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Secretary to the National Fund for the United States
Botanic Garden; and
(ii) all surcharges received by the Secretary from
the sale of any coins issued under this paragraph (other
than the coins described in clause (i)) shall be promptly
paid by the Secretary to the Jackie Robinson Founda-
tion for the purposes of—
(I) enhancing the programs of the Jackie
Robinson Foundation in the fields of education
and youth leadership skills development; and
(II) increasing the availability of scholarships
for economically disadvantaged youths.
SEC. 102. DESIGN.
(a) SELECTION.—The design for each coin issued under this
paragraph shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
appropriate recipient organization or organizations and the
Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
Committee.
(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin issued under
this paragraph there shall be—
(1) a designation of the value of the coin;
(2) an inscription of the year; and
(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We Trust’’,
‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.
SEC. 103. LEGAL TENDER.
(a) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this title shall
be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United
States Code.
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134(f) of title
31, United States Code, all coins minted under this title shall
be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 104. SOURCES OF BULLION.
(a) GOLD.—The Secretary shall obtain gold for minting coins
under this title pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under
other provisions of law.
(b) SILVER.—The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins
under this title from sources the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, including stockpiles established under the Strategic
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
SEC. 105. QUALITY OF COINS.
Each coin minted under this title shall be issued in uncirculated
and proof qualities.
SEC. 106. SALE OF COINS.
(a) SALE PRICE.—Each coin issued under this title shall be
sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—
(1) the face value of the coin;
(2) the surcharge provided in section 101 with respect
to the coin; and
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coin (including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
marketing, and shipping).
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(b) PREPAID ORDERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
for the coins minted under this title before the issuance of
such coins.
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 107. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.
Section 5112(j) of title 31, United States Code, shall apply
to the procurement of goods or services necessary to carrying out
the programs and operations of the United States Mint under
this title.
SEC. 108. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.
(a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary shall
take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting
and issuing coins under this title will not result in any net cost
to the United States Government.
(b) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued under
this title unless the Secretary has received—
(1) full payment for the coin;
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
United States for full payment; or
(3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the Secretary
from a depository institution whose deposits are insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National
Credit Union Administration Board.
TITLE 
II—NATIONAL 
LAW 
EN-
FORCEMENT 
OFFICERS 
MEMORIAL
MAINTENANCE
FUND
SEC. 201. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL
MAINTENANCE FUND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund, which shall
be a revolving fund administered by the Secretary of the
Interior (or the designee of the Secretary of the Interior).
(2) FUNDING.—Amounts in the Fund shall include—
(A) amounts deposited in the Fund under section
101(6); and
(B) any donations received under paragraph (3).
(3) DONATIONS.—The Secretary of the Interior may accept
donations to the Fund.
(4) INTEREST-BEARING ACCOUNT.—The Fund shall be main-
tained in an interest-bearing account within the Treasury of
the United States.
(b) PURPOSES.—The Fund shall be used—
(1) for the maintenance and repair of the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.;
(2) to periodically add the names of law enforcement officers
who have died in the line of duty to the National Law Enforce-
ment Officers Memorial;
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(3) for the security of the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial site, including the posting of National Park
Service rangers and United States Park Police, as appropriate;
(4) at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior and
in consultation with the Secretary and the Attorney General
of the United States, who shall establish an equitable procedure
between the Fund and such other organizations as may be
appropriate, to provide educational scholarships to the imme-
diate family members of law enforcement officers killed in
the line of duty whose names appear on the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial, the total annual amount of
such scholarships not to exceed 10 percent of the annual income
of the Fund;
(5) for the dissemination of information regarding the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to the general
public;
(6) to administer the Fund, including contracting for
necessary services, in an amount not to exceed the lesser of—
(A) 
percent 
of 
the 
annual 
income 
of 
the
Fund; or
(B) $200,000 during any 1-year period; and
(7) at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Fund, for appropriate purposes in the
event of an emergency affecting the operation of the National
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, except that, during any
1-year period, not more than $200,000 of the principal of the
Fund may be used to carry out this paragraph.
(c) BUDGET AND AUDIT TREATMENT.—The Fund shall be subject
to the budget and audit provisions of chapter 91 of title 31, United
States Code.
TITLE III—STUDY OF FIFTY STATES
COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘50 States Commemorative Coin
Program Act’’.
