H. R. 3616
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the
250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, Americans who have been
prisoners of war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of the Memorial, and the Women in Military Service for America
Memorial, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—THOMAS JEFFERSON
COMMEMORATIVE COIN
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Jefferson Commemorative Coin
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 102. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—
(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter
in this title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall issue not
more than 600,000 one-dollar coins, which shall—
(A) weigh 26.73 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(2) DESIGN.—The design of the coins issued under this
title shall be emblematic of a profile of Thomas Jefferson and
a frontal view of his home Monticello. On each coin there
shall be a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription
of the year ‘‘1993’’, and inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus
Unum’’.
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this title shall
be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United
States Code.
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5132(a)(1) of
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this title
shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 103. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted under
this title only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and
Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act.
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SEC. 104. SELECTION OF DESIGN.
Subject to section 102(a)(2), the design for the coins authorized
by this title shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
Executive Director of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Founda-
tion and the Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Advisory
Committee.
SEC. 105. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this title 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 title.
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue coins
minted under this title during the period beginning on May 1,
1994, and ending on April 30, 1995.
SEC. 106. SALE OF COINS.
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins authorized under this title shall
be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of the face
value of the coins, the surcharge provided in subsection (c) with
respect to such coins, and the cost of designing and issuing the
coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead
expenses, marketing, and shipping).
(b) PREPAID ORDERS.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
for the coins authorized under this title prior to the issuance of
such coins. Sale prices with respect to such prepaid orders shall
be at a reasonable discount.
(c) SURCHARGES.—All sales shall include a surcharge of $10
per coin.
SEC. 107. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), no provi-
sion of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be
applicable to the procurement of goods and services necessary for
carrying out the provisions of this title.
(b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Subsection (a) shall
not relieve any person entering into a contract under the authority
of this title from complying with any law relating to equal employ-
ment opportunity.
SEC. 108. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.
All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins
issued under this title shall be promptly paid by the Secretary—
(1) in the case of surcharges received in connection with
the sale of the first 500,000 coins issued, to the Jefferson
Endowment Fund, to be used—
(A) to establish and maintain an endowment to be
a permanent source of support for Monticello and its his-
toric furnishings; and
(B) for the Jefferson Endowment Fund’s educational
programs, including the International Center for Jefferson
Studies; and
(2) in the case of surcharges received in connection with
the sale of all other such coins, to the Corporation for Jefferson’s
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Poplar Forest, to be used for the restoration and maintenance
of Poplar Forest.
SEC. 109. AUDITS.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall have the
right to examine such books, records, documents, and other data
of the entities specified in section 108, as may be related to the
expenditures of amounts paid under section 108.
SEC. 110. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.
(a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary shall
take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting
and issuing coins under this title will not result in any net cost
to the United States Government.
(b) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued under
this title unless the Secretary has received—
(1) full payment for the coin;
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
United States for full payment; or
(3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the Secretary
from a depository institution whose deposits are insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National
Credit Union Administration Board.
TITLE II—UNITED STATES VETERANS
COMMEMORATIVE COINS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Veterans
Commemorative Coin Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 202. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—
(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter
in this title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall issue one-
dollar coins of 3 different designs, which shall—
(A) weigh 26.73 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(2) DESIGNATION OF VALUE AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each
coin there shall be a designation of the value of the coin,
an inscription of the year ‘‘1994’’, and inscriptions of the words
‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and
‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.
(3) DESIGN OF 3 COINS.—
(A) PRISONER-OF-WAR COMMEMORATIVE COIN.—1 type
of coin issued under this title shall be a prisoner-of-war
commemorative coin the design of which shall be emblem-
atic of the experience of Americans who have been pris-
oners-of-war.
(B) VIETNAM
VETERANS
MEMORIAL
COMMEMORATIVE
COIN.—1 type of coin issued under this title shall be a
Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorative coin the
design of which shall be emblematic of the Vietnam Veter-
ans Memorial.
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