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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2906 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 
the 50th anniversary of the Texas Western College National Collegiate 
Athletic Association men’s basketball championship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2015 
Mr. O’ROURKE 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 recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Texas West-
ern College National Collegiate Athletic Association 
men’s basketball championship. 
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 ‘‘50th Anniversary of 
the Texas Western College Men’s Basketball Champion-
ship Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) On March 19, 1966, Texas Western College 
(the ‘‘Miners’’) defeated the University of Kentucky 
in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 
(‘‘NCAA’’) men’s college basketball final at Cole 
Field House in College Park, Maryland, by a score 
of 72–65. 
(2) The 1966 Miners are still the only team 
from the State of Texas to win a NCAA basketball 
championship. 
(3) This marked the first time an all-Black 
starting lineup had won the NCAA championship; 
(4) After the 1966 championship, many college 
teams throughout the South following the Miners’ 
example began recruiting Black athletes, ending 
years of segregation. 
(5) Immediately after the championship, be-
tween the years of 1966 and 1985, the average num-
ber of Black players on college teams nearly dou-
bled. 
(6) Every southern conference team (including 
the Southeastern Conference) followed the Miners’ 
example, and all basketball teams were integrated 
the following season. 
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(7) The top-ranked University of Kentucky 
men’s basketball team was favored in the final over 
the third-ranked Texas Western College squad. 
(8) Texas Western College was led by coach 
Don Haskins and the University of Kentucky by 
coach Adolph Rupp. 
(9) Coach Haskins taught his team the ‘‘swing-
ing gate’’ defensive style he had learned as a player 
at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College 
(now Oklahoma State University) under legendary 
coach Henry Iba. 
(10) Texas Western College’s journey to the 
1966 NCAA championship was depicted in the 2006 
film titled ‘‘Glory Road’’. 
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. 
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(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 90 percent silver. 
(3) HALF-DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more 
than 750,000 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. 
(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 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) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted 
under this Act shall be emblematic of the game of basket-
ball and shall be— 
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(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National 
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin 
minted under this Act there shall be— 
(1) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2017’’; and 
(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 
God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 
‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
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.—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 minted under this Act only during the 1-year 
period beginning on January 1, 2017. 
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— 
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(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 issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge of— 
(1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 
(2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and 
(3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1) 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 promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame to help finance renova-
tions of existing National Collegiate Basketball Hall of 
Fame facilities. 
(c) AUDITS.—The National Collegiate Basketball 
Hall of Fame 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 (as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec-
retary of the Treasury 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 
will not result in any net cost to the United States 
Government; and 
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(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 
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 expenses, 
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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