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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1621 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction 
of the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2011 
Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. 
CRAVAACK, Mr. JONES, and Mr. YOUNG of Indiana) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps 
Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine 
Corps Heritage Center. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Corps Aviation 
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) the year 2012 is the 100th Anniversary of 
the birth of Marine Corps Aviation; 
(2) Marine Corps Aviation’s value to the indi-
vidual Marine and the Marine Corps as a whole has 
centered on a number of long-established and essen-
tial hallmark qualities; 
(3) such essential qualities, including adapt-
ability, agility, and being of one mind, have been 
seen during past campaign successes, are witnessed 
during today’s combat operations, and are key plan-
ning factors for future aircraft and aviation capabili-
ties; 
(4) Marine Corps Aviation, as an essential ele-
ment of the Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force, 
is critical to the continuing success of our Nation’s 
expeditionary ‘‘Force in Readiness’’; 
(5) in 2001, the Congress authorized the con-
struction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center, the 
purpose of which is to provide a multipurpose facil-
ity to be used for historical displays for the public 
viewing, curation, and storage of artifacts, research 
facilities, classrooms, offices, and associated activi-
ties, consistent with the mission of the Marine 
Corps; 
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(6) the initial portion of the Marine Corps Her-
itage Center opened on November 10, 2006; 
(7) the United States should pay tribute to the 
Marine Corps Aviation Centennial and to the United 
States Marine Corps, by minting and issuing a com-
memorative $10 gold coin; and 
(8) the surcharge proceeds from the sale of a 
commemorative coin, which would have no net costs 
to the taxpayers, would raise valuable funding for 
the continuing construction of the Marine Corps 
Heritage Center. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $10 GOLD COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue not more than 100,000 $10 coins, 
each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
warrior ethos of the United States Marine Corps. 
(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 ‘‘2015’’; 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 Marine Corps Historical Division 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.—Only one facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of the coins minted under this Act. 
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(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the one- 
year period beginning on January 1, 2015. 
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 subsection (b) 
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) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins issued under 
this Act shall include a surcharge of $35 per coin. 
(c) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of coins issued under this Act at a reasonable dis-
count. 
(d) PREPAID ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for coins minted under this Act be-
fore the issuance of such coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) should be at a rea-
sonable discount. 
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