H. R. 2366 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
centennial of World War I. 
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 ‘‘World War I American Veterans 
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The year 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the signing 
of the armistice with Germany ending World War I battlefield 
hostilities. 
(2) On the 6th of April 1917, the United States of America 
entered World War I by declaring war against Germany. 
(3) Two million American soldiers served overseas during 
World War I. 
(4) More than four million men and women from the United 
States served in uniform during World War I. 
(5) The events of 1914 through 1918 shaped the world 
and the lives of millions of people for decades. 
(6) Over 9 million soldiers worldwide lost their lives 
between 1914 and 1918. 
(7) The centennial of America’s involvement in World War 
I offers an opportunity for people in the United States to 
commemorate the commitment of their predecessors. 
(8) Frank Buckles, the last American veteran from World 
War I died on February 27, 2011. 
(9) He was our last direct American link to the ‘‘war to 
end all wars’’. 
(10) While other great conflicts, including the Civil War, 
World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, have 
all been memorialized on United States commemorative coins, 
there currently exists no coin to honor the brave veterans 
of World War I. 
(11) The 112th Congress established the World War I 
Centennial Commission to plan, develop, and execute programs, 
projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World 
War I. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to— 
(1) commemorate the centennial of America’s involvement 
in World War I; and
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(2) honor the over 4 million men and women from the 
United States who served during World War I. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 
in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue 
not more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial 
of America’s involvement in World War I, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches (38.1 millimeters); 
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 minted under this 
Act shall be considered to be numismatic 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 America’s 
involvement in World War I. 
(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 ‘‘2018’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We 
Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus 
Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted under this 
Act shall be selected by the Secretary based on the winning design 
from a juried, compensated design competition described under 
subsection (c). 
(c) DESIGN COMPETITION.—The Secretary shall hold a competi-
tion and provide compensation for its winner to design the obverse 
and reverse of the coins minted under this Act. The competition 
shall be held in the following manner: 
(1) The competition shall be judged by an expert jury 
chaired by the Secretary and consisting of 3 members from 
the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee who shall be elected 
by such Committee and 3 members from the Commission of 
Fine Arts who shall be elected by such Commission. 
(2) The Secretary shall determine compensation for the 
winning design, which shall be not less than $5,000. 
(3) The Secretary may not accept a design for the competi-
tion unless a plaster model accompanies the design. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY
OF COINS.—Coins minted under this Act shall 
be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only one facility of the United States 
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins 
minted under this Act. 
(c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue coins under 
this Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 
2018.
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SEC. 6. 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 7 with respect 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 prepaid orders 
under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount. 
SEC. 7. 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 shall be paid by the Secretary 
to the United States Foundation for the Commemoration of the 
World Wars, to assist the World War I Centennial Commission 
in commemorating the centenary of World War I. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents, 
and other data of the United States Foundation for the Commemora-
tion of the World Wars as may be related to the expenditures 
of amounts paid under subsection (b). 
(d) 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. The Secretary may 
issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary 
to ensure that— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result 
in any net cost to the United States Government; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be dis-
bursed to any recipient designated in section 7 until the total 
cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by 
this Act (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by
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the United States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) 
and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.