H. R. 358
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School 
in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Little Rock Central High School 
Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) September 2007, marks the 50th anniversary of the 
desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, 
Arkansas. 
(2) In 1957, Little Rock Central High was the site of 
the first major national test for the implementation of the 
historic decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brown, 
et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, et al., 347 U.S. 483 
(1954). 
(3) The courage of the ‘‘Little Rock Nine’’ (Ernest Green, 
Elizabeth Eckford, Melba Pattillo, Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta 
Walls, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray, Thelma Mothershed, and 
Minnijean Brown) who stood in the face of violence, was influen-
tial to the Civil Rights movement and changed American history 
by providing an example on which to build greater equality. 
(4) The desegregation of Little Rock Central High by the 
9 African American students was recognized by Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr. as such a significant event in the struggle 
for civil rights that in May 1958, he attended the graduation 
of the first African American from Little Rock Central High 
School. 
(5) A commemorative coin will bring national and inter-
national attention to the lasting legacy of this important event. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (herein-
after in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and 
issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins 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 section 5136 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.—The design of the coins minted 
under this Act shall be emblematic of the desegregation of the 
Little Rock Central High School and its contribution to civil rights 
in America. 
(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 ‘‘2007’’; 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 
(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) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue 
coins minted under this Act beginning January 1, 2007, except 
that the Secretary may initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, 
before such date. 
(c) TERMINATION OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No coins shall be 
minted under this Act after December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—Notwithstanding any other provision 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 machinery, 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 prepaid orders 
under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount. 
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, and subsection (d), all surcharges which are received 
by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Secretary of the
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Interior for the protection, preservation, and interpretation of 
resources and stories associated with Little Rock Central High 
School National Historic Site, including the following: 
(1) Site improvements at Little Rock Central High School 
National Historic Site. 
(2) Development of interpretive and education programs 
and historic preservation projects. 
(3) Establishment of cooperative agreements to preserve 
or restore the historic character of the Park Street and Daisy 
L. Gatson Bates Drive corridors adjacent to the site. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge 
may be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of 
any coin during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, 
the issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemora-
tive coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 
2 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under section 
5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act). The Secretary of the Treasury 
may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 
(d) CREDITABLE FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of the law and recognizing the unique partnership nature of the 
Department of the Interior and the Little Rock School District 
at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and 
the significant contributions made by the Little Rock School District 
to preserve and maintain the historic character of the high school, 
any non-Federal funds expended by the school district (regardless 
of the source of the funds) for improvements at the Little Rock 
Central High School National Historic Site, to the extent such 
funds were used for the purposes described in paragraph (1), (2), 
or (3) of subsection (b), shall be deemed to meet the requirement 
of funds from private sources of section 5134(f)(1)(A)(ii) of title 
31, United States Code, with respect to the Secretary of the Interior.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.