105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 1560
AMENDMENTS
TO
SENATE AMENDMENT
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
October 20, 1998.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the
Senate to the amendment of the House to the bill (H.R.
1560) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the Secretary of the Treas-
ury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of
the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and for other purposes’’, with
the following
AMENDMENTS:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
Senate—
(1) insert after the enacting clause, the follow-
ing new heading (and redesignate sections 1 through
10 as sections 101 through 110, respectively):
‘‘TITLE I—LEWIS AND CLARK EX-
PEDITION 
BICENTENNIAL
COIN’’; and
(2) add at the end the following new title:
TITLE II—LEIF ERICSSON MIL-
LENNIUM 
COMMEMORATIVE
COIN
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Leif Ericsson Millen-
nium Commemorative Coin Act’’.
SEC. 202. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—In conjunction with the simul-
taneous mining and issuance of commemorative coins by
the Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the millen-
nium of the discovery of the New World by Leif Ericsson,
the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this title referred
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not more than
500,000 1 dollar coins, which shall—
(1) weigh 26.73 grams;
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent cop-
per.
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this
title 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
title shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 203. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary may obtain silver for minting coins
under this title from any available source, including stock-
piles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act.
SEC. 204. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins mint-
ed under this title shall be emblematic of the millen-
nium of the discovery of the New World by Leif
Ericsson.
(2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each
coin minted under this title there shall be—
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2000’’; 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 title shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation
with the Leifur Eirı´ksson Foundation and the Com-
mission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative
Coin Advisory Committee.
SEC. 205. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this title
shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality
of the coins minted under this title.
(c) COMMENCEMENT
OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary
may issue coins minted under this title beginning January
1, 2000.
(d) TERMINATION OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No coins
may be minted under this title after December 31, 2000.
SEC. 206. SURCHARGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under this
title shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—All surcharges received by the
Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this title shall
be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Leifur Eirı´ksson
Foundation for the purpose of funding student exchanges
between students of the United States and students of Ice-
land.
(c) AUDITS.—The Leifur Eirı´ksson Foundation shall
be subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2)
of title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts
received by the Foundation under subsection (b).
SEC. 207. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULA-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), no provision of law governing procurement or public
contracts shall be applicable to the procurement of goods
and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of
this title.
(b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Subsection
(a) shall not relieve any person entering into a contract
under the authority of this Act from complying with any
law relating to equal employment opportunity.
Attest:
Clerk.