IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3548
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 22, 1993
Received
NOVEMBER 24 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 23), 1993
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 250th anniversary of the birth
of Thomas Jefferson, Americans who have been prisoners
of war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion
of the 10th anniversary of the Memorial, and the Women
in Military Service for America Memorial, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—THOMAS JEFFERSON
COMMEMORATIVE COIN
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Jefferson Commemo-
rative Coin Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 102. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—
(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury
(hereafter in this title referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall issue not more than 600,000 one-
dollar 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 copper.
(2) DESIGN.—The design of the coins issued
under this title shall be emblematic of a profile of
Thomas Jefferson and a frontal view of his home
Monticello. On each coin there shall be a designation
of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year
‘‘1993’’, and inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’,
and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this
title shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of
title 31, United States Code.
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section
5132(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, all coins
minted under this title shall be considered to be numis-
matic items.
SEC. 103. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted
under this title only from stockpiles established under the
Strategic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act.
SEC. 104. SELECTION OF DESIGN.
Subject to section 102(a)(2), the design for the coins
authorized by this title shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation
with the Executive Director of the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation and the Commission of Fine
Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative
Advisory Committee.
SEC. 105. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this
title 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 title.
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may
issue coins minted under this title during the period begin-
ning on May 1, 1994, and ending on April 30, 1995.
SEC. 106. SALE OF COINS.
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins authorized under this
title shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the
sum of the face value of the coins, the surcharge provided
in subsection (c) with respect to such coins, and the cost
of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, mate-
rials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, market-
ing, and shipping).
(b) PREPAID ORDERS.—The Secretary shall accept
prepaid orders for the coins authorized under this title
prior to the issuance of such coins. Sale prices with respect
to such prepaid orders shall be at a reasonable discount.
(c) SURCHARGES.—All sales shall include a surcharge
of $10 per coin.
SEC. 107. 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 title.
(b) EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY.—Sub-
section (a) shall not relieve any person entering into a con-
tract under the authority of this title from complying with
any law relating to equal employment opportunity.
SEC. 108. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.
All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale
of coins issued under this title shall be promptly paid by
the Secretary—
(1) in the case of surcharges received in connec-
tion with the sale of the first 500,000 coins issued,
to the Jefferson Endowment Fund, to be used—
(A) to establish and maintain an endow-
ment to be a permanent source of support for
Monticello and its historic furnishings; and
(B) for the Jefferson Endowment Fund’s
educational programs, including the Inter-
national Center for Jefferson Studies; and
(2) in the case of surcharges received in connec-
tion with the sale of all other such coins, to the Cor-
poration for Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, to be used
for the restoration and maintenance of Poplar
Forest.
SEC. 109. AUDITS.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall
have the right to examine such books, records, documents,
and other data of the entities specified in section 108, as
may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under
section 108.
SEC. 110. 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 title 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 title 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
Administration Board.
TITLE II—U.S. VETERANS
COMMEMORATIVE COINS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Veter-
ans Commemorative Coin Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 202. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—
(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury
(hereafter in this title referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall issue one-dollar coins of 3 different
designs, which shall—
(A) weigh 26.73 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and