(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins
minted under this title shall be emblematic of the
many inventions made by Thomas A. Edison
throughout his prolific life.
(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 years ‘‘1847–
1997’’; and
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.
(3) OBVERSE OF COIN.—The obverse of each
coin minted under this title shall bear the likeness
of Thomas A. Edison.
(b) DESIGN COMPETITION.—Before the end of the 3-
month period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall conduct an open design competi-
tion for the design of the obverse and the reverse of the
coins minted under this title.
(c) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted
under this title shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation
with the Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative
Coin Advisory Committee.
SEC. 104. 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 on and
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) TERMINATION
OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No
coins may be minted under this title after July 31, 1998.
SEC. 105. SALE OF COINS.
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this title
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 subsection (d)
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 title at a reasonable
discount.
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this title
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.
(d) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins minted under
this title shall include a surcharge of—
(1) $14 per coin for the $1 coin; and
(2) $7 per coin for the half dollar coin.
SEC. 
106. 
GENERAL 
WAIVER 
OF 
PROCUREMENT
REGULATIONS.
(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 this title.
(b) EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY.—Sub-
section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con-
tract under the authority of this title from complying with
any law relating to equal employment opportunity.
SEC. 107. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 5134(f) of title
31, United States Code, the first $7,000,000 of the sur-
charges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins
issued under this title shall be promptly paid by the Sec-
retary as follows:
(1) MUSEUM OF ARTS AND HISTORY.—Up to 1⁄7
to the Museum of Arts and History, in the city of
Port Huron, Michigan, for the endowment and con-
struction of a special museum on the life of Thomas
A. Edison in Port Huron.
(2) EDISON BIRTHPLACE ASSOCIATION.—Up to
1⁄7 to the Edison Birthplace Association, Incor-
porated, in Milan, Ohio, to assist in the efforts of
the association to raise an endowment as a perma-
nent source of support for the repair and mainte-
nance of the Thomas A. Edison birthplace, a na-
tional historic landmark.
(3) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—Up to 1⁄7 to the
National Park Service, for use in protecting, restor-
ing, and cataloguing historic documents and objects
at the ‘‘invention factory’’ of Thomas A. Edison in
West Orange, New Jersey.
(4) EDISON PLAZA MUSEUM.—Up to 1⁄7 to the
Edison Plaza Museum in Beaumont, Texas, for ex-
panding educational programs on Thomas A. Edison
and for the repair and maintenance of the museum.
(5) EDISON WINTER HOME AND MUSEUM.—Up
to 1⁄7 to the Edison Winter Home and Museum in
Fort Myers, Florida, for historic preservation, res-
toration, and maintenance of the historic home and
chemical laboratory of Thomas A. Edison.
(6) EDISON INSTITUTE.—Up to 1⁄7 to the Edi-
son Institute, otherwise known as ‘‘Greenfield Vil-
lage’’, in Dearborn, Michigan, for use in maintaining
and expanding displays and educational programs
associated with Thomas A. Edison.
(7) EDISON MEMORIAL TOWER.—Up to 1⁄7 to
the Edison Memorial Tower in Edison, New Jersey,
for the preservation, restoration, and expansion of
the tower and museum.
(b) EXCESS PAYABLE TO THE NATIONAL NUMIS-
MATIC COLLECTION.—After payment of the amounts re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall pay the
remaining surcharges to the National Museum of Amer-
ican History in Washington, D.C., for the support of the
National Numismatic Collection at the museum.