United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996
PL 104-329 (H.R.1776), enacted 10/20/1996

PUBLIC LAW 104-329—OCT. 20, 1996 
110 STAT. 4005 
Public Law 104-329 
104th Congress 
An Act 
To establish United States commemorative coin programs, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 1776] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
United States 
Commemorative 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Coin Act of 1996. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "United States 
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Commemorative Coin Act of 1996". 
note. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Commemorative coin programs. 
Sec. 102. Design. 
Sec. 103. Legal tender. 
Sec. 104. Sources of bullion. 
Sec. 105. Quality of coins. 
Sec. 106. Sale of coins. 
Sec. 107. Greneral waiver of procurement regulations. 
Sec. 108. Financial assurances. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL 
MAINTENANCE FUND 
Sec. 201. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund. 
TITLE III—STUDY OF FIFTY STATES COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Study. 
Sec. 303. Fixed terms for members of the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory 
Committee. 
Sec. 304. Mint managerial staffing reform. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
31 USC 5112 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term "Fund" means the National Law Enforcement 
Officers Memorial Maintenance Fimd established under section 
201; 
(2) the term "recipient organization" means an organization 
described in section 101 to which surcharges received by the 
Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act are 
paid; and 
(3) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the 
Treasury. 
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TITLE I—COMMEMORATIVE COIN 
"*" 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAMS. 
In accordance with the recommendations of the Citizens 
Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee, the Secretary shall mint 
and issue the following coins: 
(1) DOLLEY MADISON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In commemoration of the 150th 
anniversary of the death of DoUey Madison, the Secretary 
shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins, 
each of which shall— 
(i) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(B) DESIGN OF COINS.—^The design of the coins minted 
under this paragraph shall be emblematic of the 150th 
anniversary of the death of DoUey Madison and the life 
and achievements of the wife of the fourth President of 
the United States. 
(C) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United States 
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the 
coins minted imder this paragraph. 
(D) ISSUANCE OF COINS.— 
(i) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 
may issue coins minted under this pgiragraph begin-
ning j£inu£iry 1,1999. 
(ii) TERMINATION OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—NO 
coins may be minted under this paragraph after 
December 31,1999. 
(E) SURCHARGES.—^All sales of the coins issued imder 
this paragraph shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
(F) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Subject to section 
5134(f) of title 31, United States Code (as added by section 
301(b) of this Act), all surcharges received by the Secretary 
from the sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall 
be promptly paid by the Secretan?^ to the National Trust 
for Historic Preservation in the United States (hereafter 
in this paragraph referred to as the "National Trust") to 
be used— 
(i) to establish an endowment to be a permanent 
source of support for Montpelier, the home of James 
and DoUey Madison and a museum property of the 
National Trust; and 
(ii) to fund 
capital 
restoration 
projects at 
Montpelier. 
(2) GEORGE WASHINGTON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL .—^The Secretary shall mint and issue 
not more than 100,000 $5 coins, each of which shall— 
(i) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(ii) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(iii) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy. 
(B) DESIGN OF COINS.—The design of the coins minted 
under this paragraph shall be emblematic of George 
Washington, the first President of the United States. 
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(C) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United States 
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the 
coins minted under this paragraph. 
(D) ISSUANCE OF COINS.— 
(i) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 
may issue coins minted under this paragraph begin-
ning May 1, 1999. 
(ii) TERMINATION OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—NO 
coins may be minted under this paragraph 
after 
November 31, 1999. 
(E) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins minted under this 
paragraph shall include a surcharge of $35 per coin. 
(F) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Subject to section 
5134(f) of title 31, United States Code (as added by section 
301(b) of this Act), all surcharges received by the Secretary 
from the sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall 
be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Mount Vernon 
Ladies' Association (hereafter in this paragraph referred 
to as the "Association") to be used— 
(i) to supplement the Association's endowment for 
the purpose of providing a permsment source of support 
for the preservation of George Washington's home; and 
(ii) to provide financial support for the continuation 
and 
expansion 
of the Association's 
efforts 
to 
educate the American people about the life of George 
Washington. 
(3) BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In commemoration of Black Revolu-
tionary War patriots and the 275th anniversary of the 
birth of the first Black Revolutionary War patriot, Crispus 
Attucks, who was the first American colonist killed by 
British troops during the Revolutionary period, the 
Secretary shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 
$1 coins, each of which shall— 
(i) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(B) DESIGN OF COINS.—The design of the coins minted 
under this paragraph— 
(i) on the obverse side of the coins, shall be 
emblematic of the first Black Revolutionary War 
patriot, Crispus Attucks; and 
(ii) on the reverse side of such coins, shall be 
emblematic of the Black Revolutionary War Patriots 
Memorial. 
