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Union Calendar No. 349
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3277
[Report No. 108–474, Parts I and II] 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to 
support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2003
Mr. MURTHA (for himself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. 
SNYDER, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. JANKLOW) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial 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. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. FROST, 
Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. DICKS, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, 
Mr. SCHROCK, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. LEWIS of 
California, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. 
QUINN, Ms. DUNN, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. RAMSTAD, 
Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
KIRK, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. 
GILLMOR, Mr. UPTON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. 
HOBSON, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. AKIN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BEREUTER, 
Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. STARK, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr.
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. TANNER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. DREIER, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. CAS-
TLE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. NORWOOD, 
Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. 
PORTER, Mr. HYDE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. PETRI, 
Mr. POMBO, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. THOMPSON 
of California, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. COX, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. STEARNS, 
Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. ISSA, Mr. LINDER, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. NEY, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. 
WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. WAMP, 
Mr. BONNER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. MEE-
HAN, Mr. KIND, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. SHAW, Mrs. KELLY, 
Mr. CRANE, Mr. DOYLE, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. FATTAH, 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. 
WOLF, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. WELLER, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. HAYES, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, 
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, 
Ms. SOLIS, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. 
ALLEN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. WU, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
OLVER, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. BISHOP 
of Utah, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. 
KELLER, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. GOODLATTE, 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hamp-
shire, Mr. HERGER, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. 
BOOZMAN, Mr. COLE, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BROWN 
of South Carolina, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. GUT-
KNECHT, Mr. BASS, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 
BERRY, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SANDERS, 
Mr. KOLBE, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mr. SABO, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MOORE, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 
MENENDEZ, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. 
INSLEE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. HAR-
MAN, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. REYES, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. RYAN 
of Wisconsin, Mr. PENCE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. 
BERKLEY, Mr. BALLANCE, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Flor-
ida, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HOEFFEL, 
Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MILLER of 
North Carolina, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, 
Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BISHOP 
of Georgia, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BOYD, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MEEK of 
Florida, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. DOGGETT, 
Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, 
Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of 
California, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TURNER of Texas, Mr.
WAXMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. HOYER, Mr. COOPER, 
Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. OBEY, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. OWENS, 
Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. GOSS, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. GOODE, 
Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. VITTER, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. GORDON, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 
OSE, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. BURNS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. REG-
ULA, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. PUTMAN, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TAUZIN, 
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 
Mr. BURGESS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 
PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 
CULBERSON, Ms. LEE, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. BURR 
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 the 230th Anniversary of the 
United States Marine Corps, 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 230th 
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that—
(1) November 10, 2005, marks the 230th anni-
versary of the United States Marine Corps;
(2) the United States Marine Corps has, over 
the course of its illustrious 230-year history, fought 
gallantly in defense of the United States; 
(3) the United States Marine Corps has, over 
the course of its storied history, established itself as 
the Nation’s military leader in amphibious warfare, 
and will continue in that role as the United States 
faces the challenges of the 21st Century; 
(4) the United States Marine Corps continues 
to exemplify the warrior ethos that has made it a 
fighting force of international repute; 
(5) all Americans should commemorate the leg-
acy of the United States Marine Corps so that the 
values embodied in the ‘‘Corps’’ are recognized for 
the significant contribution they have made in pro-
tecting the United States against its enemies; 
(6) 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;
(7) the Marine Corps Heritage Center is sched-
uled to open on November 10, 2005; 
(8) the United States should pay tribute to the 
230th anniversary of the United States Marine 
Corps by minting and issuing a commemorative sil-
ver dollar coin; and 
(9) 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 construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Cen-
ter. 
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 500,000 $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. 
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 
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 ‘‘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 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 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of the coins minted under this Act.