I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2139 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2011 
Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BONNER, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. COBLE, Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. DOLD, Mr. GERLACH, Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. HINCHEY, 
Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. JONES, Mr. KING of New York, 
Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PRICE 
of North Carolina, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. SCHOCK, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Pennsylvania, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TURNER, 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. QUIGLEY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment 
of Lions Clubs International. 
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 ‘‘Lions Clubs Inter-
national Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Lions Clubs International is the world’s 
largest service club organization founded in 1917 by 
Chicago business leader Melvin Jones. Lions Clubs 
International empowers volunteers to serve their 
communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage 
peace and promote international understanding 
through Lions clubs. 
(2) Today, Lions Clubs International has over 
1.35 million members in more than 45,000 clubs 
globally, extending its mission of service throughout 
the world every day. 
(3) In 1945, Lions Clubs International became 
one of the first nongovernmental organizations in-
vited to assist in drafting the United Nations Char-
ter and has enjoyed a special relationship with the 
United Nations ever since. 
(4) In 1968, Lions Clubs International Founda-
tion was established to assist with global and large- 
scale local humanitarian projects and has since then 
awarded more than $700 million to fund five unique 
areas of service: preserving sight, combating dis-
ability, promoting health, serving youth and pro-
viding disaster relief. 
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(5) In 1990, the Lions Clubs International 
Foundation launched the SightFirst program to 
build comprehensive eye care systems to fight the 
major causes of blindness and care for the blind or 
visually impaired. Thanks to the generosity of Lions 
worldwide, over $415 million has been raised, result-
ing in the prevention of serious vision loss in 30 mil-
lion people and improved eye care for hundreds of 
millions of people. 
(6) On June 7, 2017, Lions Clubs International 
will celebrate 100 years of community service to 
men, women, and children in need throughout the 
world. 
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 400,000 $1 coins in 
commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the 
Lions Clubs International, 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. 
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(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 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic 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 
centennial of the Lions Clubs International. 
(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 ‘‘2017’’; 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) chosen by the Secretary after consultation 
with Lions Clubs International Special Centennial 
Planning Committee and the Commission of Fine 
Arts; and 
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