In the Senate of the United States, 
July 12, 2012. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2527) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the Secretary 
of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration 
of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.’’, do pass with the 
following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘National Baseball Hall 
of Fame Commemorative Coin Act’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) On June 12, 1939, the National Baseball 
Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cooperstown, 
New York. Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy 
Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner com-
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prised the inaugural class of inductees. This class 
set the standard for all future inductees. Since 
1939, just one percent of all Major League Baseball 
players have earned induction into the National 
Baseball Hall of Fame. 
(2) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 
Museum is dedicated to preserving history, honoring 
excellence, and connecting generations through the 
rich history of our national pastime. Baseball has 
mirrored our Nation’s history since the Civil War, 
and is now an integral part of our Nation’s heritage. 
(3) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 
Museum chronicles the history of our national pas-
time and houses the world’s largest collection of 
baseball artifacts, including more than 38,000 three 
dimensional 
artifacts, 
3,000,000 
documents, 
500,000 photographs, and 12,000 hours of recorded 
media. This collection ensures that baseball history 
and its unique connection to American history will 
be preserved and recounted for future generations. 
(4) Since its opening in 1939, more than 
14,000,000 baseball fans have visited the National 
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to learn about 
the history of our national pastime and the game’s 
connection to the American experience.
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(5) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 
Museum is an educational institution, reaching 
10,000,000 Americans annually. Utilizing video con-
ference technology, students and teachers participate 
in interactive lessons led by educators from the Na-
tional Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. These award- 
winning educational programs draw upon the won-
ders of baseball to reach students in classrooms na-
tionwide. Each educational program uses baseball as 
a lens for teaching young Americans important les-
sons on an array of topics, including mathematics, 
geography, civil rights, women’s history, economics, 
industrial technology, arts, and communication. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 
of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Secretary of 
the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall mint and issue the following coins: 
(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 
coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(B) have diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy.
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(2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 
$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; 
(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. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, to the extent possible without significantly add-
ing to the purchase price of the coins, the $1 coins and 
$5 coins minted under this Act should be produced in a 
fashion similar to the 2009 International Year of Astron-
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omy coins issued by Monnaie de Paris, the French Mint, 
so that the reverse of the coin is convex to more closely 
resemble a baseball and the obverse concave, providing a 
more dramatic display of the obverse design chosen pursu-
ant to section 4(c). 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with— 
(A) the National Baseball Hall of Fame; 
(B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative 
Coin Advisory Committee. 
(b) DESIGNATIONS
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 ‘‘2014’’; and 
(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 
God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 
‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(c) SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OB-
VERSE DESIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall hold a 
competition to determine the design of the common
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obverse of the coins minted under this Act, with 
such design being emblematic of the game of base-
ball. 
(2) SELECTION AND APPROVAL.—Proposals for 
the design of coins minted under this Act may be 
submitted in accordance with the design selection 
and approval process developed by the Secretary in 
the sole discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary 
shall encourage 3-dimensional models to be sub-
mitted as part of the design proposals. 
(3) PROPOSALS.—As part of the competition 
described in this subsection, the Secretary may ac-
cept proposals from artists, engravers of the United 
States Mint, and members of the general public. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine compensation for the winning design under 
this subsection, which shall be not less than $5,000. 
The Secretary shall take into account this compensa-
tion amount when determining the sale price de-
scribed in section 6(a). 
(d) REVERSE DESIGN.—The design on the common 
reverse of the coins minted under this Act shall depict a 
baseball similar to those used by Major League Baseball.
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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 1-year 
period beginning on January 1, 2014. 
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 such coins; and 
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
winning design compensation, 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.
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(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.—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 National 
Baseball Hall of Fame to help finance its operations. 
(c) AUDITS.—The National Baseball Hall of Fame 
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 com-
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memorative coin program issuance limitation under sec-
tion 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec-
retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection. 
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 United States 
Government; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 
7 until the total cost of designing and issuing all of 
the coins authorized by this Act (including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, winning design 
compensation, overhead expenses, marketing, and 
shipping) is recovered by the United States Treas-
ury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 9. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this
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Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
House of Representatives, provided that such statement 
has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 
Attest: 
Secretary.