I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 893 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2015 
Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, and Mr. ASHFORD) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town, 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 ‘‘Boys Town Centennial 
Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Boys Town is a nonprofit organization dedi-
cated to saving children and healing families, nation-
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ally headquartered in the village of Boys Town, Ne-
braska; 
(2) Father Flanagan’s Boys Home, known as 
‘‘Boys Town’’, was founded on December 12, 1917, 
by Servant of God Father Edward Flanagan; 
(3) Boys Town was created to serve children of 
all races and religions; 
(4) news of the work of Father Flanagan 
spread worldwide with the success of the 1938 
movie, ‘‘Boys Town’’; 
(5) after World War II, President Truman 
asked Father Flanagan to take his message to the 
world, and Father Flanagan traveled the globe vis-
iting war orphans and advising government leaders 
on how to care for displaced children; 
(6) Boys Town has grown exponentially, and 
now provides care to children and families across the 
country in 11 regions, including California, Nevada, 
Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Louisiana, North Florida, 
Central Florida, South Florida, Washington, DC, 
New York, and New England; 
(7) the Boys Town National Hotline provides 
counseling to more than 150,000 callers each year; 
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(8) the Boys Town National Research Hospital 
is a national leader in the field of hearing care and 
research of Usher Syndrome; 
(9) Boys Town programs impact the lives of 
more than 2,000,000 children and families across 
America each year; and 
(10) December 12th, 2017, will mark the 100th 
anniversary of Boys Town, Nebraska. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $5 GOLD COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
(referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and 
issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan’s 
Boys Town, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy. 
(b) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary shall mint and 
issue not more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan’s 
Boys Town, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
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(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(c) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—The Secretary 
shall mint and issue not more than 300,000 half dollar 
clad coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
founding of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, each of which 
shall— 
(1) weigh 11.34 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 
(3) be minted to the specifications for half dol-
lar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(d) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(e) 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) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted 
under this Act shall be emblematic of the 100 years of 
Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agen-
cies in the United States. 
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(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin 
minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(1) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2017’’; and 
(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 
God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 
‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(c) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the National Executive Director of Boys Town 
and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens of Coinage Advi-
sory 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) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the period begin-
ning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December 31, 
2017. 
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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; and 
(2) 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 issued 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. 
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(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 paid to Boys Town to carry out Boys Town’s 
cause of caring for and assisting children and families in 
underserved communities across America. 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-
essary to ensure that— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 
will not result in any net cost to the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
shall be disbursed to any recipient designated in sec-
tion 7 until the total cost of designing and issuing 
all of the coins authorized by this Act (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the 
United States Treasury, consistent with sections 
5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
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