Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
PL 114-30 (H.R.893), enacted 07/06/2015

129 STAT. 424 
PUBLIC LAW 114–30—JULY 6, 2015 
Public Law 114–30 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Boys Town Centennial Commemo-
rative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Boys Town is a nonprofit organization dedicated to 
saving children and healing families, nationally headquartered 
in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska; 
(2) Father Flanagan’s Boys Home, known as ‘‘Boys Town’’, 
was founded on December 12, 1917, by Servant of God Father 
Edward Flanagan; 
(3) Boys Town was created to serve children of all races 
and religions; 
(4) news of the work of Father Flanagan spread worldwide 
with the success of the 1938 movie, ‘‘Boys Town’’; 
(5) after World War II, President Truman asked Father 
Flanagan to take his message to the world, and Father 
Flanagan traveled the globe visiting war orphans and advising 
government leaders on how to care for displaced children; 
(6) Boys Town has grown exponentially, and now provides 
care to children and families across the country in 11 regions, 
including California, Nevada, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Lou-
isiana, North Florida, Central Florida, South Florida, Wash-
ington, DC, New York, and New England; 
(7) the Boys Town National Hotline provides counseling 
to more than 150,000 callers each year; 
(8) the Boys Town National Research Hospital is a national 
leader in the field of hearing care and research of Usher Syn-
drome; 
(9) Boys Town programs impact the lives of more than 
2 million children and families across America each year; and 
(10) December 12th, 2017, will mark the 100th anniversary 
of Boys Town, Nebraska. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $5 GOLD COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (referred 
to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not more 
Boys Town 
Centennial 
Commemorative 
Coin Act. 
31 USC 5112 
note. 
July 6, 2015 
[H.R. 893] 
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than 50,000 $5 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
founding of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy. 
(b) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary shall mint and issue not 
more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial 
of the founding of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, 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. 
(c) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—The Secretary shall mint and 
issue not more than 300,000 half dollar clad coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, 
each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 11.34 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 
(3) be minted to the specifications for half dollar coins 
contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. 
(d) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this Act shall 
be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(e) 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) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted under this 
Act shall be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of 
the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States. 
(b) DESIGNATION
AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin minted 
under this Act, there shall be— 
(1) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2017’’; and 
(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In God We Trust’’, 
‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(c) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted under this 
Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
National Executive Director of Boys Town and the Commission 
of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens of Coinage Advisory Com-
mittee. 
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 period beginning on January 1, 2017, 
and ending on December 31, 2017. 
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— 
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(1) the face value of the coins; and 
(2) 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 as follows: 
(1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 
(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 
(3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dollar 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 Boys Town 
to carry out Boys Town’s cause of caring for and assisting children 
and families in underserved communities across America. 
(c) AUDITS.—Boys Town shall be subject to the audit require-
ments of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with 
regard to the amounts received 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 
two 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 Federal 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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129 STAT. 427 
PUBLIC LAW 114–30—JULY 6, 2015 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 893 (S. 301): 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
June 23, considered and passed House. 
June 25, considered and passed Senate. 
the United States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) 
and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code. 
Approved July 6, 2015. 
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