I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6404 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United 
States of America. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2008 
Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. BARROW, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. 
HAYES, Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. DEAL of 
Georgia, Mr. GINGREY, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. WALDEN of Or-
egon, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. LATTA, 
Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. SMITH of 
Nebraska, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. 
EVERETT, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. WOLF, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. CLARKE, and Mrs. EMERSON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment 
of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Girl Scouts USA Cen-
tennial Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress find as follows: 
(1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of 
America is the world’s preeminent organization dedi-
cated solely to girls where they build character and 
skills for success in the real world. 
(2) In 1911, Juliette Gordon Low met Sir Rob-
ert Baden-Powell, a war hero and the founder of the 
Boy Scouts. 
(3) With Baden-Powell’s help and encourage-
ment, Juliette Gordon Low made plans to start a 
similar association for American girls. 
(4) On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low 
organized the first 2 Girl Scout Troops in Savannah, 
Georgia consisting of 18 members. 
(5) Low devoted the next 15 years of her life 
to building the organization, which would become 
the largest voluntary association for women and girls 
in the United States. 
(6) Low drafted the Girl Scout laws, supervised 
the writing of the first handbook in 1913, and pro-
vided most of the financial support for the organiza-
tion during its early years. 
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(7) The Girl Scouts of the United States of 
America was chartered by the United States Con-
gress in 1950 in title 36, United States Code. 
(8) Today there are more than 3,700,000 mem-
bers in 236,000 troops throughout the United States 
and United States territories. 
(9) Through membership in the World Associa-
tion of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Girls Scouts of 
the United States of America is part of a worldwide 
family of 10,000,000 girls and adults in 145 coun-
tries. 
(10) More than 50,000,000 American women 
enjoyed Girl Scouting during their childhood—and 
that number continues to grow as Girl Scouts of the 
United States of America continues to inspire, chal-
lenge, and empower girls everywhere. 
(11) March 12, 2012 will mark the 100th Anni-
versary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
America. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 coins in 
commemoration of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the 
USA, each of which shall— 
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(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
America. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2011’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
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(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Girl Scouts of the United States of America 
and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular 
quality of the coins minted under this Act. 
(2) USE
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
MINT
AT 
WEST POINT, NEW YORK.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the coins minted under this Act 
should be struck at the United States Mint at West 
Point, New York, to the greatest extent possible. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year 
beginning on January 1, 2011. 
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SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 
of— 
(1) the face value of the coins; 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with re-
spect to such coins; and 
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 
before the issuance of such coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
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shall be paid to the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
America for efforts involved in marking the Centennial 
which may include preservation efforts of the birthplace 
of Juliette Gordon Low. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall have the right to examine such books, records, 
documents, and other data of the Girl Scouts of the 
United States of America as may be related to the expend-
itures of amounts paid under subsection (b). 
Æ 
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