To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, Americans who have been prisoners of war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Memorial, and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, and for other purposes.
PL 103-186 (H.R.3616), enacted 12/14/1993

Jefferson 
Commemorative 
Coin Act of 
1993. 
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PUBLIC LAW 103-186—DEC. 14, 1993 
107 STAT. 2245 
Public Law 103-186 
103d Congress 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, Americans who have been 
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prisoners of war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion of the 10th 
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anniversary of the Memorial, and the Women in Military Service for America 
[H.R. 3616] 
Memorial, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—THOMAS JEFFERSON 
COMMEMORATIVE COIN 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "Jefferson Commemorative Coin 
Act of 1993". 
SEC. 102. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.— 
(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 
in this title referred to as the "Secretary") shall issue not 
more than 600,000 one-dollar coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. 
(2) DESIGN.—^The design of the coins issued under this 
title shall be emblematic of a profile of Thomas Jefferson and 
a frontal view of his home Monticello. On each coin there 
shall be a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription 
of the year "1993", and inscriptions of the words "Liberty", 
"In God We Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus 
Unum". 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—^The coins issued under this title shall 
be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5132(a)(1) of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this title 
shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 103. SOURCES OF BULLION. 
The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted under 
this title only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and 
Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act. 
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SEC. 104. SELECTION OF DESIGN. 
Subject to section 102(aX2), the design for the coins authorized 
by this title shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the 
Executive Director of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Founda-
tion and the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 105. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this title shall 
be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(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 title. 
(c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—^The Secretary may issue coins 
minted imder this title during the period beginning on May 1, 
1994, and ending on April 30,1995. 
SEC. 106. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—^The coins authorized under this title shall 
be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of the face 
value of the coins, the surcharge provided in subsection (c) with 
respect to such coins, and the cost of designing and issuing the 
coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead 
expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) PREPAID ORDERS.—^The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
for the coins authorized imder this title prior to tne issuance of 
such coins. Sale prices with respect to such prepaid orders shall 
be at a reasonable discount. 
(c) SURCHARGES.—^All sales shall include a surcharge of $10 
per coin. 
SEC. 107. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. 
(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 
carrying out the provisions of this title. 
(b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Subsection (a) shall 
not relieve any person entering into a contract under the authority 
of this title from complying with any law relating to equal employ-
ment opportimity. 
SEC. 108. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES. 
All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins 
issued under this title shall be promptly paid by the Secretary— 
(1) in the case of surcharges received in connection with 
the sale of the first 500,000 coins issued, to the JefTerson 
Endowment Fund, to be used— 
(A) to establish and maintain an endowment to be 
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a permanent source of support for Monticello and its his-
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toric furnishings; and 
(B) for the Jefferson Endowment Fimd's educational 
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rograms, including the International Center for Jefferson 
tudies; and 
(2) in the case of surcharges received in connection with 
the sale of all other such coins, to the Corporation for Jefferson's 
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107 STAT. 2247 
Poplar Forest, to be used for the restoration and maintenance 
of Poplar Forest. 
SEC. 109. AUDITS. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall have the 
right to examine such books, records, docimients, and other data 
of the entities specified in section 108, as may be related to the 
expenditures of amounts paid imder section 108. 
SEC. 110. 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 Grovemment. 
(b) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued under 
this title unless the Secretary has received— 
(1) full pajonent for the coin; 
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the 
United States for full pajonent; or 
(3) a guarantee of ftdl pa3rment 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—UNITED 
STATES 
VETERANS 
United States 
Veterans 
COMMEMORATIVE COINS 
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SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the 'United States Veterans 
Commemorative Coin Act of 1993". 
SEC. 202. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.— 
(1) ISSUANCE.—']rhe Secretary of the Treasurv (hereafter 
in this title referred to as the "Secretary") shall issue one-
dollsu* coins of 3 different designs, which shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. 
(2) DESIGNATION OF VALUE AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each 
coin there shall be a designation of the value of the coin, 
an inscription of the year "1994", and inscriptions of the words 
"Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United States of America", and 
"E Pluribus Unimi". 
