105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2560
AN ACT
To authorize the President to award gold medals to
Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier,
Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria
Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest
Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thom-
as, commonly referred to collectively as the ‘‘Lit-
tle Rock Nine’’, and for other purposes.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2560
AN ACT
To authorize the President to award gold medals to Jean
Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo
Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma
Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and
Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to collectively as
the ‘‘Little Rock Nine’’, 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 ‘‘Little Rock Nine Med-
als and Coins Act’’.
TITLE I—LITTLE ROCK NINE
GOLD MEDALS
SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls La-
Nier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria
Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest
Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas,
hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Little
Rock Nine’’, voluntarily subjected themselves to the
bitter stinging pains of racial bigotry.
(2) The Little Rock Nine are civil rights pio-
neers whose selfless acts considerably advanced the
civil rights debate in this country.
(3) The Little Rock Nine risked their lives to
integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Ar-
kansas, and subsequently the Nation.
(4) The Little Rock Nine sacrificed their inno-
cence to protect the American principle that we are
all ‘‘one nation, under God, indivisible’’.
(5) The Little Rock Nine have indelibly left
their mark on the history of this Nation.
(6) The Little Rock Nine have continued to
work towards equality for all Americans.
SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is
authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Jean
Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo
Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma
Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and
Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to collectively as the
‘‘Little Rock Nine’’, gold medals of appropriate design,
in recognition of the selfless heroism such individuals ex-
hibited and the pain they suffered in the cause of civil
rights by integrating Central High School in Little Rock,
Arkansas.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the
Secretary for each recipient.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Effective
October 1, 1997, there are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 103. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
(a) STRIKING
AND SALE.—The Secretary of the
Treasury may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the
gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 under such regu-
lations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient
to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies,
use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of
the gold medal.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF APPROPRIATION.—The ap-
propriation used to carry out section 2 shall be reimbursed
out of the proceeds of sales under subsection (a).
SEC. 104. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck pursuant to this title are national
medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United
States Code.
TITLE II—GERALD AND BETTY
FORD GOLD MEDAL
SEC 201. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is
authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Gerald
R. and Betty Ford a gold medal of appropriate design—
(1) in recognition of their dedicated public serv-
ice and outstanding humanitarian contributions to
the people of the United States; and
(2) in commemoration of the following occa-
sions in 1998:
(A) The 85th anniversary of the birth of
President Ford.
(B) The 80th anniversary of the birth of
Mrs. Ford.
(C) The 50th wedding anniversary of
President and Mrs. Ford.
(D) The 50th anniversary of the 1st elec-
tion of Gerald R. Ford to the United States
House of Representatives.
(E) The 25th anniversary of the approval
of Gerald R. Ford by the Congress to become
Vice President of the United States.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the
Secretary.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are
authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $20,000 to
carry out this section.
SEC. 202. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
(a) STRIKING
AND SALE.—The Secretary of the
Treasury may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the
gold medal struck pursuant to section 201 under such reg-
ulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price suffi-
cient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials,
dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the
cost of the gold medal.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF APPROPRIATION.—The ap-
propriation used to carry out section 201 shall be reim-
bursed out of the proceeds of sales under subsection (a).
SEC. 203. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck pursuant to this title are national
medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United
States Code.
TITLE III—JACKIE ROBINSON
COMMEMORATIVE COINS
SEC. 301. SIX-MONTH EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN SALES.
Notwithstanding section 101(7)(D) of the United
States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996, the Secretary
of the Treasury may, at any time before January 1, 1999,
make bulk sales at a reasonable discount to the Jackie
Robinson Foundation of not less than 20 percent of any
denomination of coins minted under section 101(7) of such
Act which remained unissued as of July 1, 1998, except
that the total number of coins of any such denomination
which were issued under such section or this section may
not exceed the amount of such denomination of coins
which were authorized to be minted and issued under sec-
tion 101(7)(A) of such Act.
