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(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 
traditions, legacy, and heritage of the Medal of 
Honor, and the distinguished service of its recipients 
in the Nation’s history. 
(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 ‘‘2011’’; 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— 
(1) contain motifs that represent the 3 Medal 
of Honor designs (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and 
specifically honor the Medal of Honor recipients of 
both today and yesterday, such designs to be con-
sistent with the traditions and heritage of the 
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United States Armed Services, the mission and goals 
of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, and 
the mission and goals of the Congressional Medal of 
Honor Foundation; 
(2) be selected by the Secretary, after consulta-
tion with the Boards of the Congressional Medal of 
Honor Society and Congressional Medal of Honor 
Foundation and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(3) be reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.—For each of the 2 denomina-
tion of coins minted under this Act, at least 1 facility of 
the United States Mint shall be used to strike proof qual-
ity coins, while at least 1 other such facility shall be used 
to strike the uncirculated quality coins. 
(c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury may issue coins minted under this Act only dur-
ing the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2011. 
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— 
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(1) the face value of the coins; 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 
respect to such coins; and 
(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. 
(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 promptly paid by the Secretary to the Congres-
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sional Medal of Honor Foundation to help finance the edu-
cational, scholarship and outreach programs of the Foun-
dation. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Congressional Medal of Honor 
Foundation shall be subject to the audit requirements of 
section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with 
regard to the amounts received under subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 
under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 
of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 
would result in the number of commemorative coin pro-
grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 
commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 
section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec-
retary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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