IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 886 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 15, 2011 
Received 
DECEMBER 17, 2011 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the Nation’s first Federal law enforcement 
agency, the United States Marshals Service. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Mar-
shals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress hereby finds as follows: 
(1) The United States Marshals, the first Fed-
eral law enforcement officers in America, were estab-
lished under section 27 of the Act of Congress enti-
tled ‘‘Chapter XX.—An Act to Establish the Judi-
cial Courts of the United States’’ and enacted on 
September 24, 1789 (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789’’), during the 
1st Session of the 1st Congress, and signed into law 
by the 1st President of the United States, George 
Washington. 
(2) George Washington had carefully considered 
the appointments to the Judicial Branch long before 
the enactment of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 
1789, and nominated the first 11 United States 
Marshals on September 24, and the remaining two 
Marshals on September 25, 1789. The Senate con-
firmed all 13 on September 26, 1789, 2 days after 
the Judiciary Act was signed into law. 
(3) In 1969, by order of the Department of 
Justice, the United States Marshals Service was cre-
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ated, and achieved Bureau status in 1974. The 
United States Marshals Service has had major sig-
nificance in the history of the United States, and 
has directly contributed to the safety and preserva-
tion of this Nation, by serving as an instrument of 
civil authority used by all 3 branches of the United 
States Government. 
(4) One of the original 13 United States Mar-
shals, Robert Forsyth of Georgia, a 40-year-old vet-
eran of the Revolutionary War, was the first civilian 
official of the United States Government, and the 
first of many United States Marshals and deputies, 
to be killed in the line of duty when he was shot on 
January 11, 1794, while trying to serve civil process. 
(5) The United States Marshals Service Com-
memorative Coin will be the first commemorative 
coin to honor the United States Marshals Service. 
(6) The United States should pay tribute to the 
Nation’s oldest Federal law enforcement agency, the 
United States Marshals Service, by minting and 
issuing commemorative coins, as provided in this 
Act. 
(7) A commemorative coin will bring national 
and international attention to the lasting legacy of 
this Nation’s oldest Federal law enforcement agency. 
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(8) The proceeds from a surcharge on the sale 
of such commemorative coins will assist the financ-
ing of national museums and charitable organiza-
tions. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—In commemoration of the 
225th anniversary of the establishment of the United 
States Marshals Service, the Secretary of the Treasury 
(hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
mint and issue the following coins: 
(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 
$5 gold 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 500,000 
$1 coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per-
cent alloy. 
(3) HALF
DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more 
than 750,000 half dollar coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 
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(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. 
(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 section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 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 
225 years of exemplary and unparalleled achieve-
ments of the United States Marshals Service. 
(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— 
(i) the mint date ‘‘2015’’; and 
(ii) the years 1789 and 2014; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’, and such other 
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inscriptions as the Secretary may determine to 
be appropriate for the designs of the coins. 
(3) COIN IMAGES.— 
(A) $5 GOLD COINS.— 
(i) OBVERSE.—The obverse of the $5 
coins issued under this Act shall bear an 
image of the United States Marshals Serv-
ice Star (also known as ‘‘America’s Star’’). 
(ii) REVERSE.—The reverse of the $5 
coins issued under this Act shall bear a de-
sign emblematic of the sacrifice and service 
of the men and women of the United 
States Marshals Service who lost their lives 
in the line of duty and include the Mar-
shals Service motto ‘‘Justice, Integrity, 
Service’’. 
(B) $1 SILVER COINS.— 
(i) OBVERSE.—The obverse of the $1 
coins issued under this Act shall bear an 
image of the United States Marshals Serv-
ice Star (also known as ‘‘America’s Star’’). 
(ii) REVERSE.—The reverse of the $1 
silver coins issued under this Act shall bear 
an image emblematic of the United States 
Marshals legendary status in America’s 
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cultural landscape. The image should de-
pict Marshals as the lawmen of our fron-
tiers, including their geographic, political, 
or cultural history, and shall include the 
Marshals Service motto ‘‘Justice, Integrity, 
Service’’. 
(C) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.— 
(i) OBVERSE.—The obverse of the 
half dollar clad coins issued under this Act 
shall bear an image emblematic of the 
United States Marshals Service and its 
history. 
(ii) REVERSE.—The reverse of the 
half dollar clad coins issued under this Act 
shall bear an image consistent with the 
role that the United States Marshals 
played in a changing nation, as they were 
involved in some of the most pivotal social 
issues in American history. The image 
should show the ties that the Marshals 
have to the United States Constitution, 
with themes including— 
(I) the Whiskey Rebellion and 
the rule of law; 
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(II) slavery and the legacy of in-
equality; and 
(III) the struggle between labor 
and capital. 
(4) REALISTIC AND HISTORICALLY ACCURATE 
DEPICTIONS.—The images for the designs of coins 
issued under this Act shall be selected on the basis 
of the realism and historical accuracy of the images 
and on the extent to which the images are reminis-
cent of the dramatic and beautiful artwork on coins 
of the so-called ‘‘Golden Age of Coinage’’ in the 
United States, at the beginning of the 20th Century, 
with the participation of such noted sculptors and 
medallic artists as James Earle Fraser, Augustus 
Saint-Gaudens, Victor David Brenner, Adolph A. 
Weinman, Charles E. Barber, and George T. Mor-
gan. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Director of the United States Marshals 
Service and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory 
Committee. 
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SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in proof quality and uncirculated qual-
ity. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular combina-
tion of denomination and quality of the coins minted under 
this Act. 
(c) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 
may issue coins, to the public, minted under this Act be-
ginning on or after January 1, 2015, except for a limited 
number to be issued prior to such date to the Director 
of the United States Marshals Service and employees of 
the Service for display and presentation during the 225th 
Anniversary celebration. 
(d) TERMINATION
OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No 
coins may be minted under this Act after December 31, 
2015. 
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 
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(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) 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 gold 
coin. 
(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 sil-
ver coin. 
(3) A surcharge of $3 per coin for the half dol-
lar coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall promptly 
distribute all surcharges received from the sale of coins 
issued under this Act as follows: 
(1) The first $5,000,000 available for distribu-
tion under this section, to the U.S. Marshals Mu-
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seum, Inc., also known as the United States Mar-
shals Museum, for the preservation, maintenance, 
and display of artifacts and documents. 
(2) Of amounts available for distribution after 
the payment under paragraph (1)— 
(A) One third shall be distributed to the 
National Center for Missing & Exploited Chil-
dren, to be used for finding missing children 
and combating child sexual exploitation. 
(B) One third shall be distributed to the 
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association 
Foundation, to be used— 
(i) to provide financial assistance 
for— 
(I) surviving family members of 
Federal law enforcement members 
killed in the line of duty; 
(II) Federal law enforcement 
members who have become disabled; 
and 
(III) Federal law enforcement 
employees and their families in select 
instances, such as severe trauma or fi-
nancial loss, where no other source of 
assistance is available; 
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(ii) to provide scholarships to students 
pursuing a career in the law enforcement 
field; and 
(iii) to provide selective grants to 
charitable organizations. 
(C) One third shall be distributed to the 
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial 
Fund, to support the construction of the Na-
tional Law Enforcement Museum and the pres-
ervation and display of its artifacts. 
(c) AUDITS.—All organizations, associations, and 
funds 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 this 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 (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec-
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retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 
2011. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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