SEC. 302. STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall by June 1,
1997 complete a study of the feasibility of a circulating commemora-
tive coin program to commemorate each of the 50 States. The
study shall assess likely public acceptance of and consumer demand
for different coins that might be issued in connection with such
a program (taking into consideration the pace of issuance of coins
and the length of such a program), a comparison of the costs
of producing coins issued under the program and the revenue that
the program would generate, the impact on coin distribution
systems, the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches
to selecting designs for coins in such a program, and such other
factors as the Secretary considers appropriate in deciding upon
the feasibility of such a program. No steps taken in order to gather
information for this study shall be considered a collection of informa-
tion within the meaning of section 3502 of title 44, United States
Code.
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(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit the study required
in subsection (a) above, to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate, simultaneously
on its receipt by the Secretary.
(c) 50-STATE COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM.—The Secretary
shall determine by August 1, 1997 whether the results of the
study authorized by subsection (a) justify such a program. If the
Secretary determines that such a program is justified, then he
shall by January 1, 1999, notwithstanding the fourth sentence
of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2) of section 5112, title 31,
United States Code, commence a commemorative coin program
consisting of the minting and issuance of quarter dollar coins bear-
ing designs, selected in accordance with paragraph (4) of this sub-
section, which are emblematic of the 50 States. If the Secretary
determines that such a commemorative coin program is justified
but that it is not practicable to commence the program by January
1, 1999, then he shall notify the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
of such impracticability and of the date on which the program
will commence.
(1) DESIGN.—The design for each quarter dollar issued
under the program shall be emblematic of 1 of the 50 States.
The designs for quarter dollar coins issued during each year
of the program shall be emblematic of States which have not
previously been commemorated under the program.
(2) ORDER OF ISSUANCE.—Each State will be honored by
a coin in the order of that State’s admission to the United
States.
(3) NUMBER OF COINS.—Of the quarter dollar coins issued
during each year of the program, the Secretary shall prescribe,
on the basis of such factors as the Secretary determines to
be appropriate, the number of quarter dollar coins which shall
be issued with each of the designs selected for such year.
(4) SELECTION OF DESIGN.—Each of the 50 designs required
for quarter dollars issued under the program shall be—
(A) selected pursuant to a process, decided upon by
the Secretary, on the basis of the study conducted pursuant
to subsection (a), which process shall involve, among other
things, consultation with appropriate officials of the State
being commemorated with such design; and
(B) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin
Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts.
(5) TREATMENT
AS
NUMISMATIC
ITEMS.—For purposes of
sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all
coins minted under this section shall be considered to be numis-
matic items.
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(6) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—
(A) QUALITY OF COINS.—The Secretary may mint and
issue such number of quarter dollars of each design selected
under paragraph (4) of this subsection in uncirculated and
proof qualities as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate.
(B) SILVER COINS.—Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code, the
Secretary may mint and issue such number of quarter
dollars of each design selected under paragraph (4) of this
subsection as the Secretary determines to be appropriate
with a content of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(C) SOURCES OF BULLION.—The Secretary may obtain
silver for minting coins under paragraph (6)(B) from stock-
piles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act.
(d) FUNDING.—Funds used to complete this study shall be offset
from funds from the Department of the Treasury.
SEC. 
303. 
FIXED 
TERMS 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
CITIZENS
COMMEMORATIVE COIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5135(a)(4) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) TERMS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each individual appointed to the
Advisory Committee under clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph
(3)(A) shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.
‘‘(B) INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.—Any member appointed
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the
term for which such member’s predecessor was appointed
shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term.
‘‘(C) 
CONTINUATION
OF
SERVICE.—Each 
member
appointed under clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) may
continue to serve after the expiration of the term to which
such member was appointed until a successor has been
appointed and qualified.’’.
(b) STAGGERED TERMS.—Of the members appointed to the
Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee under clause
(i) or (iii) of section 5135(a)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code,
who are serving on the Advisory Committee as of the date of
the enactment of this Act—
(1) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1 member
appointed under clause (iii), as designated by the Secretary,
shall be deemed to have been appointed to a term which ends
on December 31, 1997;
(2) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1 member
appointed under clause (iii), as designated by the Secretary,
shall be deemed to have been appointed to a term which ends
on December 31, 1998; and
(3) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1 member
appointed under clause (iii), as designated by the Secretary,
shall be deemed to have been appointed to a term which ends
on December 31, 1999.
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(c) STATUS
OF MEMBERS.—The members appointed to the
Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee under clause
(i) or (iii) of section 5135(a)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code,
shall not be treated as special Government employees.
SEC. 304. MINT MANAGERIAL STAFFING REFORM.
Section 5131 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.