I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3549 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
on the United States and the establishment of the National September 
11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 
Mr. NADLER of New York (for himself, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 
MCMAHON, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. BISHOP of 
New York, Mr. MAFFEI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. HALL of 
New York, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. TONKO, Mr. ACKER-
MAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MASSA, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. PAT-
RICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. SCHWARTZ, 
Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SESTAK, 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. HIMES, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. 
MEEK of Florida, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. DELAURO, 
Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 
MCHUGH, and Mr. MURPHY of New York) 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 10th anniversary of the Sep-
tember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States 
and the establishment of the National September 11 
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. 
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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 September 
11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 
2009’’. 
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue not more than 2,000,000 $1 coins 
in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Sep-
tember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States 
and the establishment of the National September 11 Me-
morial & Museum at the World Trade Center, 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 sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
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minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
SEC. 3. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 
courage, sacrifice, and strength of those individuals 
who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 
11, 2001, the bravery of those who risked their lives 
to save others that day, and the endurance, resil-
ience, and hope of those who survived. 
(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’’; 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’; and 
(D) an inscription of the words ‘‘Always 
Remember’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the National September 11 Memorial & Mu-
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seum at the World Trade Center and the Commis-
sion of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 4. 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 2 facilities of the 
United States Mint may be used to strike coins 
minted under this Act. 
(2) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINTS AT 
WEST
POINT, 
NEW
YORK, 
AND
PHILADELPHIA, 
PENNSYLVANIA.—It is the sense of Congress that, to 
the extent possible, approximately one-half of the 
coins to be minted under this Act should be struck 
at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, 
and approximately one-half struck at the United 
States Mint at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
(3) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the calendar 
year beginning on January 1, 2011. 
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SEC. 5. 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 6 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. 
SEC. 6. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act 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 
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shall be paid to the National September 11 Memorial & 
Museum at the World Trade Center to support the oper-
ations and maintenance of the National September 11 Me-
morial & Museum at the World Trade Center following 
its completion. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall have the right to examine such books, records, 
documents, and other data of the National September 11 
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center as may 
be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under sub-
section (b). 
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