TITLE IV—$1 COIN DESIGN
EVALUATION
SEC. 401. COMMISSIONING OF STUDY REQUIRED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the
United States shall commission, on a reimbursable basis,
a study, similar to the study conducted under section 302
of the United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996,
to compare the relative acceptance by the public and the
fiscal impact on the Treasury of the United States of the
use of the image of Sacajawea on the obverse of the new
$1 coin with that of the relative acceptance by the public
and the fiscal impact on the Treasury of the United States
of the use of the image of the Statue of Liberty.
(b) DESIGN AND SCOPE OF STUDY.—The study re-
quired to be commissioned under subsection (a) shall—
(1) be designed by the Comptroller General, in
consultation with the Committee on Banking and Fi-
nancial Services of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate, the Secretary of the Treasury,
and the Director of the United States Mint;
(2) be conducted by private sector consultants
selected by the Comptroller General on the basis of
their education, training, and experience;
(3) measure the estimated acceptance of each
image, including an estimate of the number of po-
tential sales of proof, uncirculated, and other quali-
ties of coins bearing each such image;
(4) estimate the number of coins bearing each
such image which would be removed from circulation
for collections or as souvenirs by both formal and in-
formal numismatists and other collectors, as well as
tourists; and
(5) examine the financial impact which could
flow from other factors that might influence the
choice of an image for the obverse of the coin.
(c) INCLUSION OF FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERESTED
ASSOCIATIONS.—In carrying out the study required under
this section, the consultants selected by the Comptroller
General shall—
(1) convene groups consisting of individuals
representing a broad cross-section of the populace
for purposes of testing the relative acceptance of the
2 images; and
(2) consult with the American Numismatic As-
sociation and the Coin Coalition, as well as any mar-
keting organization or operator of a sales location
which might sell proof, uncirculated, and other
qualities of the new $1 coin.
(d) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A report on the study shall
be completed and submitted to the Congress before
January 31, 1999.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall contain the findings and
conclusions of the consultants conducting the study
and the Comptroller General, together with such rec-
ommendations as the consultants and the Comptrol-
ler General determine to be appropriate.
(e) FUNDING.—Not to exceed $350,000 of the costs
of the study required under this section shall be reim-
bursed by the Secretary of the Treasury from the United
States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
TITLE V—LEIF ERICSSON MIL-
LENNIUM 
COMMEMORATIVE
COIN
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Leif Ericsson Millen-
nium Commemorative Coin Act’’.
SEC. 502. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—In conjunction with the si-
multaneous mining and issuance of commemorative coins
by the Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the mil-
lennium of the discovery of the New World by Leif
Ericsson, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this
title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue
not more than 500,000 1 dollar coins, which shall—
(1) weigh 26.73 grams;
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent
copper.
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted 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
5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted
under this title shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 503. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary may obtain silver for minting coins
under this title from any available source, including stock-
piles established under the Strategic and Critical Mate-
rials Stock Piling Act.
SEC. 504. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins
minted under this title shall be emblematic of the
millennium of the discovery of the New World by
Leif Ericsson.
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On
each coin minted under this title there shall be—
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2000’’; 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 title shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation
with the Leifur Eirı´ksson Foundation and the Com-
mission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative
Coin Advisory Committee.
SEC. 505. 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) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary
may issue coins minted under this title beginning January
1, 2000.
(d) TERMINATION
OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No
coins may be minted under this title after December 31,
2000.
SEC. 506. SURCHARGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under
this title shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—All surcharges received by the
Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this title
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Leifur
Eirı´ksson Foundation for the purpose of funding student
exchanges between students of the United States and stu-
dents of Iceland.
(c) AUDITS.—The Leifur Eirı´ksson 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 by the Foundation under subsection (b).
SEC. 507. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), no provision 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.—Sub-
section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con-
tract under the authority of this Act from complying with
any law relating to equal employment opportunity.
Passed the House of Representatives October 9,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.