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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4148
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in major
league baseball by Jackie Robinson.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. FLAKE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Finan-
cial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the break-
ing of the color barrier in major league baseball by
Jackie Robinson.
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 ‘‘Jackie Robinson Com-
memorative Coin Act’’.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—In commemoration of the
50th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in
major league baseball by Jackie Robinson, the Secretary
of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not more than 500,000
1 dollar coins, 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 section
5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins
under this Act only from stockpiles established under the
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The design—
(A) on the obverse side of the coins minted
under this Act shall be emblematic of Jackie
Robinson; and
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount.
(d) SURCHARGES.—All sales shall include a sur-
charge of $10 per coin.
SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), no provision of law governing procurement or public
contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods
and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of
this Act.
(b) EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY.—Sub-
section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con-
tract under the authority of this Act from complying with
any law relating to equal employment opportunity.
SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.
Subject to section 10(a), all surcharges received by
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Jackie Rob-
inson Foundation (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
Foundation’’) for the purpose of—
(1) enhancing the programs of the Foundation
in the field of education and youth leadership skills
development; and
(2) increasing the availability of scholarships
for youth with the greatest need.
SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.
(a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall take such actions as may be necessary to en-
sure that minting and issuing coins under this Act will
not result in any net cost to the United States Govern-
ment.
(b) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued
under this Act unless the Secretary has received—
(1) full payment for the coin;
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to in-
demnify the United States for full payment; or
(3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to
the Secretary from a depository institution whose
deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation or the National Credit Union Ad-
ministration Board.
SEC. 10. CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT OF SURCHARGES.
(a) PAYMENT
OF SURCHARGES.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no amount derived from the
proceeds of any surcharge imposed on the sale of coins
issued under this Act shall be paid to the Foundation un-
less—
(1) all numismatic operation and program costs
allocable to the program under which such coins are
produced and sold have been recovered; and
(2) the Foundation submits an audited finan-
cial statement which demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the Secretary that, with respect to all projects or
purposes for which the proceeds of such surcharge
may be used, the Foundation has raised funds from
private sources for such projects and purposes in an
amount which is equal to or greater than the maxi-
mum amount the Foundation may receive from the
proceeds of such surcharge.
(b) ANNUAL AUDITS.—
(1) ANNUAL
AUDITS
OF
RECIPIENTS
RE-
QUIRED.—The Foundation shall provide, as a condi-
tion for receiving any amount derived from the pro-
ceeds of any surcharge imposed on the sale of coins
issued under this Act, for an annual audit, in ac-
cordance with generally accepted government audit-
ing standards by an independent public accountant
selected by the Foundation, of all such payments to
the Foundation beginning in the first fiscal year of
the Foundation in which any such amount is re-
ceived and continuing until all such amounts re-
ceived by the Foundation with respect to such sur-
charges are fully expended or placed in trust.
(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL AU-
DITS.—At a minimum, each audit of the Foundation
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall report—
(A) the amount of payments received by
the Foundation during the fiscal year of the
Foundation for which the audit is conducted
which are derived from the proceeds of any sur-
charge imposed on the sale of coins issued
under this Act;
(B) the amount expended by the Founda-
tion from the proceeds of such surcharges dur-
ing the fiscal year of the Foundation for which
the audit is conducted; and
(C) whether all expenditures by the Foun-
dation from the proceeds of such surcharges
during the fiscal year of the Foundation for
which the audit is conducted were for author-
ized purposes.
(3) RESPONSIBILITY OF FOUNDATION TO AC-
COUNT FOR EXPENDITURES OF SURCHARGES.—The
Foundation shall take appropriate steps, as a condi-
tion for receiving any payment of any amount de-
rived from the proceeds of any surcharge imposed on
the sale of coins issued under this Act, to ensure
that the receipt of the payment and the expenditure
of the proceeds of such surcharge by the Foundation
in each fiscal year of the Foundation can be ac-
counted for separately from all other revenues and
expenditures of the Foundation.
(4) SUBMISSION OF AUDIT REPORT.—Not later
than 90 days after the end of any fiscal year of the
Foundation for which an audit is required under
paragraph (1), the Foundation shall—
(A) submit a copy of the report to the Sec-
retary; and
(B) make a copy of the report available to
the public.
(5) USE OF SURCHARGES FOR AUDITS.—The
Foundation may use any amount received from pay-
ments derived from the proceeds of any surcharge
imposed on the sale of coins issued under this Act
to pay the cost of an audit required under para-
graph (1).
(6) WAIVER OF SUBSECTION.—The Secretary
may waive the application of any paragraph of this
subsection to the Foundation for any fiscal year
after taking into account the amount of surcharges
which such Foundation received or expended during
such year.
(7) AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS AND RECORDS.—
The Foundation shall provide, as a condition for re-
ceiving any payment derived from the proceeds of
any surcharge imposed on the sale of coins issued
under this Act, to the Inspector General of the De-
partment of the Treasury or the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, upon the request of such
Inspector General or the Comptroller General, all
books, records, and workpapers belonging to or used
by the Foundation, or by any independent public ac-
countant who audited the Foundation in accordance
with paragraph (1), which may relate to the receipt
or expenditure of any such amount by the Founda-
tion.
(c) USE OF AGENTS OR ATTORNEYS TO INFLUENCE
COMMEMORATIVE COIN LEGISLATION.—No portion of any
payment to the Foundation from amounts derived from
the proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of coins
issued under this Act may be used, directly or indirectly,
by the Foundation to compensate any agent or attorney
for services rendered to support or influence in any way
legislative action of the Congress relating to the coins
minted and issued under this Act.
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