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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1096 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 12, 2023 
Received 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the 
United States Marine Corps, and to support programs 
at the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘250th Anniversary of 
the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) November 10, 2025, marks the 250th anni-
versary of the United States Marine Corps. 
(2) The United States Marine Corps has, over 
the course of its illustrious 250-year history, fought 
gallantly in defense of the United States. 
(3) The United States Marine Corps has estab-
lished itself as a leading military force, always pre-
pared for tomorrow’s challenges and to contend with 
the future character of war. 
(4) The United States Marine Corps continues 
to exemplify the warrior ethos that has made it a 
fighting force of international repute. 
(5) All Americans should commemorate the leg-
acy of the United States Marine Corps and recog-
nize the significant contributions the values em-
bodied in the Corps have made in protecting the 
United States against its enemies. 
(6) In the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2001, the Congress authorized the 
construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center as 
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a multipurpose facility for historical displays for the 
public viewing, curation and storage of artifacts, re-
search facilities, classrooms, offices and associated 
activities consistent with the mission of the Marine 
Corps. 
(7) On November 10, 2006, the Marine Corps 
Heritage Center opened to the public, with exhibits 
that share the history of the Marine Corps from 
1775 until 1975, and with planned future exhibits 
on modern day Marine Corps history from the end 
of the Vietnam War through the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, to be completed by 2025. 
(8) The United States should pay tribute to the 
250th anniversary of the United States Marine 
Corps by minting and issuing a commemorative coin. 
(9) The surcharge proceeds from the sale of a 
commemorative coin, which would have no net costs 
to the taxpayers, would raise valuable funding for 
the continuation of educational programs of the Ma-
rine Corps Heritage Center. 
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: 
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(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 
coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 
(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 not less than 90 percent silver. 
(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 section 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
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SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The designs of the 
coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. 
(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 ‘‘2025’’; 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 coin minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts, the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps, and the Marine Corps Heritage 
Foundation; 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) MINT FACILITY.—Any facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of the coins minted under this Act. 
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(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 
period beginning on January 1, 2025. 
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, 
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. 
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SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge of— 
(1) a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 
(2) a surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin; 
and 
(3) a surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol-
lar coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1) 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 Marine 
Corps Heritage Foundation and shall only be used for the 
purposes of supporting the mission of the Marine Corps 
Heritage Center. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Marine Corps Heritage Founda-
tion, 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 
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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 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 re-
sult in no net cost to the Federal Government; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
are disbursed to the Marine Corps Heritage Founda-
tion until the total cost of designing and issuing all 
of the coins authorized by this Act, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
marketing, and shipping, is recovered by the United 
States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) 
and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2023. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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