(3) DESIGN OF 3 COINS.— 
(A) PRISONER-OF-WAR COMMEMORATIVE COIN.—1 tjrpe 
of coin issued under this title shall be a prisoner-of-war 
commemorative coin the design of which shall be emblem-
atic of the experience of Americans who have been pris-
oners-of-war. 
(B) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATIVE 
COIN.—1 type of coin issued under this title shall be a 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorative coin the 
design of which shall be emblematic of the Vietnam Veter-
ans Memorial. 
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this title shall be Women in Military Service for America 
Memorial commemorative coin the design of which shall 
be symbolic of women's service in the Armed Forces of 
the United States. 
(4) MAXIMUM NUMBER FOR COINS OF EACH DESIGN.—The 
Secretary shall issue no more than 500,000 coins of each design. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—^The coins issued under this title 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 title 
shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 208. SOURCES OF BULLION. 
The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted under 
this title only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and 
Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act. 
SEC. 204. SELECTION OF DESIGN. 
Subject to section 202(aX3), the design for the coins authorized 
by this title shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the 
Commissionof Fine Arts and— 
(A) in the case of the coin described in section 
202(aX3XB), the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund; and 
(B) in the case of the coin described in section 
202(aX3XC), the Women in Military Service for America 
Memorial Foundation, Incorporated; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 205. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—^The coins issued under this title shall be 
sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the face value, plus 
the cost of designing and issuing such coins (including labor, mate-
rials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses) and the sur-
charge provided for in subsection (d). 
(b) BULK SALES.—^The Secretary shall make bulk sales at a 
reasonable discount. 
(c) F
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for the coins issued under this title before the issuance of such 
coins. Sales under this subsection shall be at a reasonable discount 
to reflect the benefit of prepayment. 
(d) SURCHARGES.—^All sales of coins issued under this title 
shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
SEC. 206. ISSUANCE OF THE COINS. 
(a) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The coins minted imder 
this title may be issued beginning May 1,1994. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—^The coins authorized under 
this title may not be minted after April 30,1995. 
(c) PROOF AND UNCIRCULATED COINS.—The coins authorized 
under this title shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(d) 3-CoiN SETS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other manner and 
form of sales of coins minted under this title, the Secretary 
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107 STAT. 2249 
shall make a portion of such coins available for sale in 3-
coin sets containing 1 of each of the 3 designs of coins required 
pursuant to section 202(aX3). 
(2) NUMBER OF SETS.—^The number of 3-coin sets made 
available pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be at the discretion 
of the Secretary. 
SEC. 
207. 
GENERAL 
WAIVER 
OF 
PROCUREMENT 
REGULATIONS. 
(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 
canying out the provisions of this title. 
(b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Subsection (a) shall 
not relieve any person entering into a contract under the authority 
of this title from complying with any law relating to equal employ-
ment opportunity. 
SEC. 208. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES. 
(a) PRISONER-OF-WAR COMMEMORATIVE COINS.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d), an amount equal to the surcharges received 
by the Secretary from the sale of prisoner-of-war commemorative 
coins described in section 202(aX3XA) shall be promptly paid by 
, 
the Secretary in the order that follows: 
(1) AMOUNTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION 
OF MUSEUM.—^The Secretary of the Treasury shall make avail-
able to the Secretary of the Interior the first $3,000,000 of 
such surcharges for the construction of the Andersonville Pris-
oner-of-War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia, 
(2) AMOUNTS TO BE PAID TO ENDOWMENT FUND.—After pay-
ment of the amount required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall pay 50 percent of the remaining sur-
charges to the endowment fund established pursuant to section 
209(a). 
