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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6923 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the health care professionals, first responders, scientists, researchers, 
all essential workers, and individuals who provided care and services 
during the coronavirus pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2020 
Mr. BERGMAN (for himself and Mr. NEGUSE) introduced the following 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 health care professionals, first 
responders, scientists, researchers, all essential workers, 
and individuals who provided care and services during 
the coronavirus pandemic. 
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 ‘‘Coronavirus Front- 
Line Responders Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Health care professionals working with pa-
tients in person and via telehealth made incredible 
sacrifices, including to their own personal wellbeing, 
to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. 
(2) First responders and law enforcement 
upheld their responsibilities at great personal risk to 
keep our national and local communities safe and 
slow the spread of the coronavirus. 
(3) Scientists and researchers, including at our 
nation’s research universities, worked tirelessly and 
in innovative ways to understand, prevent, and treat 
the coronavirus. 
(4) Individuals and families bravely took on 
new burdens to care for loved ones impacted by the 
coronavirus. 
(5) The dedication of countless workers in es-
sential professions made possible the nationwide ef-
fort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. 
(6) In the face of an unprecedented public 
health crisis, the citizens of the United States of 
America came together and supported the dedicated 
health care professionals and others on the front 
lines of the coronavirus pandemic. 
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to honor 
and commemorate the work of the coronavirus pandemic 
front-line responders. 
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: 
(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 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy. 
(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 at least 90 percent silver. 
(3) HALF
DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more 
than 300,000 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. 
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(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. 
(d) MINTAGE LIMIT EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary 
determines, based on independent market-based research 
conducted by the designated recipient organization identi-
fied in section 7(b), that the mintage levels described in 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) are not adequate to meet pub-
lic demand, the Secretary may increase the mintage levels 
as the Secretary determines is necessary to meet public 
demand. 
SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The designs of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
sacrifices made by health care workers and first re-
sponders during the coronavirus pandemic. 
(2) DESIGNATIONS
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 ‘‘2022’’; 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 designs for the coins minted 
under this Act shall— 
(1) honor the sacrifices made by health care 
professionals, first responders, scientists, and re-
searchers during the coronavirus pandemic; 
(2) be selected by the Secretary, after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(3) be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advi-
sory 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 FACILITIES.—Only one facility of the 
United States Mint may be used to strike any particular 
quality of the coins minted under this Act. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 
period beginning on January 1, 2022. 
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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(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. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 
this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 
(1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 
(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 
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(3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dol-
lar 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 
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the CDC Foun-
dation to support the health care response to infectious 
diseases and pandemics. 
(c) AUDITS.—The CDC Foundation 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 
section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The 
Secretary 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— 
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(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 
will not result in any net cost to the United States 
Government; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
shall be disbursed to any recipient designated in sec-
tion 7 until the total cost of designing and issuing 
all of the coins authorized by this Act (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the 
United States Treasury, consistent with sections 
5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 9. MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN. 
The Secretary is encouraged to develop and execute 
a marketing and educational program, including appro-
priate cooperative marketing opportunities, to promote 
and sell the coins authorized in section 3. 
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