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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1300 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 2, 2019 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. COONS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. CORTEZ

MASTO, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. BOOZMAN, 

Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. MORAN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. CRAPO, 

Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. PERDUE, Ms. SMITH, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. JONES, Mr. 

KING, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Ms. 

BALDWIN, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. 

FISCHER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LEAHY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. TESTER) 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 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Law Enforce3 ment Museum Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 The Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) In 2000, Congress passed and President 

7 William J. Clinton signed into law the National Law 

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

9 which authorized the National Law Enforcement Of10 ficers Memorial Fund, Inc. to build the National 

11 Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the 

12 District of Columbia to honor and commemorate the 

13 service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in 

14 the United States. 

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

16 National Law Enforcement Museum in the District 

17 of Columbia across the street from the National Law 

18 Enforcement Officers Memorial in Judiciary Square. 

19 (3) The National Law Enforcement Museum 

20 formally opened on October 13, 2018. 

21 (4) The National Law Enforcement Museum’s 

22 mission is— 

23 (A) to honor and commemorate the ex24 traordinary service and sacrifice of America’s 

25 law enforcement officers; 


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1 (B) to serve as an important bridge be2 tween law enforcement’s past and present, be3 tween the heroes of yesteryear and those who 

4 have followed in their footsteps, and between 

5 America’s peace officers and the public they 

6 serve; and 

7 (C) increase public understanding and sup8 port for law enforcement and to promote law 

9 enforcement safety. 

10 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

11 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas12 ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

13 shall mint and issue the following coins: 

14 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 

15 coins, which shall— 

16 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

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

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

19 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 

20 $1 coins, which shall— 

21 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

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

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

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

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


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1 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

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

3 (C) be minted to the specifications for half4 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

5 31, United States Code. 

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

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

8 title 31, United States Code. 

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

10 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted 

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

12 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

13 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

15 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

16 National Law Enforcement Museum and the service 

17 and sacrifice of law enforcement officers throughout 

18 the history of the United States. 

19 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

20 each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 

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

22 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2021’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer25 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 


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

2 under this Act shall be— 

3 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

4 with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National 

5 Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc.; and 

6 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

7 Committee. 

8 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

10 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

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

12 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

13 of the coins minted under this Act. 

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

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

16 period beginning on January 1, 2021. 

17 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

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

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

20 of— 

21 (1) the face value of the coins; 

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

23 respect to such coins; and 


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

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

3 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

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

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

6 discount. 

7 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

9 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

10 before the issuance of such coins. 

11 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre12 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea13 sonable discount. 

14 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

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

16 Act shall include a surcharge of— 

17 (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 

18 (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and 

19 (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. 

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

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

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

23 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 

24 Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc., for edu25 cational and outreach programs and exhibits. 


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1 (c) AUDITS.—The National Law Enforcement Offi2 cers Memorial Fund, Inc., shall be subject to the audit 

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

4 States Code, with regard to the amounts received under 

5 subsection (b). 

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

7 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

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

9 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

10 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro11 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 

12 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 

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

14 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec15 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 

16 this subsection. 

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