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(B) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin
minted under this section there shall be—
(i) a designation of the value of the coin;
(ii) an inscription of the year ‘‘1998’’; and
(iii) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God
We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus
Unum’’.
(2) SELECTION.—The design for the coins authorized by
this section shall be—
(A) selected by the Secretary after consultation with
the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial and the Commission of
Fine Arts; and
(B) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin
Advisory Committee.
(d) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—
(1) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this section
shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(2) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United States
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins
minted under this section.
(3) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall issue coins
minted under this section for a period of not less than 6
months and not more than 12 months, beginning no later
than January 1, 1998.
(e) SALE OF COINS.—
(1) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this section shall
be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—
(A) the face value of the coins;
(B) the surcharge provided in paragraph (4) with
respect to such coins; and
(C) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (includ-
ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead
expenses, marketing, and shipping).
(2) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales of
the coins issued under this section available at a reasonable
discount.
(3) PREPAID ORDERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid
orders for the coins minted under this section before the
issuance of such coins.
(B) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to prepaid
orders under subparagraph (A) shall be at a reasonable
discount.
(4) SURCHARGES.—All sales shall include a surcharge of
$10 per coin.
(f) GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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 section.
(2) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Paragraph (1) shall
not relieve any person entering into a contract under the
authority of this section from complying with any law relating
to equal employment opportunity.
(g) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—All surcharges received by the Secretary
from the sale of coins issued under this section shall be
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promptly paid by the Secretary to the Robert F. Kennedy Memo-
rial for the purpose of improving the endowment of the Robert
F. Kennedy Memorial.
(2) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents,
and other data of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial as may
be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under paragraph
(1).
(h) FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.—
(1) NO
NET
COST
TO
THE
GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary
shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that
minting and issuing coins under this section will not result
in any net cost to the United States Government.
(2) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued under
this section unless the Secretary has received—
(A) full payment for the coin;
(B) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify
the United States for full payment; or
(C) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
the National Credit Union Administration Board.
SEC. 207. UNITED 
STATES 
MILITARY 
ACADEMY 
BICENTENNIAL
COMMEMORATIVE COINS.
(a) COIN SPECIFICATIONS.—
(1) ONE DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—
(A) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall issue not more
than 500,000 $1 coins, which shall weigh 26.73 grams,
have a diameter of 1.500 inches, and shall contain 90
percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(B) DESIGN.—The design of the $1 coins shall be
emblematic of the United States Military Academy and
its motto ‘‘Duty, Honor, Country’’. On each such coin there
shall be a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription
of the year ‘‘2002’’, and inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E
Pluribus Unum’’.
(2) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this section
shall be legal tender as provided in section 5103 of title 31,
United States Code.
(b) SOURCES OF BULLION.—The Secretary shall obtain silver
for the coins minted under this section only from stockpiles estab-
lished under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
(c) SELECTION
OF DESIGN.—The design of the coins minted
under this section shall be selected by the Secretary after consulta-
tion with the Commission of Fine Arts and the Bicentennial Steer-
ing Group, Association of Graduates, United States Military
Academy. As required by section 5135 of title 31, United States
Code, the designs shall also be reviewed by the Citizens Commemo-
rative Coin Advisory Committee.
(d) ISSUANCE OF THE COINS.—
(1) QUALITY
AND
MINT
FACILITY.—The coins authorized
under this section may be issued in uncirculated and proof
qualities and shall be struck at the United States Bullion
Depository at West Point.
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(2) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall issue coins
minted under this section during the period beginning on March
16, 2002, and ending on March 16, 2003.
(3) SUNSET PROVISION.—No coins shall be minted under
this section after December 31, 2002.
(e) SALE OF THE COINS.—
(1) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this section shall
be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of the
face value of the coins, the surcharge provided in paragraph
(4) with respect to such coins, and the cost of designing and
issuing such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of
machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).
(2) BULK
SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales
available at a reasonable discount.
(3) PREPAID ORDERS.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid
orders for the coins prior to the issuance of such coins. Sales
under this paragraph shall be at a reasonable discount.
(4) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales shall include a sur-
charge of $10 per coin.
(f) GENERAL
WAIVER
OF
PROCUREMENT
REGULATIONS.—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 section. Nothing in this
subsection shall relieve any person entering into a contract under
the authority of this section from complying with any law relating
to equal employment opportunity.
