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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 627 
To provide for the issuance of coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary 
of the establishment of the National Park Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2013 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KIND, and Mr. REICHERT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of coins to commemorate the 
100th anniversary of the establishment of the National 
Park Service, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘National Park Service 
100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1916, Congress established the National 
Park Service as a bureau within the Department of 
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ment of parks and articulating the Service’s core 
mission, ‘‘to conserve the scenery and the natural 
and historic objects and the wild life therein and to 
provide for the enjoyment of the same in such man-
ner and by such means as will leave them 
unimpaired for the enjoyment of future genera-
tions’’. 
(5) The 100th anniversary of the National Park 
Service in 2016 will be an occasion to celebrate a 
century of American vision and achievement in iden-
tifying and preserving our Nation’s special places for 
the benefit of everyone and the culmination of 100 
years of accomplishment by the National Park Serv-
ice’s employees, partners, and volunteers. It will also 
mark the beginning of the organization’s second cen-
tury of service to the American people as environ-
mental leaders and vigilant stewards of the Nation’s 
treasured places and stories. 
(6) Coins commemorating the 100th anniver-
sary of the National Park Service will bring national 
and international attention to the National Park 
System and to the legacy Congress left in 1916 
when it established a Federal agency to ensure the 
protection of our Nation’s most treasured natural 
and cultural resources for all time. 
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(7) The proceeds from a surcharge on the sale 
of commemorative coins will assist the financing of 
the needs of the National Park Service’s parks and 
programs, helping to ensure that our Nation’s great 
natural and cultural resources will endure for gen-
erations to come. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue the following coins: 
(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 
$5 coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy. 
(2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 
$1 coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per-
cent copper. 
(3) HALF
DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more 
than 750,000 half dollar coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 
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(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 
(C) be minted to the specifications for half 
dollar coins, contained in section 5112(b) of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(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 the 
100th anniversary of the National Park Service. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the face value of the 
coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2016’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
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(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with— 
(A) the National Park Service; 
(B) the National Park Foundation; and 
(C) 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) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the period 
beginning on January 1, 2016, and ending on December 
31, 2016. 
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 the coins; and 
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(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. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 
this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 
(1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 
(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 
(3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dol-
lar coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges which 
are received by the Secretary from the sale of coins 
issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the 
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