H. R. 807 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
invaluable service that working dogs provide to society. 
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 ‘‘Working Dog Commemorative 
Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Dogs going back thousands of years have been tied 
to humans whether for protection, companionship, or assisting 
in daily activities. 
(2) The United States had an unofficial canine military 
presence assisting soldiers in the Civil War and World War 
I, but military K–9s did not become officially recognized until 
March 13, 1942. During the height of the wars in Afghanistan 
and Iraq it is estimated that the United States military 
employed near 2,500 K–9s. 
(3) Military K–9s have seen service in every major United 
States combat since World War I and have been praised by 
military leadership as an indispensable asset for military, 
police, government, and private security teams around the 
world. 
(4) In 2000, Congress passed ‘‘Robby’s Law’’ which allowed 
for the adoption of military K–9s by law enforcement agencies, 
former handlers, and other care groups. 
(5) Since 2000, military K–9s have left service and gone 
onto work explosive detection for police forces, and work as 
service dogs for veterans and families. 
(6) Beyond their military working capacity, working dogs 
provide enhanced mobility assist and renewed independence 
for the injured and disabled. Service dogs are able to support 
veterans struggling after war, hear for those who are deaf, 
see for those who are blind, and even sense changes in a 
person’s body before a seizure. Working dogs play a vital role 
in improving the lives of many. 
(7) The service dog programs of America’s VetDogs were 
created to provide enhanced mobility and renewed independ-
ence to United States veterans, active-duty service members, 
and first responders with disabilities. 
(8) America’s VetDogs provides—
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(A) guide dogs for individuals who are blind or have 
low vision; 
(B) hearing dogs for those who have lost their hearing 
later in life by alerting to alarms, door bells, sirens, and 
more; 
(C) service dogs for those with other physical disabil-
ities that are specially trained to provide balance, retrieve 
dropped items, open and close doors, turn on and off lights, 
carry a backpack, and more; 
(D) facility dogs which are specially trained to spend 
time working with wounded veterans recovering at military 
hospitals and veterans medical centers; 
(E) dogs that work with physical and occupational 
therapists as they treat soldiers and become an essential 
part of the healing process; and 
(F) PTSD service dogs that are trained to help mitigate 
the symptoms of PTSD by providing the emotional and 
physical support a veteran may need. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 
in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue 
the following coins in commemoration of the invaluable service 
that working dogs provide to society. 
(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which 
shall— 
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent gold. 
(2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 $1 coins, 
which shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 
(3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more than 750,000 half- 
dollar coins which shall— 
(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 
(B) be struck on a planchet having a diameter of 1.205 
inches; and 
(C) be minted to the specifications for half-dollar coins 
contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. 
(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. DESIGNS OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The designs of the coins minted under 
this Act shall be emblematic of the vast contributions that 
working dogs serve in society to include the range of services 
that these dogs provide in detection, military service, therapy 
and assistance. 
(2) DESIGNS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin minted under 
this Act, there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
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(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2027’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We 
Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus 
Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The designs for the coins minted under this 
Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with— 
(A) America’s VetDogs; and 
(B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 
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 1 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 
minted under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning 
on January 1, 2027. 
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(a) 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— 
(1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 
(2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and 
(3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1) of title 31, 
United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from 
the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid 
by the Secretary to America’s VetDogs for application to general 
expenses associated with the fulfillment of the mission of America’s 
VetDogs, including for costs associated with— 
(1) personnel related to training, dog care, and consumer 
needs; 
(2) consultants to facilitate the training of America’s 
VetDogs Certified Service Dog Instructors; and 
(3) travel, room and board for clients served by America’s 
VetDogs.
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(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents, 
and other data of each of the organizations referred to in subsection 
(b) as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under 
that subsection. 
(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 (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. 
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, are disbursed 
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 the United 
States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 9. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 
of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 
maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You- 
Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this 
section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained 
for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.