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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1865 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 29, 2019 
Received 
AN ACT 
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. 
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 ‘‘National Law Enforce-
ment Museum Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 2000, Congress passed and President 
William J. Clinton signed into law the National Law 
Enforcement Museum Act (Public Law 106–492), 
which authorized the National Law Enforcement Of-
ficers Memorial Fund, Inc., to build the National 
Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the 
District of Columbia to honor and commemorate the 
service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in 
the United States. 
(2) In April 2016, construction began on the 
National Law Enforcement Museum in the District 
of Columbia across the street from the National Law 
Enforcement Officers Memorial in Judiciary Square. 
(3) The National Law Enforcement Museum 
formally opened in October of 2018. 
(4) The National Law Enforcement Museum’s 
mission is— 
(A) to honor and commemorate the ex-
traordinary service and sacrifice of America’s 
law enforcement officers; 
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(B) to serve as an important bridge be-
tween law enforcement’s past and present, be-
tween the heroes of yesteryear and those who 
have followed in their footsteps, and between 
America’s peace officers and the public they 
serve; 
(C) increase public understanding and sup-
port for law enforcement and to promote law 
enforcement safety; and 
(D) strengthen the relationship between 
law enforcement and the communities they 
serve with thought-provoking programs at the 
Museum and around the country that promote 
dialogue on topics of current interest. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue the following coin: 
(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 
coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 
(2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 
$1 coins, which shall— 
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(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 
(3) HALF-DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more 
than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall— 
(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 
(C) be minted to the specifications for half- 
dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 
31, United States Code. 
(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 section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 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 
National Law Enforcement Museum and the service 
and sacrifice of law enforcement officers throughout 
the history of the United States. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 
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(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2021’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National 
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc.; 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 FACILITIES.—Only one facility of the 
United States Mint may be used to strike any particular 
quality of the coins minted under this Act. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 
period beginning on January 1, 2021. 
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— 
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(1) the face value of the coins; 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 
respect 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— 
(1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 
(2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and 
(3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1) 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 promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc., for edu-
cational and outreach programs and exhibits. 
(c) AUDITS.—The National Law Enforcement Offi-
cers Memorial Fund, Inc., shall be subject to the audit 
requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, with regard to the amounts received under 
subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 
under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 
of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 
would result in the number of commemorative coin pro-
grams issued during such year to exceed the annual two 
commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 
section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec-
retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection. 
SEC. 8. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
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by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 28, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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