I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4684 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to strike medals in commemoration 
of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
on the United States and the establishment of the National September 
11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2010 
Mr. NADLER of New York (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. 
BISHOP of New York, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HALL of New York, 
Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 
LEE of New York, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. MASSA, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. MCMAHON, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MEEKS 
of New York, Mr. MURPHY of New York, Mr. OWENS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. WEINER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. 
HIMES, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. LORETTA 
SANCHEZ of California, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. 
MATSUI, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. 
KILROY, Mr. MICA, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to strike medals 
in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Sep-
tember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States 
and the establishment of the National September 11 
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. 
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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 ‘‘National September 
11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 
2009’’. 
SEC. 2. STRIKING AND DESIGN OF MEDALS. 
(a) STRIKING OF MEDALS.—In commemoration of 
the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
attacks on the United States and the establishment of the 
National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World 
Trade Center, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike and make 
available for sale not more than 2,000,000 silver medals, 
each of which shall contain 1 ounce of silver. 
(b) DESIGN REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the medals 
struck under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
courage, sacrifice, and strength of those individuals 
who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 
11, 2001, the bravery of those who risked their lives 
to save others that day, and the endurance, resil-
ience, and hope of those who survived. 
(2) INSCRIPTIONS.—On each medal struck 
under this Act, there shall be— 
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(A) an inscription of the years ‘‘2001– 
2011’’; and 
(B) an inscription of the words ‘‘Always 
Remember’’. 
(c) SELECTION.—The design for the medals struck 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the National September 11 Memorial & Mu-
seum at the World Trade Center and the Commis-
sion of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF MEDALS. 
(a) QUALITY OF MEDALS.—The medals struck under 
this Act shall be made available for sale in the quality 
comparable to proof coins. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Only 2 facilities of the 
United States Mint may be used to strike medals 
under this Act. 
(2) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINTS AT 
WEST
POINT, 
NEW
YORK, 
AND
PHILADELPHIA, 
PENNSYLVANIA.—It is the sense of Congress that, to 
the extent possible, approximately one-half of the 
coins to be struck under this Act should be struck 
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at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, 
and approximately one-half struck at the United 
States Mint at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
(c) DATE OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may make 
the medals available for sale under this Act beginning on 
January 1, 2011. 
(d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No medals shall 
be struck under this Act after December 31, 2012. 
SEC. 4. NUMISMATIC ITEMS. 
For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, 
United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall 
be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 
The medals struck under this Act are national medals 
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF MEDALS. 
(a) SALES PRICE.—The medals made available for 
sale under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a 
price equal to the sum of— 
(1) the cost of designing and selling such med-
als (including labor, materials, dies, use of machin-
ery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping); 
and 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with re-
spect to such medals. 
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(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of the medals at a reasonable discount. 
(c) INTRODUCTORY ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
introductory orders for medals made available for 
sale under this Act. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to in-
troductory orders under paragraph (1) shall be made 
at a reasonable discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of medals made available 
for sale under this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 
per medal. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of medals under this Act shall 
be paid to the National September 11 Memorial & Mu-
seum at the World Trade Center to support the operations 
and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial 
& Museum at the World Trade Center following its com-
pletion. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall have the right to examine such books, records, 
documents, and other data of the National September 11 
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center as may 
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be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under sub-
section (b). 
Æ 
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