(3) AMOUNTS TO BE PAID TO MAINTAIN NATIONAL CEME-
TERIES.—^Afler pa3nxient of the amount required by paragraph 
(1), the Secretanr sliall pay 50 percent of^the remaining sur-
charges to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of 
maintaining national cemeteries pursuant to chapter 24 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(b) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATIVE COINS.— 
Except as provided in subsection (d), an amoimt equal to the sur-
charges received by the Secretary from the sale of Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial commemorative coins described in section 202(aX3XB) 
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial Fimd to assist the Fund's efforts to raise an endowment 
to be a permanent source of support for the repair, maintenance, 
and addition of names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 
(c) 
WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE FOR AMERICA MEMORIAL 
COMMEMORATIVE COINS.—Except as provided in subsection (d), an 
amount equal to the surcharges received by the Secretary from 
the sale of Women in Military Service for America Memorial 
commemorative coins described in section 202(aX3XC) shall be 
promptly paid by the Scjcretary to the Women in Military Service 
for America Memorial Foimdation, Inc., for the purpose of creating, 
endowing, and dedicating the Women in Military Service for Amer-
ica Memorial. 
(d) SURCHARGES FROM 3-COIN SETS.—In the case of surcharges 
derived from the sale of 3-coin sets pursuant to section 206(d)— 
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(1) Va of such amount shall be distributed as provided 
in subsection (a); 
(2) Vs shall be distributed as provided in subsection (b); 
and 
(3) Vs shall be distributed as provided in subsection (c). 
SEC. 209. ANDERSONVILLE PRISONER-OF-WAR MUSEUM ENDOWMENT 
FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—^There is hereby established in the Depart-
ment of the Interior an endowment fund (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the "fund") to be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior and to consist of the amounts deposited under 
subsection (b). 
(b) DEPOSIT INTO FUND.— 
(1) DEPOSIT FROM SURCHARGES.—There shall be deposited 
into the fund such amounts that are paid by the Secretary 
under section 208(aX2). 
(2) INVESTMENT.—^The Secretary of the Interior shall have 
the authority to invest the portion of the fimd that is not, 
in the determination of such Secretary, required to meet the 
current needs of the fund, in obligations of the United States 
or in obligations guaranteed as to the principal and interest 
by the United States. In making such investments, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall select obligations having maturities 
suitable to the needs of the fimd. 
(c) EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary of the Interior may use the 
amounts deposited in the fund under this title to pay for the 
maintenance of the Andersonville Prisoner-of-War Museimi in 
Andersonville, Georgia. 
SEC. 210. AUDITS. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall have the 
right to examine such books, records, documents, and other data 
of the entities specified in section 208, as may be related to the 
expenditures of amounts paid under section 208. 
SEC. 211. 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 under 
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. 
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107 STAT. 2251 
TITLE III—REFORM OF 
COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS RESOLUTION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—^The Congress hereby makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Congress has authorized 18 commemorative coin pro-
grams in the 9 years since 1984. 
(2) There are more meritorious causes, events, and people 
worthy of commemoration than can be honored with commemo-
rative coinage. 
(3) Commemorative coin legislation has increased at a pace 
beyond that which the numismatic community can reasonably 
be expected to absorb. 
(4) It is in the interests of all Members of Congress that 
a policy be established to control the flow of commemorative 
coin legislation. 
(b) DECLARATION.—^It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate should not report or otherwise clear 
for consideration by the House of Representatives or the Senate 
legislation providing for more than 2 commemorative coin programs 
for any year, unless the committee determines, on the basis of 
a recommendation by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory 
Committee, that extraordinary merit exists for an additional 
commemorative coin program. 
SEC. 302. REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF COMMEMORATIVE COIN SUR-
CHARGES. 
(a) QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each person who receives, after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, any surcharge derived from the 
sale of commemorative coins under any Act of Congress shall 
submit a quarterly financial report to the Director of the United 
States Mint and the Comptroller General of the United States 
describing in detail the expenditures made by such person 
from the proceeds of the surcharge. 
(2) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall include information on the proportion of the 
surcharges received during the period covered by the report 
to the total revenue of such person during such period, 
expressed as a percentage, and the percentage of total revenue 
during such period which was spent on administrative expenses 
(including salaries, travel, overhead, and fund raising). 
(3) DUE DATES.—Quarterly reports under this subsection 
shall be due at the end of the 30-day period beginning on 
the last day of any calendar quarter during which any sur-
charge derived from the sale of commemorative coins is received 
by any person. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Each person who receives, after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, any surcharge derived from the sale 
of commemorative coins under any Act of Congress shall submit 
a final report on the expenditures made by such person from the 
proceeds of all surcharges received by such person, including 
mformation described in subsection (aX2), before the end of the 
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1-year period beginning on the last day on which sales of such 
coins may be made. 
