In the Senate of the United States, 

July 12, 2012. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2527) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the Secretary 

of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration 

of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.’’, do pass with the 

following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘National Baseball Hall 

3 of Fame Commemorative Coin Act’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 The Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) On June 12, 1939, the National Baseball 

7 Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cooperstown, 

8 New York. Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy 

9 Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner com-
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1 prised the inaugural class of inductees. This class 

2 set the standard for all future inductees. Since 

3 1939, just one percent of all Major League Baseball 

4 players have earned induction into the National 

5 Baseball Hall of Fame. 

6 (2) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 

7 Museum is dedicated to preserving history, honoring 

8 excellence, and connecting generations through the 

9 rich history of our national pastime. Baseball has 

10 mirrored our Nation’s history since the Civil War, 

11 and is now an integral part of our Nation’s heritage. 

12 (3) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 

13 Museum chronicles the history of our national pas14 time and houses the world’s largest collection of 

15 baseball artifacts, including more than 38,000 three 

16 dimensional artifacts, 3,000,000 documents, 

17 500,000 photographs, and 12,000 hours of recorded 

18 media. This collection ensures that baseball history 

19 and its unique connection to American history will 

20 be preserved and recounted for future generations. 

21 (4) Since its opening in 1939, more than 

22 14,000,000 baseball fans have visited the National 

23 Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to learn about 

24 the history of our national pastime and the game’s 

25 connection to the American experience. 
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1 (5) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 

2 Museum is an educational institution, reaching 

3 10,000,000 Americans annually. Utilizing video con4 ference technology, students and teachers participate 

5 in interactive lessons led by educators from the Na6 tional Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. These award7 winning educational programs draw upon the won8 ders of baseball to reach students in classrooms na9 tionwide. Each educational program uses baseball as 

10 a lens for teaching young Americans important les11 sons on an array of topics, including mathematics, 

12 geography, civil rights, women’s history, economics, 

13 industrial technology, arts, and communication. 

14 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

15 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 

16 of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Secretary of 

17 the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec18 retary’’) shall mint and issue the following coins: 

19 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 

20 coins, which shall— 

21 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

22 (B) have diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

23 (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 

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

2 $1 coins, which shall— 

3 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

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

5 (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per6 cent copper. 

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

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

9 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

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

11 (C) be minted to the specifications for half12 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

13 31, United States Code. 

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

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

16 title 31, United States Code. 

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

18 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

19 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis20 matic items. 

21 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con22 gress that, to the extent possible without significantly add23 ing to the purchase price of the coins, the $1 coins and 

24 $5 coins minted under this Act should be produced in a 

25 fashion similar to the 2009 International Year of Astron-
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1 omy coins issued by Monnaie de Paris, the French Mint, 

2 so that the reverse of the coin is convex to more closely 

3 resemble a baseball and the obverse concave, providing a 

4 more dramatic display of the obverse design chosen pursu5 ant to section 4(c). 

6 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The design for the coins minted 

8 under this Act shall be— 

9 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

10 with— 

11 (A) the National Baseball Hall of Fame; 

12 (B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 

13 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative 

14 Coin Advisory Committee. 

15 (b) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each 

16 coin minted under this Act there shall be— 

17 (1) a designation of the value of the coin; 

18 (2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2014’’; and 

19 (3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 

20 God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 

21 ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

22 (c) SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OB23 VERSE DESIGN.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall hold a 

25 competition to determine the design of the common 
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1 obverse of the coins minted under this Act, with 

2 such design being emblematic of the game of base3 ball. 

4 (2) SELECTION AND APPROVAL.—Proposals for 

5 the design of coins minted under this Act may be 

6 submitted in accordance with the design selection 

7 and approval process developed by the Secretary in 

8 the sole discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary 

9 shall encourage 3-dimensional models to be sub10 mitted as part of the design proposals. 

11 (3) PROPOSALS.—As part of the competition 

12 described in this subsection, the Secretary may ac13 cept proposals from artists, engravers of the United 

14 States Mint, and members of the general public. 

15 (4) COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall de16 termine compensation for the winning design under 

17 this subsection, which shall be not less than $5,000. 

18 The Secretary shall take into account this compensa19 tion amount when determining the sale price de20 scribed in section 6(a). 

21 (d) REVERSE DESIGN.—The design on the common 

22 reverse of the coins minted under this Act shall depict a 

23 baseball similar to those used by Major League Baseball. 
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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) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 

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

6 period beginning on January 1, 2014. 

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 section 7(a) with 

13 respect to such coins; and 

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

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

16 winning design compensation, overhead expenses, 

17 marketing, and shipping). 

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

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

20 discount. 

21 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

23 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

24 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. SURCHARGES. 

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

6 this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 

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

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

9 (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol10 lar coin. 

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

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

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

14 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 

15 Baseball Hall of Fame to help finance its operations. 

16 (c) AUDITS.—The National Baseball Hall of Fame 

17 shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 

18 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard 

19 to the amounts received under subsection (b). 

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

21 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

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

23 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

24 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro25 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual com-
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1 memorative coin program issuance limitation under sec2 tion 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in ef3 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec4 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 

5 this subsection. 

6 SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

7 The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec8 essary to ensure that— 

9 (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 

10 will not result in any net cost to the United States 

11 Government; and 

12 (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 

13 are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 

14 7 until the total cost of designing and issuing all of 

15 the coins authorized by this Act (including labor, 

16 materials, dies, use of machinery, winning design 

17 compensation, overhead expenses, marketing, and 

18 shipping) is recovered by the United States Treas19 ury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 

20 title 31, United States Code. 

21 SEC. 9. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 

22 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

23 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

24 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

25 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
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1 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

2 by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 

3 House of Representatives, provided that such statement 

4 has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 2527 

AMENDMENT