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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6300 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the National Archives Building, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. MALONEY, and Mr. LEACH) 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 75th Anniversary of the open-
ing of the National Archives Building, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘National Archives 75th 
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The year 2010 commemorates the 75th An-
niversary of the opening of the National Archives 
Building, which houses the Declaration of Independ-
ence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights 
(known collectively as the Charters of Freedom). 
(2) The National Archives and Records Admin-
istration has, over the course of its history, estab-
lished itself as public trust on which our democracy 
depends and has proven itself to be a vital and in-
valuable resource within the Federal Government. 
(3) The National Archives and Records Admin-
istration has expanded its role as the nation’s rec-
ordkeeper and raised its public profile as democ-
racy’s beacon. 
(4) The National Archives and Records Admin-
istration serves American democracy by ensuring 
that the people can discover, use, and trust the 
records of our government. 
(5) The National Archives and Records Admin-
istration fulfills this role by— 
(A) preserving for the American people 
and their public servants the records of our 
Federal Government; 
(B) ensuring continuing access to the es-
sential documentation of the rights of American 
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citizens and the actions of their Government; 
and 
(C) promoting democracy, civic education, 
and historical understanding of our national ex-
perience. 
(6) In 1935, the National Archives Building 
was opened on the Washington Mall, featuring a 
grand rotunda designed for the display of the Dec-
laration of Independence, the Constitution, and the 
Bill of Rights. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
(hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
mint and issue such number of $1 coins as the Secretary 
may determine to be appropriate, in the quantities de-
scribed in section 4, each of 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. 
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(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. 4. DESIGN AND QUANTITIES OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
National Archives Building and shall honor the Na-
tional Archives and Records Administration as a 
public trust on which our democracy depends and of 
the Charters of Freedom that the Administration en-
shrines for posterity. 
(2) OBVERSE.—The obverse of the coins minted 
under this Act shall be representative of the 75th 
Anniversary of the National Archives Building. 
(3) REVERSE.— 
(A) DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.— 
Not more than 350,000 of the $1 coins minted 
under this Act shall feature an image of the 
Declaration of Independence. 
(B) UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.—Not 
more than 350,000 of the $1 coins minted 
under this Act shall feature an image of the 
Constitution of the United States. 
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(C) BILL
OF
RIGHTS.—Not more than 
350,000 of the $1 coins minted under this Act 
shall feature an image of the Bill of Rights. 
(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 ‘‘2010’’; and 
(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 
God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 
‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(c) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts and the Founda-
tion for the National Archives; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee established under section 5135 of title 
31, United States Code. 
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 combina-
tion of denomination and quality of the coins minted under 
this Act. 
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(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the period 
beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 
31, 2010. 
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 sum of the face 
value of the coins, the surcharge required under section 
7(a) for the coins, and the cost of designing and issuing 
such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machin-
ery, overhead expenses, 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. 
(d) PROMOTION
CONSULTATION.—The Secretary 
shall— 
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(1) consult with the National Archives and 
Records Administration to determine the feasibility 
of providing a role for the National Archives and 
Records Administration in the promotion, adver-
tising, and marketing of the coins minted under this 
Act; and 
(2) if the Secretary determines that such action 
would be beneficial to the sale of coins minted under 
this Act, enter into a memorandum of agreement 
with the National Archives and Records Administra-
tion to carry out the role established under para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales 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 paid by the Secretary to, and divided equally be-
tween, the Foundation for the National Archives and the 
National Archives and Records Administration Trust 
Fund to be used for the purpose of supporting public pro-
grams, educational outreach activities, and archival pro-
grams of the National Archives and Records Administra-
tion. 
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(c) AUDITS.—The Foundation for the National Ar-
chives and the National Archives and Records Administra-
tion Trust Fund shall be subject to the audit requirements 
of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with 
regard to the amounts received by the Fund under sub-
section (b). 
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