(C) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United States 
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the 
coins minted imder this paragraph. 
(D) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—The Secretary may issue 
coins minted under this paragraph only during the period 
beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending on December 
31, 1998. 
(E) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins issued under this 
paragraph shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
(F) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Subject to section 
5134(f) of title 31, United States Code (as added by section 
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301(b) of this Act), all surcharges received by the Secretary 
from the sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall 
be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Black Revolution-
ary War Patriots Foundation for the purpose of establishing 
an endowment to support the construction of a Black 
Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial. 
(4) FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To commemorate the public opening 
of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, 
D.C., which will honor President Roosevelt's leadership 
and legacy, during a 1-year period beginning on or after 
May 15, 1997, the Secretary shall issue not more than 
100,000 $5 coins, each of which shall— 
(i) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(ii) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(iii) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy. 
(B) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United States 
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the 
coins minted imder this paragraph. 
(C) SURCHARGES.—^All sales of the coins issued under 
this paragraph shall include a surcharge of $35 per coin. 
(D) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Subject to section 
5134(f) of title 31, United States Code (as added by section 
301(b) of this Act), all surcharges received by the Secretary 
from the sale of coins issued under this paragraph shall 
be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt Memorial Commission. 
(5) YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To commemorate the 125th anniver-
sary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park 
as the first national park in the United States, and the 
birth of the national park idea, during a 1-year period 
beginning in 1999, the Secretary shall issue not more than 
500,000 $1 coins, each of which shall— 
(i) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent alloy. 
(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 paragraph. 
(C) SURCHARGES.—^All sales of the coins issued under 
this paragraph shcdl include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
(D) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Subject to section 
5134(f) of title 31, United States Code (as added by section 
301(b) of this Act), all surcharges received by the Secretary 
from the sale of coins issued xinder this paragraph shall 
be promptly paid by the Secretary in accordance with the 
following: 
(i) Fifty percent of the surchsirges received shall 
be paid to the National Park Foundation to be used 
for the support of national pgirks. 
(ii) Fifty percent of the surcharges received shall 
be paid to Yellowstone National Park. 
(6) NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORL\L.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To recognize the sacrifice of law 
enforcement officers and their families in preserving public 
safety, during a 1-year period beginning on or after 
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110 STAT. 4009 
December 15, 1997, the Secretary shall issue not more 
than 500,000 $1 coins, each of which shall— 
(i) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(ii) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(iii) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent alloy. 
(B) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United States 
Mint may be used to strike £iny particular quality of the 
coins minted under this paragraph. 
(C) SURCHARGES.—^All sales of the coins issued under 
this paragraph shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
(D) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Subject to section 
5134(f) of title 31, United States Code (as added by section 
301(b) of this Act), after receiving surcharges from the 
sale of the coins issued under this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior an amount 
equal to the surcharges received from the sale of the coins 
issued under this paragraph, which amoimt shall be depos-
ited in the Fund established luider section 201. 
(7) JACKIE ROBINSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In commemoration of the 50th 
anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in major 
league baseball by Jackie Robinson and the legacy that 
Jackie Robinson left to society, the Secretary shall mint 
and issue— 
(i) not more than 100,000 $5 coins, each of 
which shall— 
(I) weigh 8.359 grsmis; 
(II) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(III) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy; and 
(ii) not more than 200,000 $1 coins, each of 
which shall— 
(I) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(II) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(III) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(B) DESIGN OF COINS.—The design of the coins minted 
under 
this 
paragraph 
shall 
be 
emblematic 
of 
Jackie Robinson and his contributions to major league base-
ball and to society. 
(C) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United States 
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the 
coins minted under this paragraph. 
(D) ISSUANCE OF COINS.—The Secretary may issue 
coins minted under this paragraph only during the period 
beginning on July 1, 1997, and ending on July 1, 1998. 
(E) SURCHARGES.—^All sales of the coins issued under— 
(i) subparagraph (A)(i) shall include a surcharge 
of $35 per coin; and 
(ii) subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include a surcharge 
of $10 per coin. 
(F) DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.—Subject to section 
5134(f) of title 31, United States Code (as added by section 
301(b) of this Act)— 
(i) all surcharges received by the Secretary from 
the sale of the initial 100,000 coins issued under 
subparagraph (A)(ii), shall be promptly paid by the 
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Secretary to the National Fund for the United States 
Botsinic Garden; and 
(ii) all surcharges received by the Secretary from 
the sale of any coins issued under this paragraph (other 
than the coins described in clause (i)) shall be promptly 
p£iid by the Secretary to the Jackie Robinson Founda-
tion for the purposes of— 
(I) enhancing the programs of the Jackie 
Robinson Foundation in the fields of education 
and youth leadership skills development; and 
(II) increasing the availability of scholarships 
for economically disadvantaged youths. 
