I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2823
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed 
Forces of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2003
Mrs. KELLY 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 veterans who became disabled for 
life while serving in the Armed Forces of 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 ‘‘American Veterans 
Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Armed Forces of the United States 
have answered the call and served with distinction 
around the world—from hitting the beaches in 
World War II in the Pacific and Europe, to the cold 
and difficult terrain in Korea, the steamy jungles of 
Vietnam, and the desert sands of the Middle East. 
(2) All Americans should commemorate those 
who come home having survived the ordeal of war, 
and solemnly honor those who made the ultimate 
sacrifice in giving their lives for their country. 
(3) All Americans should honor the millions of 
living disabled veterans who carry the scars of war 
every day, and who have made enormous personal 
sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy. 
(4) In 2000, Congress authorized the construc-
tion of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Me-
morial. 
(5) The United States should pay tribute to the 
Nation’s living disabled veterans by minting and 
issuing a commemorative silver dollar coin. 
(6) The surcharge proceeds from the sale of a 
commemorative coin would raise valuable funding 
for the construction of the American Veterans Dis-
abled for Life Memorial.
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 coins in 
commemoration of disabled American veterans, 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. 
(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 de-
sign selected by the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Me-
morial Foundation for the American Veterans Dis-
abled for Life Memorial. 
(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 ‘‘2005’’; 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—
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foun-
dation and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
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.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular 
quality of the coins minted under this Act. 
(2) USE
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
MINT
AT 
WEST POINT, NEW YORK.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the coins minted under this Act 
should be struck at the United States Mint at West 
Point, New York, to the greatest extent possible.
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year 
beginning on January 1, 2005. 
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—
(1) the face value of the coins;
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with re-
spect 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.