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(f) GENERAL
WAIVER
OF
PROCUREMENT
REGULATIONS.—No
provision of law governing procurement or public contracts shall
be applicable to the procurement of goods or services necessary
for carrying out the provisions of this section. Nothing in this
subsection shall relieve any person entering into a contract under
the authority of this section from complying with any law relating
to equal employment opportunity.
(g) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—The total surcharges col-
lected by the Secretary from the sale of the coins issued under
this section shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the 1995
Special Olympics World Games Organizing Committee, Inc. Such
amounts shall be used to—
(1) provide a world class sporting event for athletes with
mental retardation;
(2) demonstrate to a global audience the extraordinary
talents, dedication, and courage of persons with mental retarda-
tion; and
(3) underwrite the cost of staging and promoting the 1995
Special Olympics World Games.
(h) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents,
and other data of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games Organiz-
ing Committee, Inc. as may be related to the expenditure of amounts
paid under subsection (g).
(i) FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.—
(1) NO
NET
COST
TO
THE
GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary
shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the issuance
of the coins authorized by this section shall result in no net
cost to the United States Government.
(2) ADEQUATE SECURITY FOR PAYMENT REQUIRED.—No coin
shall be issued under this section unless the Secretary has
received—
(A) full payment therefor;
(B) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify
the United States for full payment; or
(C) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
the National Credit Union Administration Board.
SEC. 205. NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE COINS.
(a) COIN SPECIFICATIONS.—
(1) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint
and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins to commemorate
students who volunteer to perform community service, which
shall—
(A) weigh 26.73 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(2) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this section
shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31,
United States Code.
(3) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134 of
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this section
shall be considered to be numismatic items.
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(b) SOURCES OF BULLION.—The Secretary shall obtain silver
for the coins minted under this section only from stockpiles estab-
lished under the Strategic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act.
(c) DESIGN OF COINS.—
(1) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted under
this section shall be emblematic of community services
provided by student volunteers.
(B) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin
minted under this section there shall be—
(i) a designation of the value of the coin;
(ii) an inscription of the year ‘‘1996’’; and
(iii) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God
We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus
Unum’’.
(2) SELECTION.—The design for the coins authorized by
this section shall be—
(A) selected by the Secretary after consultation with
the National Community Service Trust and the Commission
of Fine Arts; and
(B) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin
Advisory Committee.
(d) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—
(1) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this section
shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(2) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United States
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins
minted under this section.
(3) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall issue coins
minted under this section for a period of not less than 6
months and not more than 12 months, beginning no later
than September 1, 1996.
(e) SALE OF COINS.—
(1) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this section shall
be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—
(A) the face value of the coins;
(B) the surcharge provided in paragraph (4) with
respect to such coins; and
(C) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (includ-
ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead
expenses, marketing, and shipping).
(2) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk sales of
the coins issued under this section available at a reasonable
discount.
(3) PREPAID ORDERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid
orders for the coins minted under this section before the
issuance of such coins.
(B) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to prepaid
orders under subparagraph (A) shall be at a reasonable
discount.
(4) SURCHARGES.—All sales shall include a surcharge of
$10 per coin.
(f) GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
provision of law governing procurement or public contracts
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shall be applicable to the procurement of goods and services
necessary for carrying out the provisions of this section.
(2) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Paragraph (1) shall
not relieve any person entering into a contract under the
authority of this section from complying with any law relating
to equal employment opportunity.
(g) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—All surcharges received by the Secretary
from the sale of coins issued under this section shall be
promptly paid by the Secretary to the National Community
Service Trust for the purpose of funding innovative community
service programs at American universities, including the serv-
ice, research, and teaching activities of faculty and students
involved in such programs.
(2) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents,
and other data of the National Community Service Trust as
may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under
paragraph (1).
(h) FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.—
(1) NO
NET
COST
TO
THE
GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary
shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that
minting and issuing coins under this section will not result
in any net cost to the United States Government.
(2) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued under
this section unless the Secretary has received—
(A) full payment for the coin;
(B) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify
the United States for full payment; or
(C) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
the National Credit Union Administration Board.
SEC. 206. ROBERT F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL COMMEMORATIVE COINS.
(a) COIN SPECIFICATIONS.—
(1) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint
and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins to commemorate
the life and work of Robert F. Kennedy, which shall—
(A) weigh 26.73 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(2) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued under this section
shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31,
United States Code.
(3) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134 of
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this section
shall be considered to be numismatic items.
(b) SOURCES OF BULLION.—The Secretary shall obtain silver
for the coins minted under this section only from stockpiles estab-
lished under the Strategic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act.
(c) DESIGN OF COINS.—
(1) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted under
this section shall be emblematic of the life and work of
Robert F. Kennedy.