Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
PL 111-86 (H.R.621), enacted 10/29/2009

123 STAT. 2881 
PUBLIC LAW 111–86—OCT. 29, 2009 
Public Law 111–86 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 
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 ‘‘Girl Scouts USA Centennial 
Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress find as follows: 
(1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is 
the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls 
where they build character and skills for success in the real 
world. 
(2) In 1911, Juliette Gordon Low met Sir Robert Baden- 
Powell, a war hero and the founder of the Boy Scouts. 
(3) With Baden-Powell’s help and encouragement, Juliette 
Gordon Low made plans to start a similar association for Amer-
ican girls. 
(4) On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low organized 
the first 2 Girl Scout Troops in Savannah, Georgia consisting 
of 18 members. 
(5) Low devoted the next 15 years of her life to building 
the organization, which would become the largest voluntary 
association for women and girls in the United States. 
(6) Low drafted the Girl Scout laws, supervised the writing 
of the first handbook in 1913, and provided most of the financial 
support for the organization during its early years. 
(7) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America was 
chartered by the United States Congress in 1950 in title 36, 
United States Code. 
(8) Today there are more than 3,700,000 members in 
236,000 troops throughout the United States and United States 
territories. 
(9) Through membership in the World Association of Girl 
Guides and Girl Scouts, Girls Scouts of the United States 
of America is part of a worldwide family of 10,000,000 girls 
and adults in 145 countries. 
(10) More than 50,000,000 American women enjoyed Girl 
Scouting during their childhood—and that number continues 
to grow as Girl Scouts of the United States of America continues 
to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere. 
Girl Scouts 
USA Centennial 
Commemorative 
Coin Act. 
31 USC 5112 
note. 
Oct. 29, 2009 
[H.R. 621] 
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123 STAT. 2882 
PUBLIC LAW 111–86—OCT. 29, 2009 
(11) March 12, 2012 will mark the 100th Anniversary of 
the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 
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 the Girl Scouts of the USA, 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. 
(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 the Girl 
Scouts of the United States of America. 
(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 ‘‘2013’’; 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— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
Girl Scouts of the United States of America and 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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Only 1 facility of the United States Mint 
may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted 
under this Act. 
(2) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINT AT WEST POINT, NEW 
YORK.—It is the sense of the Congress that the coins minted 
under this Act should be struck at the United States Mint 
at West Point, New York, to the greatest extent possible. 
(c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue coins under 
this Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 
2013. 
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123 STAT. 2883 
PUBLIC LAW 111–86—OCT. 29, 2009 
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 to the Girl Scouts 
of the United States of America to be made available for Girl 
Scout program development and delivery. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents, 
and other data of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America 
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 (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. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CONTINUED ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN COMMEMORATIVE COINS 
MINTED IN 2009.—Notwithstanding sections 303 and 304 of the 
Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 (31 U.S.C. 5112 note), the Secretary 
of the Treasury may continue to issue numismatic items that con-
tain 1-cent coins minted in 2009 after December 31, 2009, until 
not later than June 30, 2010. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Section 7 of the Jamestown 
400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 (31 U.S.C. 
5112 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘in equal shares’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘in the proportion specified to the following organizations for 
the purposes described in such subparagraph: 
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123 STAT. 2884 
PUBLIC LAW 111–86—OCT. 29, 2009 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 621: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009): 
Oct. 13, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 19, considered and passed Senate. 
‘‘(i) 2/3 to the Association for the Preservation of 
Virginia Antiquities. 
‘‘(ii) 1/3 to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation 
of the Commonwealth of Virginia.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, the Secretary of the 
Interior,’’. 
Approved October 29, 2009. 
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