IIB
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4903
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 23, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs
AN ACT
To ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin, estab-
lish the Coin Design Advisory Committee, 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 ‘‘American 5-Cent Coin
Design Continuity Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. DESIGNS ON THE 5–CENT COIN COMMEMORATING
THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE LOUISIANA PUR-
CHASE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b) and
after consulting with the Coin Design Advisory Committee
and the Commission of Fine Arts, the Secretary of the
Treasury may change the design on the obverse and the
reverse of the 5-cent coin for coins issued in 2003, 2004,
and 2005 in commemoration of the bicentennial of the
Louisiana Purchase.
(b) DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS.—
(1) OBVERSE.—If the Secretary of the Treas-
ury elects to change the obverse of 5-cent coins
issued during 2003, 2004, and 2005, the design
shall include an image of President Thomas Jeffer-
son in commemoration of his role with respect to the
Louisiana Purchase and the commissioning of the
Louis and Clark Expedition to explore the newly ac-
quired territory.
(2) REVERSE.—If the Secretary of the Treas-
ury elects to change the reverse of the 5-cent coins
issued during 2003, 2004, and 2005, the design se-
lected shall commemorate the Louisiana Purchase.
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(3) OTHER INSCRIPTIONS.—5-cent coins issued
during 2003, 2004, and 2005 shall continue to meet
all other requirements for inscriptions and designa-
tions applicable to circulating coins under section
5112(d)(1) of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 3. DESIGNS ON THE 5-CENT COIN SUBSEQUENT TO
THE COMMEMORATION OF THE BICENTEN-
NIAL OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5112(d)(1) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 4th
sentence the following new sentences: ‘‘The obverse of any
5-cent coin issued after December 31, 2005, shall bear an
image of Thomas Jefferson. The reverse of any 5-cent coin
issued after December 31, 2005, shall bear an image of
the home of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.’’.
(b) DESIGN CONSULTATION.— The 2d sentence of
section 5112(d)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘, after consulting with the Coin De-
sign Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine
Arts,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary may’’.
SEC. 4. COIN DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 51 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 5136 (as amended by section 5 of this Act) the
following new section:
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‘‘§ 5137. Coin Design Advisory Committee
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established
the Coin Design Advisory Committee (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’).
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Advisory Committee
shall consist of 9 members, as follows:
‘‘(A) The Chief of Staff to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
‘‘(B) 
persons 
appointed 
by 
the
President—
‘‘(i) 1 of whom shall be appointed for
a term of 4 years from among individuals
who are specially qualified to serve on the
Advisory Committee by virtue of their edu-
cation, training, or experience as a nation-
ally or internationally recognized curator in
the United States of a numismatic collec-
tion;
‘‘(ii) 1 of whom shall be appointed for
a term of 4 years from among individuals
who are specially qualified to serve on the
Advisory Committee by virtue of their ex-
perience in the medallic arts or sculpture;
‘‘(iii) 1 of whom shall be appointed for
a term of 3 years from among individuals
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who are specially qualified to serve on the
Advisory Committee by virtue of their edu-
cation, training, or experience in American
history; and
‘‘(iv) 1 of whom shall be appointed for
a term of 2 years from among individuals
who are specially qualified to serve on the
Advisory Committee by virtue of their edu-
cation, training, or experience in numis-
matics.
‘‘(C) 1 person appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives from among indi-
viduals who are specially qualified to serve on
the Advisory Committee by virtue of their edu-
cation, training, or experience, including staff
employees of the House of Representatives, who
shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker.
‘‘(D) 1 person appointed by the minority
leader of the House of Representatives from
among individuals who are specially qualified to
serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of
their education, training, or experience, includ-
ing staff employees of the House of Representa-
tives, who shall serve at the pleasure of the mi-
nority leader.
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‘‘(E) 1 person appointed by the majority
leader of the Senate from among individuals
who are specially qualified to serve on the Advi-
sory Committee by virtue of their education,
training, or experience, including staff employ-
ees of the Senate, who shall serve at the pleas-
ure of the majority leader.
‘‘(F) 1 person appointed by the minority
leader of the Senate from among individuals
who are specially qualified to serve on the Advi-
sory Committee by virtue of their education,
training, or experience, including staff employ-
ees members of the Senate, who shall serve at
the pleasure of the minority leader.
‘‘(2) CONTINUATION
OF
SERVICE.—Each ap-
pointed member may continue to serve after the ex-
piration of the term of office to which such member
was appointed until a successor has been appointed
and qualified.
‘‘(3) VACANCY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the
Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man-
ner in which the original appointment was
made.