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Union Calendar No. 348 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2768 
[Report No. 108–473, Parts I and II] 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of Chief Justice John Marshall. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003 
Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. LEACH, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. 
ISAKSON, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. FROST, Mr. BURNS, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 
Ms. MAJETTE, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GERLACH, Mrs. 
WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
CULBERSON, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. TERRY, 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. GOODE, and Mr. JENKINS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
APRIL 27, 2004 
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services 
APRIL 27, 2004 
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a pe-
riod ending not later than July 6, 2004 for consideration of such provi-
sions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant 
to clause 1(s), rule X 
JULY 6, 2004 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FORBES, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 
HOEFFEL, Mr. SCHROCK, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. CONYERS, 
Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. 
NORWOOD, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. TURNER of Texas, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
CARTER, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. MOORE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. COBLE, Mr. GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, 
Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. CUBIN, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. LARSON of
Connecticut, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. 
HULSHOF, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LAMPSON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. BOEHNER, Ms. HARRIS, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Ms. HART, Mr. WICKER, Mr. 
PICKERING, Mr. TAUZIN, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. COLE, 
Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, 
Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. NUNES, Mr. POMBO, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CRENSHAW, 
Mr. GIBBONS, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms. WATERS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
FOSSELLA, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. LAHOOD, 
Mr. HYDE, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. REGULA, Mr. LINDER, 
Mr. HOBSON, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 
LEWIS of California, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. 
RADANOVICH, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. SABO, 
Mr. BONNER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. 
BERMAN, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. INSLEE, 
Mr. PETRI, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. BAKER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SULLIVAN, 
Mr. BERRY, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 
RAMSTAD, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. WEINER, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. MCKEON, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. HALL, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. SERRANO, 
Mr. POMEROY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, 
Mr. 
DAVIS
of 
Alabama, 
Mr. 
MENENDEZ, 
Mr. 
PASTOR, 
Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. DIN-
GELL, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BOYD, 
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. STARK, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 
Mr. AKIN, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. GORDON, Mr. 
SHAW, Mr. BURR, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. TANNER, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 
MCINTYRE, Mr. HOYER, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. KENNEDY of 
Minnesota, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. WYNN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. TOM 
DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. COLLINS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
REYNOLDS, Mr. CAMP, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BACA, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 
Mr. ROSS, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. WATT, Mr. 
FARR, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. EDWARDS, 
Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 
CRAMER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. HILL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Ms. LEE, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BRAD-
LEY of New Hampshire, Mr. OWENS, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. 
CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. 
MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. REYES, Mr. 
YOUNG of Florida, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BILIRAKIS,
Mr. OBEY, Mr. DICKS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. BELL, Mr. 
FOLEY, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. KIRK, Ms. LORETTA 
SANCHEZ of California, Mr. CANNON, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 
FORD, Mr. OTTER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. GUT-
KNECHT, Mr. OLVER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. 
GILCHREST, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. JOHN, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
TIERNEY, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. RENZI, Mr. SHIMKUS, 
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. WU, Mr. BEAUPREZ, 
Mr. BASS, and Mr. PORTER 
JULY 6, 2004 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
[Insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall. 
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 ‘‘John Marshall Com-
memorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress hereby finds as follows: 
(1) John Marshall served as the Chief Justice 
of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 
1835, the longest tenure of any Chief Justice in the 
Nation’s history.
(2) John Marshall authored more than 500 
opinions, including virtually all of the most impor-
tant cases decided by the Supreme Court during his 
tenure. 
(3) Under his leadership, the Supreme Court of 
the United States gave shape to the fundamental 
principles of the Constitution, most notably the prin-
ciple of judicial review. 
(4) John Marshall’s service to the United 
States—not only as a Chief Justice, but also as a 
soldier in the Revolutionary War, as a Member of 
Congress, and as Secretary of State—truly makes 
him one of the most important figures in our Na-
tion’s history. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATION.—In commemoration of the 
250th anniversary of the birth of Chief Justice John Mar-
shall, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not 
more than 400,000 $1 coins, each of which shall— 
(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 Chief 
Justice John Marshall and his immeasurable con-
tributions to the Constitution of the United States 
and the Supreme Court of the United States. 
(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 ‘‘2005’’; 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 Supreme 
Court Historical Society; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coin 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 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of the coins minted under this Act. 
(c) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 
may issue coins minted under this Act beginning January 
1, 2005. 
(d) TERMINATION
OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No 
coins may be minted under this Act after December 31, 
2005. 
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(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. 
(d) MARKETING.—The Secretary, in cooperation with 
the Legacy Fund of the Library of Congress, shall develop 
and implement a marketing program to promote and sell 
the coins issued under this Act both within the United 
States and internationally. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted 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
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Supreme 
Court Historical Society for the purposes of— 
(1) supporting historical research and edu-
cational programs about the Supreme Court and the 
Constitution of the United States and related topics; 
(2) supporting fellowship programs, internships, 
and docents at the Supreme Court; and 
(3) collecting and preserving antiques, artifacts, 
and other historical items related to the Supreme 
Court and the Constitution of the United States and 
related topics. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Supreme Court Historical Society 
shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 
5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard 
to the amounts received by the Society 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 programs 
issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemora-
tive 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 Secretary of the 
Treasury may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.
Union Calendar No. 348 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2768 
[Report No. 108–473, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 
coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John 
Marshall. 
JULY 6, 2004 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed