National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act
PL 110-357 (H.R.3229), enacted 10/08/2008

122 STAT. 3998 
PUBLIC LAW 110–357—OCT. 8, 2008 
Public Law 110–357 
110th Congress 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the establishment of the National 
Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. 
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 ‘‘National Infantry Museum and 
Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. 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 legacy 
of the United State Army Infantry and the establishment of the 
National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center, 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. 3. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted under 
this Act shall be emblematic of the courage, pride, sacrifice, 
sense of duty, and history of the United States Infantry. 
(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 ‘‘2012’’; 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 
National Infantry Foundation and the Commission of Fine Arts; 
and 
National Infantry 
Museum and 
Soldier Center 
Commemorative 
Coin Act. 
31 USC 5112 
note. 
Oct. 8, 2008 
[H.R. 3229] 
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122 STAT. 3999 
PUBLIC LAW 110–357—OCT. 8, 2008 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 
SEC. 4. 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, 
2012. 
SEC. 5. 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 6 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. 6. 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 National 
Infantry Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment 
to support the maintenance of the National Infantry Museum and 
Soldier Center following its completion. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents, 
and other data of the National Infantry Foundation 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 
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122 STAT. 4000 
PUBLIC LAW 110–357—OCT. 8, 2008 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3229: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008): 
June 10, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate. 
date of the enactment of this Act). The Secretary of the Treasury 
may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 
Approved October 8, 2008. 
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