I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3912 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 22, 2009 
Mr. MILLER of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. WATT, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. COBLE, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. KISSELL, 
Mr. SHULER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. JONES) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the opening of the International 
Civil Rights Center and Museum. 
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 ‘‘International Civil 
Rights Center and Museum Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) on February 1, 1960, 4 African-American 
students of North Carolina Agricultural and Tech-
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nical State University sat at a white-only lunch 
counter inside a Greensboro, North Carolina F.W. 
Woolworth’s store; 
(2) the Greensboro sit-in catalyzed a wave of 
nonviolent protest against private-sector segregation 
in the United States that became a hallmark of the 
American civil rights movement; 
(3) by August of 1961, more than 70,000 peo-
ple had participated in sit-ins and sit-down dem-
onstrations in more than 60 cities throughout the 
Southeast; 
(4) the International Civil Rights Center and 
Museum is located at the site of the F.W. Wool-
worth’s store where the sit-in movement began; 
(5) the International Civil Rights Center and 
Museum will serve as an archival center and teach-
ing facility exploring the international struggle for 
civil and human rights, preserving the legacy of the 
movement for the Nation and future generations; 
and 
(6) the International Civil Rights Center and 
Museum will officially open on February 1, 2010, 
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the begin-
ning of the sit-in movement. 
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SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue not more than 1,000 $1 coins in com-
memoration of the opening of the International Civil 
Rights Center and Museum, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(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. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
International Civil Rights Center and Museum. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2010’’; and 
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(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design of the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the International Civil Rights Center and Mu-
seum and the Commission of Fine Arts; 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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint by be used to strike any particular qual-
ity of the coins minted under this Act. 
(2) USE
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
MINT
AT 
WEST POINT, NEW YORK.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the coins minted under this Act should be 
struck at the United States Mint at West Point, 
New York, to the greatest extent possible. 
(c) PERIOD FOR MINTING.—The Secretary may mint 
coins under this Act only during the calendar year begin-
ning on January 1, 2010. 
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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 with re-
spect 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 a reason-
able discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per 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 
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shall be paid to the International Civil Rights Center and 
Museum, to be made available for program development 
and research. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall have the right to examine such books, records, 
documents, and other data of the International Civil 
Rights Center and Museum as may be related to the ex-
penditures of amounts paid under subsection (b). 
Æ 
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