United Services Organization's 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
PL 101-404 (H.R.2761), enacted 10/02/1990

PUBLIC LAW 101-404—OCT. 2, 1990 
104 STAT. 875 
Public Law 101-404 
101st Congress 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th 
anniversary of the United Services Organization. 
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 "United Services Organization's 50th 
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act". 
SEC. 2. USO COMMEMORATIVE COINS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as 
the "Secretary") shall mint and issue coins in accordance with this 
Act to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Services 
Organization (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "USO"). 
SEC. 3. SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall mint and issue not more 
than 1,000,000 one dollar silver coins, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) be composed of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. 
Ot)) 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 section 5132(aXl) of title 
31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 4. SOURCES OF BULLION. 
The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins under this Act 
only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical 
Minerals Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.). 
SEC. 5. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins shall, in accordance with 
subsection (b), be emblematic of the services provided by the USO to 
military service personnel and families. Each coin shall bear a 
designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year 
"1991", and inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We Trust", 
"United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum". 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for each coin authorized by this Act 
shall be selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Presi-
dent of the USO and the United States Commission of Fine Arts. 
SEC. 6. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this Act may be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Not more than 1 facility of the Bureau of the 
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins 
minted under this Act. 
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(c) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue the coins 
minted under this Act during the 1-year period beginning at the end 
of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) CONTRACT CONSULTATION.—A contract involving the pro-
motion, advertising, or marketing of coins authorized under this Act 
may be made by the Secretary after consultation with the President 
oftheUSO. 
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SEC. 7. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall sell the coins minted under 
this Act at a price equal to the face value, plus the cost of designing 
and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of 
machinery, and overhead expenses). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make any bulk sales of the 
coins minted under this Act at a reasonable discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS AT A DISCOUNT.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act prior to the 
issuance of such coins. Sales under this subsection shall be at a 
reasonable discount. 
(d) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins minted under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $7 per coin. 
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SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
(a) No NET COST TO GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary shall take such 
actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing 
coins under tlus Act will not result in any net cost to the Federsd 
G<)vemment. 
Ot)) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued under this Act 
unless the Secretary has received— 
(1) full payment for the coin; 
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the 
United States for full pajnnent; or 
(3) a guarantee of full pa5mient satisfactory to the Secretary 
from a depository institution whose deposits are insured by the 
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SEC. 9. USE OF SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Surcharges received from the sale of coins 
minted under this Act and deposited in the coinage profit fund 
under section 12 shall be used as follows: 
(1) USO PROGRAMS.—50 percent shall be promptly paid to the 
USO. Such amounts shall be used by the USO to fund programs, 
including airport centers, fleet centers, family and community 
centers, and celebrity entertainment. 
(2) REDUCTION OP NATIONAL DEBT.—50 percent shall be trans-
ferred to the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose 
of reducing the national debt. 
db) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have the right to examine the books, records, documents, and other 
data of the USO that relate to the expenditure of amounts paid 
under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 10. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
The Secretary shall submit to the Congress semiannual reports 
regarding the activities carried out under this Act. The first report 
shall be submitted at the end of the 1-year period beginning on the 
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date of the enactment of this Act and the last report shall be 
submitted not later than 6 months after the Secretary ceases to 
issue coins minted under this Act. 
SEC. 11. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), no provi-
sion of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be 
applicable to the procurement of goods and services necessary for 
carr3dng out the provisions of this Act. 
(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. 
SEC. 12. COINAGE PROFIT FUND. 
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(a) DEPOSITS.—All amounts received from the sale of coins issued 
under this Act shall be deposited in the coinage profit fund, 
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) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall pay the amounts authorized 
under section 9 from the coinage profit fund. 
(c) EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary shall charge the coinage profit 
fund with all expenditures under this Act. 
Approved October 2, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2761: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
May 15, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.