SEC. 102. DESIGN. 
(a) SELECTION.—The design for each coin issued under this 
paragraph shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the 
appropriate recipient organization or organizations and the 
Cfommission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory 
Committee. 
(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin issued under 
this paragraph there shall be— 
(1) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(2) an inscription of the year; and 
(3) inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We Trust", 
"United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum". 
SEC. 103. LEGAL TENDER. 
(a) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins issued imder this title shall 
be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134(f) of title 
31, United States Code, all coins minted luider this title shall 
be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 104. SOURCES OF BULUON. 
(a) GOLD.—The Secretary shall obtain gold for minting coins 
under this title pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under 
other provisions of law. 
(b) SILVER.—The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins 
\inder this title from sources the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate, including stockpiles established under the Strategic 
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. 
SEC. 105. QUALITY OF COINS. 
Each coin minted under this title shall be issued in uncirculated 
and proof qualities. 
SEC. 106. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—Each coin issued under this title shall be 
sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of— 
(1) the face value of the coin; 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 101 with respect 
to the coin; and 
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coin (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
marketing, and shipping). 
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(b) PREPAID ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
for the coins minted under this title 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. 107. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS, 
Section 5112(j) of title 31, United States Code, shall apply 
to the procurement of goods or services necessary to carrying out 
the programs and operations of the United States Mint under 
this title. 
SEC. 108. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
(a) No NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary shall 
take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting 
and issuing coins under this title will not result in any net cost 
to the United States Government. 
(b) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—^A coin shall not be issued imder 
this title unless the Secretary has received— 
(1) full payment for the coin; 
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the 
United States for full payment; or 
(3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the Secretary 
from a depository institution whose deposits are insured by 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National 
Credit Union Administration Board. 
TITLE 
II—NATIONAL 
LAW 
EN-
FORCEMENT 
OFFICERS 
MEMORIAL 
MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
SEC. 201. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS 
MEMORIAL 
16 USC 431 note. 
MAINTENANCE FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the National Law 
Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund, which shall 
be a revolving fund administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior (or the designee of the Secretary of the Interior). 
(2) FUNDING.—Amounts in the Fund shall include— 
(A) amounts deposited in the Fund under section 
101(6); and 
(B) any donations received under paragraph (3). 
(3) DONATIONS.—The Secretary of the Interior may accept 
donations to the Fund. 
(4) INTEREST-BEARING ACCOUNT.—The Fund shall be main-
tained in an interest-bearing account within the Treasury of 
the United States. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The Fimd shall be used— 
(1) for the maintenance and repair of the National Law 
Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; 
(2) to periodically add the names of law enforcement officers 
who have died in the line of duty to the National Law Enforce-
ment Officers Memorial; 
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(3) for the security of the National Law Enforcement 
Officers Memorial site, including the posting of National Park 
Service reingers £ind United States Park Police, as appropriate; 
(4) at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior eind 
in consultation with the Secretary and the Attorney General 
of the United States, who shall establish an equitable procedure 
between the Fund and such other organizations as may be 
appropriate, to provide educational schol£irships to the imme-
diate family members of law enforcement officers killed in 
the line of duty whose names appear on the National Law 
Enforcement Officers Memorial, the total annual amount of 
such scholarships not to exceed 10 percent of the annual income 
of the Fund; 
(5) for the dissemination of information regarding the 
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to the general 
public; 
(6) to administer the Fund, including contracting for 
necessary services, in an amount not to exceed the lesser o
f
— 
(A) 
10 percent 
of the 
annual 
income 
of 
the 
Fund; or 
(B) $200,000 during any 1-year period; and 
(7) at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the Fund, for appropriate purposes in the 
event of an emergency affecting the operation of the National 
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, except that, during any 
1-year period, not more than $200,000 of the principal of the 
Fund may be used to carry out this paragraph. 
(c) BUDGET AND AUDIT TREATMENT.—The Fund shall be subject 
to the budget and audit provisions of chapter 91 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
50 States 
TITLE III—STUDY OF FIFTY STATES 
coS'p?"^^'' 
COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM 
Act. 
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SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "50 States Commemorative Coin 
Program Act". 
