I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1805 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2019 
Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CHABOT, 
Mr. KILMER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. 
TURNER, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. COLE, Ms. 
GABBARD, Mr. LATTA, and Mr. HICE of Georgia) 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 centennial of the establishment 
of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
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 ‘‘Tomb of the Unknown 
Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a me-
morial site at Arlington National Cemetery. On 
March 4, 1921, Congress approved the burial of an 
unidentified soldier of the United States on the site 
to commemorate the unknown soldiers who died dur-
ing World War I. 
(2) As of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
site also includes unknown soldiers from World War 
II and the Korean War. These graves are marked 
with white marble slabs embedded in the plaza below 
the original sarcophagus. 
(3) The original white marble sarcophagus of 
the unknown soldier from World War I features 3 
Greek figures representing peace, victory, and valor. 
There are 6 wreaths, 3 sculpted on each side, which 
represent the major campaigns of World War I. 
(4) The original unknown soldier lay in the ro-
tunda of the Capitol from his arrival in the United 
States until Armistice Day, 1921. President Warren 
G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies at 
the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National 
Cemetery. 
(5) The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is 
guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in 
any weather by Tomb Guard sentinels. The senti-
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nels, all of whom are volunteers, are considered to 
be the best of the elite 3d Infantry Regiment of the 
Army (commonly known as the ‘‘Old Guard’’), 
headquartered at Fort Myer, Virginia. 
(6) Inscribed on the back of the Tomb of the 
Unknown Soldier are the words, ‘‘Here rests in hon-
ored glory an American soldier known but to God’’. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint 
and issue not more than 100,000 $1 coins in commemora-
tion of the centennial of the establishment of the Tomb 
of the Unknown Soldier, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 
(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.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
centennial of the establishment of the Tomb of the 
Unknown Soldier. 
(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 ‘‘2021’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) chosen by the Secretary after consultation 
with— 
(A) the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb 
of the Unknown Soldier; and 
(B) 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. 
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(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 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 under this Act only during the 1-year period 
beginning on January 1, 2021. 
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 described in section 7 with re-
spect to the 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 date on which the coins are issued. 
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(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 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 
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 
World War I Museum and Memorial for the purposes of 
commemorating the centennial of the establishment of the 
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
(c) AUDITS.—The National World War I Museum 
and Memorial shall be subject to the audit requirements 
under section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, 
with respect to the amounts received under subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), no surcharge may be included with respect to 
the issuance of any coin under this Act during a cal-
endar year if, on the date of the issuance, the 
issuance of the coin would result in the number of 
commemorative coin programs issued during that 
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year 
to 
exceed 
the 
limitation 
under 
section 
5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) ISSUANCE
OF
GUIDANCE.—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— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 
shall result in no net cost to the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
may 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. 
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