(g) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—The total surcharges col-
lected by the Secretary from the sale of the coins issued under
this section shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Associa-
tion of Graduates, United States Military Academy to assist the
Association of Graduates’ efforts to provide direct support to the
academic, military, physical, moral, and ethical development pro-
grams of the Corps of Cadets, United States Military Academy.
(h) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents,
and other data of the Association of Graduates, United States
Military Academy as may be related to the expenditure of amounts
paid under subsection (g).
(i) NUMISMATIC PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND.—The coins issued
under this section are subject to the provisions of section 5134
of title 31, United States Code, relating to the Numismatic Public
Enterprise Fund.
(j) FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.—
(1) NO
NET
COST
TO
THE
GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary
shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the issuance
of the coins authorized by this section shall result in no net
cost to the United States Government.
(2) ADEQUATE SECURITY FOR PAYMENT REQUIRED.—No coin
shall be issued under this section unless the Secretary has
received—
(A) full payment therefor;
(B) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify
the United States for full payment; or
(C) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
the National Credit Union Administration Board.
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SEC. 208. UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN COMMEMORATIVE COINS.
(a) COIN SPECIFICATIONS.—
(1) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—
(A) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall
mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins, which
shall weigh 26.73 grams, have a diameter of 1.500 inches,
and contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(B) DESIGN.—The design of the coins issued under
this section shall be a rose, the national floral emblem,
and a frontal view of the French facade of the United
States Botanic Garden. On each coin there shall be a
designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the
years ‘‘1820–1995’’, and inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E
Pluribus Unum’’.
(2) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this section
shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31,
United States Code.
(3) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134 of
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this section
shall be considered to be numismatic items.
(b) SOURCE
OF BULLION.—The Secretary shall obtain silver
for the coins minted under this section only from stockpiles estab-
lished under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
(c) SELECTION OF DESIGN.—The design for the coins minted
under this section shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden and the
Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
Committee.
(d) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—
(1) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this section
may be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(2) MINT FACILITY.—Not more than 1 facility of the United
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of
the coins minted under this section.
(3) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue coins
minted under this section during the period beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 1997, and ending on December 31, 1997.
(e) SALE OF COINS.—
(1) SALE PRICE.—The coins authorized under this section
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum
of the face value of the coins, the surcharge provided in para-
graph (4) with respect to such coins, and the cost of designing
and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use
of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).
(2) BULK
SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales
available at a reasonable discount.
(3) PREPAID ORDERS.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid
orders for the coins authorized under this section prior to
the issuance of such coins. Sales under this paragraph shall
be at a reasonable discount.
(4) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales shall include a sur-
charge of $10 per coin.
(f) GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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 section.
(2) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Paragraph (1) shall
not relieve any person entering into a contract under the
authority of this section from complying with any law relating
to equal employment opportunity.
(g) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—All surcharges received by
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this section
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National Fund
for the United States Botanic Garden.
(h) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents,
and other data of the National Fund for the United States Botanic
Garden as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid
under subsection (g).
(i) FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.—
(1) NO
NET
COST
TO
THE
GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary
shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the issuance
of the coins authorized by this section shall result in no net
cost to the United States Government.
(2) ADEQUATE SECURITY FOR PAYMENT REQUIRED.—No coin
shall be issued under this section unless the Secretary has
received—
(A) full payment therefor;
(B) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify
the United States for full payment; or
(C) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
the National Credit Union Administration Board.
SEC. 209. MOUNT RUSHMORE COMMEMORATIVE COINS.
(a) DISTRIBUTION
OF SURCHARGES.—Section 8 of the Mount
Rushmore Commemorative Coin Act (104 Stat. 314; 31 U.S.C. 5112
note) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) the first $18,750,000 shall be paid during fiscal year
1994 by the Secretary to the Society to assist the Society’s
efforts to improve, enlarge, and renovate the Mount Rushmore
National Memorial; and
‘‘(2) the remainder shall be returned to the Federal Treas-
ury for purposes of reducing the national debt.’’.
(b) RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—If, prior to the enactment of this
Act, any amount of surcharges have been received by the Secretary
of the Treasury and paid into the United States Treasury pursuant
to section 8(1) of the Mount Rushmore Commemorative Coin Act,
as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act, that amount shall
be paid out of the Treasury to the extent necessary to comply
with section 8(1) of the Mount Rushmore Commemorative Coin
Act, as in effect after the enactment of this Act. Amounts paid
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be out of funds not other-
wise appropriated.
(c) NUMISMATIC OPERATING PROFITS.—Nothing in this section
shall be construed to affect the Secretary of the Treasury’s right
to derive operating profits from numismatic programs for use in