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SEC. 302. STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—^The Secretary of the Treasury shall by June 1, 
1997 complete a study of the feasibility of a circulating commemora-
tive coin program to commemorate each of the 50 States. The 
study shall assess likely public acceptance of and consumer demand 
for different coins that might be issued in connection with such 
a program (taking into consideration the pace of issuance of coins 
and the length of such a program), a comparison of the costs 
of producing coins issued under the program and the revenue that 
the program would generate, the impact on coin distribution 
systems, the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches 
to selecting designs for coins in such a program, and such other 
factors as the Secretary considers appropriate in deciding upon 
the feasibility of such a program. No steps taken in order to gather 
information for this study shall be considered a collection of informa-
tion within the meaning of section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
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(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit the study required 
in subsection (a) above, to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate, simultaneously 
on its receipt by the Secretary. 
(c) 50-STATE COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall determine by August 1, 1997 whether the results of the 
study authorized by subsection (a) justify such a program. If the 
Secretary determines that such a program is justified, then he 
shall by January 1, 1999, notwithstanding the fourth sentence 
of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2) of section 5112, title 31, 
United States Code, commence a commemorative coin program 
consisting of the minting and issuance of quarter dollar coins bear-
ing designs, selected in accordance with paragraph (4) of this sub-
section, which are emblematic of the 50 States. If the Secretary 
Notification. 
determines that such a commemorative coin program is justified 
but that it is not practicable to commence the program by January 
1, 1999, then he shall notify the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
of such impracticability and of the date on which the program 
will commence. 
(1) DESIGN.—The design for each quarter dollar issued 
under the program shall be emblematic of 1 of the 50 States. 
The designs for quarter dollar coins issued during each year 
of the program shall be emblematic of States which have not 
previously been commemorated under the program. 
(2) ORDER OF ISSUANCE.—Each State will be honored by 
a coin in the order of that State's admission to the United 
States. 
(3) NUMBER OF COINS.—Of the quarter dollar coins issued 
during each year of the program, the Secretary shall prescribe, 
on the basis of such factors as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate, the number of quarter dollar coins which shall 
be issued with each of the designs selected for such year. 
(4) SELECTION OF DESIGN.—Each of the 50 designs required 
for quarter dollars issued under the program shall be— 
(A) selected pursuant to a process, decided upon by 
the Secretary, on the basis of the study conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a), which process shall involve, among other 
things, consultation with appropriate officials of the State 
being commemorated with such design; and 
(B) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin 
Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts. 
(5) TREATMENT AS NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of 
sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all 
coins minted under this section shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
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(6) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.— 
(A) QUALITY OF COINS.—The Secretary may mint and 
issue such number of quEirter dollars of each design selected 
under paragraph (4) of this subsection in uncirculated and 
proof qualities as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(B) SILVER COINS.—Notwithstanding the provisions of 
subsection 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary may mint and issue such number of quarter 
dollars of each design selected under paragraph (4) of this 
subsection as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
with a content of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. 
(C) SOURCES OF BULLION.—The Secretary may obtain 
silver for minting coins under paragraph (6)(B) from stock-
piles established imder the Strategic and Critical Materisils 
Stock Piling Act. 
(d) FUNDING.—Funds used to complete this study shall be offset 
from funds from the Department of the Treasury. 
SEC. 
303. FIXED TERMS FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS 
COMMEMORATIVE COIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5135(a)(4) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(4) TERMS.— 
"(A) IN GENERAL,—Each individual appointed to the 
Advisory Committee imder clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph 
(3)(A) shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. 
"(B) INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.—Any member appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the 
term for which such member's predecessor was appointed 
shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. 
"(C) 
CONTINUATION 
OF 
SERVICE.—Each 
member 
appointed under clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) may 
continue to serve after the expiration of the term to which 
such member was appointed until a successor has been 
appointed and qusdified.", 
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(b) STAGGERED TERMS.—Of the members appointed to the 
note. 
Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee under clause 
(i) or (iii) of section 5135(a)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code, 
who are serving on the Advisory Committee as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act— 
(1) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1 member 
appointed imder clause (iii), as designated by the Secretary, 
shall be deemed to have been appointed to a term which ends 
on December 31,1997; 
(2) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1 member 
appointed under clause (iii), as designated by the Secretary, 
shall be deemed to have been appointed to a term which ends 
on December 31, 1998; and 
(3) 1 member appointed under clause (i) and 1 member 
appointed under clause (iii), as designated by the Secretary, 
shall be deemed to have been appointed to a term which ends 
on December 31,1999. 
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(c) STATUS OF MEMBERS.—The members appointed to the 
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Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee under clause ^°^-
(i) or (iii) of section 5135(a)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code, 
shall not be treated as special Government employees. 
SEC. 304. MINT MANAGERIAL STAFFING REFORM. 
Section 5131 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). 
Approved October 20, 1996. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1776: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): 
Sept. 17, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 3, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 4, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
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