SEC. 303. GAO REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the last 
day on which sales of commemorative coins may be made under 
the Act of Congress which authorized such coins, the Comptroller 
Greneral of the United States shall submit a financial accounting 
statement to the Congress on the payment of any surcharges derived 
from the sale of such coins and the use and expenditure of the 
proceeds of such surcharges by any recipient (other than a recipient 
which is an agency or department of the Federal Grovemment) 
based on the reports filed by such recipient with the Comptroller 
General in accordance with section 302 and any audit of such 
recipient which is conducted by the Comptroller General with 
respect to the use and expenditure of such proceeds. 
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SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "Bicentennial of the United 
States Capitol Commemorative Coin Act". 
SEC. 402. SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS. 
(a) ONE-DOLLAR SILVER COINS.— 
(1) ISSUANCE.—^The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter 
in this title referred to as the "Secretary^) shall mint and 
issue not more than 500,000 one-dollar coins each of which 
shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) be composed of 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(2) DESIGN.—^The design of the one-dollar coins shall, in 
accordance with section 404, be emblematic of the bicentennial 
of the United States Capitol. Each one-dollar coin shall bear 
a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the 
year "1994", and inscriptions of the words "Libertjr", "In Gk)d 
We Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum". 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—^The coins minted under this title shall 
be legal tender as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5132(a)(1) of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted imder this title 
shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 403. SOURCES OF BULUON. 
The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins under this 
title only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Criti-
cal Minerals Stock Piling Act. 
SEC. 404. DESIGN OF COINS. 
The design for the coin authorized by this title shall be selected 
by the Secretary after consultation with the Speaker of the House 
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107 STAT. 2253 
of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and 
the Commission of Fine Acta. 
SEC. 405. ISSUANCE OF CODfS. 
(a) ONE-DOLLAR COINS.—^The one-dollar coins minted under 
this title may be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities, except 
that not more than 1 facility of the United States Mint may be 
used to strike any particular quality. 
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—^The Secretary may issue 
the coins minted under this title beginning May 1,1994. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Coins may not be minted 
imder this title after April 30,1995. 
(d) CONTRACTS.—^Any contract to be made by the Secretary 
involving the promotion, advertising, or marketing of any coins 
authorized imder this title shall be valid only upon approval by 
the United States Capitol Preservation Commission. 
SEC. 406. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary shall sell the coins minted under this title 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 title at a reasonable discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.—^The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
for the coins minted under this title prior to the issuance of such 
coins. Sale prices with respect to such prepaid orders shall be 
at a reasonable discount. 
(d) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins minted under this title 
shall include a surcharge of $15 per coin. 
SEC. 407. FINANCIAL ASStHANCES. 
(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 under 
this title unless the Secretary has received— 
(1) full pajonent 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. 
SEC. 408. USE OF SURCHARGES. 
(a) U S E OF SURCHARGES.—^All surcharges that are received 
by the Secretary from the sale of coins minted under this title 
shall be deposited in the Capitol Preservation Fund and be available 
to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 8(bXl) of Public Law 100-
673 is amended to read as follows: 
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LIMITATIONS 
ON REIMBURSEMENTS.—NO 
amount "°*® 
received by the Commission from the Capitol Preservation Fund 
from the sale of coins minted under this Act may be used 
to pay representational expenses of the Commission.". 
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GENERAL 
WAIVER 
OF 
PROCUREMENT 
REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^Except as provided in subsection (b), no provi-
sion of law governing prociu'ement or public contracts shall be 
applicable to the procurement of goods and services necessary for 
carrying out the provisions of this title. 
(b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.—Subsection (a) shall 
not relieve any person entering into a contract under the authority 
of this title from complying with any law relating to equal employ-
ment opportunity. 
Approved December 14, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3616: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
Nov. 22, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 24, considered and passed Senate.