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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1717 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of Korean immigration into 
the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2005 
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BER-
MAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. FARR, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SAXTON, 
Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WAT-
SON, and Mr. WEINER) 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 100th anniversary of the begin-
ning of Korean immigration into the United States. 
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 ‘‘Korean Immigration 
Commemorative Coin Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) January 13, 2003, marked the 100th anni-
versary of the first wave of Korean immigration to 
the United States. 
(2) More than 100 Korean American commu-
nities throughout this Nation commemorated this 
important event. 
(3) According to immigration records, in De-
cember 1902, 56 men, 21 women, and 25 children 
left Korea and sailed across the Pacific Ocean 
aboard the S.S. Gaelic, landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, 
on January 13, 1903. 
(4) These early Korean immigrants worked at 
sugar cane and pineapple fields in Hawaii. 
(5) Since that 1st voyage, approximately 
1,000,000 Koreans have immigrated to the United 
States. 
(6) Korean Americans have served with distinc-
tion in the U.S. Armed Forces during every war and 
conflict in which the United States is or was in-
volved from World War I through the war in the 
Persian Gulf and beyond. 
(7) Korean Americans have taken root and 
thrived in the United States through strong family
ties, robust community support, and countless hours 
of hard work. 
(8) Korean immigrants have invigorated busi-
ness, church, and academic communities throughout 
the United States and Korean Americans have also 
established themselves as important members in the 
medical, legal, financial, and governmental profes-
sions. 
(9) The strategic partnership between the 
United States and Korea has helped undergird peace 
and stability in the Asian Pacific region and has 
provided economic benefits to not only the peoples of 
the United States and Korea, but to the entire 
world. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (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 
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 im-
migration of Koreans into the United States and the 
significant contributions of Korean Americans to 
this Nation. 
(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 ‘‘2011’’; 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 selected by the Secretary after con-
sultation with the Commission of Fine Arts.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 
period beginning on January 1, 2011. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the coins issued under this Act shall be sold 
by the Secretary at a price equal to the face value, plus 
the cost of designing and issuing such coins (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses, and marketing). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS AT A DISCOUNT.— 
(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. 
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