Army’s premier center for 

14 the study of the role of the individual soldier in sup15 port of the Nation, and its Civil War photograph 

16 and manuscript collection is considered one of the 

17 finest in the Nation; 

18 (5) the AHEC seeks to honor the service and 

19 sacrifice of soldiers and their families, preserve the 

20 memories of their service by gathering and pre21 serving artifact and manuscript collections, and edu22 cate the public through a world class archives, mu23 seum displays, and engaging educational programs; 

24 (6) the goal of the AHEC is to promote an ap25 preciation of the sacrifices that generations of AmerVerDate Nov 24 2008 00:44 Feb 12, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3009.IS S3009

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1 ican soldiers and their families have made to safe2 guard the freedoms of the Nation; 

3 (7) the AHCF will, through donated support, 

4 fund and construct the public components of the 

5 AHEC, the Visitor and Education Center and the 

6 Army Heritage Museum, and once construction is 

7 complete, focus on providing ‘‘margin of excellence 

8 support’’ to meet the needs of educational programs 

9 and other activities at the AHEC where Federal 

10 funds are unavailable; 

11 (8) the Gettysburg Foundation is dedicated to 

12 supporting Gettysburg National Military Park, part 

13 of the National Park Service, by— 

14 (A) operating the new Museum and Visitor 

15 Center for the park; 

16 (B) funding the preservation and rehabili17 tation of the park’s resources; 

18 (C) preserving and displaying the Cyclo19 rama painting; and 

20 (D) providing visitors with an under21 standing of the significance of the Battle of 

22 Gettysburg within the context of the causes and 

23 consequences of the American Civil War; 

24 (9) the AHCF and the Gettysburg Founda25 tion— 


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1 (A) are nongovernmental, member-based, 

2 and publicly supported non-profit organizations 

3 that are dependent on funds from members, do4 nations, and grants for support; and 

5 (B) use such support to help create and 

6 sustain the Gettysburg National Military Park 

7 and the Army Heritage and Education Center; 

8 (10) the Gettysburg Foundation is recognized 

9 as the official partner of Gettysburg National Mili10 tary Park; and 

11 (11) the AHCF is recognized by the Secretary 

12 of the Army as the lead agency supporting the devel13 opment of the AHEC. 

14 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

15 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and commemo16 ration of the 1863 Invasion of Pennsylvania, the decisive 

17 Battle of Gettysburg, and President Lincoln’s Gettysburg 

18 Address, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

19 the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act re20 ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue the fol21 lowing coins: 

22 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 75,000 $5 

23 coins, which shall— 

24 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

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


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1 (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 

2 alloy. 

3 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 350,000 

4 $1 coins, which shall— 

5 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

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

7 (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per8 cent copper. 

9 (3) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 

10 than 100,000 half dollar coins, which shall— 

11 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

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

13 (C) be minted to the specifications for half 

14 dollar coins, contained in section 5112(b) of 

15 title 31, United States Code. 

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

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

18 title 31, United States Code. 

19 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 

20 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

21 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis22 matic items. 

23 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

24 (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 history and memory of the Battle of Gettysburg and 

4 President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. 

5 (2) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

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

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

8 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2013’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer11 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

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

13 under this Act shall— 

14 (1) contain motifs that specifically commemo15 rate the Invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Get16 tysburg, and President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Ad17 dress; 

18 (2) be selected by the Secretary, after consulta19 tion with the Secretary of the Army and the Sec20 retary of the Interior, the AHCF and the Gettys21 burg Foundation, and the Commission of Fine Arts; 

22 and 

23 (3) be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advi24 sory Committee. 


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1 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

3 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

4 (b) MINT FACILITIES.—For each of the 3 coins mint5 ed under this Act, at least 1 facility of the United States 

6 Mint shall be used to strike proof quality coins, while at 

7 least 1 other such facility shall be used to strike the uncir8 culated quality coins. 

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

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

11 period beginning on January 1, 2013. 

12 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

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

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

15 of— 

16 (1) the face value of the coins; 

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

18 respect to such coins; and 

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

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

21 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

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

23 sales of the coins minted under this Act at a reasonable 

24 discount. 

25 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 


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

2 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

3 before the issuance of such coins. 

4 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre5 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea6 sonable discount. 

7 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 

9 this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 

10 (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 

11 (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 

12 (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dol13 lar coin. 

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 coins minted under this Act 

17 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary in the ratio of 

18 two-thirds to the Gettysburg Foundation and one-third to 

19 the AHCF, to help finance their respective programs. 

20 (c) AUDITS.—The Gettysburg Foundation and the 

21 AHCF shall be subject to the audit requirements of sec22 tion 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with re23 gard to the amounts received under subsection (b). 

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

25 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 


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

2 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

3 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro4 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 

5 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 

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

7 effect on the date of enactment of this Act). The Secretary 

8 may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 

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