I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4044 
To authorize the minting of a coin in honor of the 75th anniversary of 
the end of World War II, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2017 
Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. 
REICHERT, Mr. HECK, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. VELA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. ROYCE 
of California, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. DUNN, 
Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Louisiana, and Mr. CRIST) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the minting of a coin in honor of the 75th 
anniversary of the end of World War II, 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 ‘‘75th Anniversary of 
the End of World War II Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) the United States entered World War II as 
a result of the surprise Japanese attack against our 
fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 
1941, which killed 2,403 people of the United 
States; 
(2) the United States joined the wartime Allied 
cause against the militarist, fascist, and racist dicta-
torships of Germany, Japan, and Italy (the Axis), 
fighting for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ‘‘Four 
Freedoms’’ (freedom of speech, of worship, from 
want, and from fear); 
(3) the United States placed no more than 
16,000,000 of its citizens into uniform in the course 
of the struggle, enduring a string of early defeats, 
recovering to conduct a total war on land, sea, and 
air, and eventually establishing total dominance over 
its enemies; 
(4) the war took the lives of 405,399 United 
States military personnel, fellow citizens who made 
the supreme sacrifice in a perilous moment in the 
history of the United States, giving their lives for 
the cause of democracy and peace; 
(5) the conflict led to a comprehensive trans-
formation of the home front from a civilian economy 
dedicated to peacetime production into the mightiest 
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engine of military might in human history (labeled 
the ‘‘Arsenal of Democracy’’), demanding the par-
ticipation of the entire citizenry and thus leading to 
increased opportunities for racial minorities and 
women; 
(6) the war ended on September 2, 1945, after 
the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, Fas-
cist Italy, and Imperial Japan, and a total victory 
for the United States and the Allies; 
(7) Allied victory in World War II transformed 
the United States into the leader of the ‘‘free 
world,’’ a community of countries dedicated to demo-
cratic principles and to resisting all forms of tyr-
anny, including authoritarian, militarist, or com-
munist, and an international order founded on open 
societies, liberal economies, and the peaceful resolu-
tion of disputes; 
(8) participation in the wartime struggle 
emboldened women, African Americans and other 
previously marginalized groups to seek equal rights, 
encouraged the growth of the civil rights movement, 
and thus contributed to the development of ‘‘a more 
perfect union,’’ guaranteeing freedom, justice, and 
equality for all; 
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(9) the generation of United States citizens who 
fought World War II is passing away with the 
march of time, and that therefore the urgent need 
to give honor to those who served is all the more 
critical; and 
(10) the period from May 8, 2020, to Sep-
tember 2, 2020, will mark the 75th anniversary of 
the end of the involvement of the United States in 
World War II and the surrender of Nazi Germany 
and Imperial Japan, respectively. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $5 GOLD COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and 
issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins in commemoration 
of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, each 
of which shall— 
(1) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(3) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 
(b) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary shall mint and 
issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins in commemoration 
of the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II, each 
of which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
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(3) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 
(c) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—The Secretary 
shall mint and issue not more than 750,000 half dollar 
clad coins in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of 
the end of World War II, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 11.34 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 
(3) be minted to the specifications for half dol-
lar coins contained in section 5112 (b) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(d) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(e) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted 
under this Act shall be emblematic of the great sacrifices 
made by millions of people of the United States 75 years 
ago to bring a victorious end to World War II. 
(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin 
minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(1) a designation of the value of the coin; 
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