[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1952 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 437
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1952
To authorize the minting of coins to commemorate the 175th anniversary
of the founding of the United States Botanic Garden.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 17 (legislative day, February 22), 1994
Mr. Johnston (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Pell, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Hollings, Mr. DeConcini, Mr. Bond, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Reid, Mr. Akaka, Mr.
Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Boren, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley,
Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Craig,
Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Exon, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Ford, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Helms, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Kempthorne, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Mathews, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Metzenbaum, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Pryor,
Mr. Riegle, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Sasser, Mr.
Simon, Mr. Wallop, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Wofford, and Mr. Glenn) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
May 24 (legislative day, May 16), 1994
Reported by Mr. Riegle, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
A BILL
To authorize the minting of coins to commemorate the 175th anniversary
of the founding of the United States Botanic Garden.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Botanic Garden
Commemorative Coin Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) One-Dollar Silver Coins.--
(1) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue
not more than 500,000 $1 coins, which shall weigh 26.73 grams,
have a diameter of 1.500 inches, and contain 90 percent silver
and 10 percent copper.
(2) Design.--The design of the coins issued under this Act
shall be a rose, the national floral emblem, and a frontal view
of the French facade of the United States Botanic Garden. On
each coin there shall be a designation of the value of the
coin, an inscription of the year ``1995'', 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 Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.
SEC. 3. SOURCE OF BULLION.
The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted under this
Act only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act.
SEC. 4. SELECTION OF DESIGN.
The design for the coins minted under this Act shall be--
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden and the
Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
Committee.
SEC. 5. 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 United States
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted
under this Act.
(c) Period of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted under
this Act during the period beginning on January 1, 1995, and ending on
December 31, 1995.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
(a) Sale Price.--The coins authorized under this Act 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 (d) 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) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales available at a
reasonable discount.
(c) Prepaid Orders.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for
the coins authorized under this Act prior to the issuance of such
coins. Sales under this subsection shall be at a reasonable discount.
(d) Surcharge Required.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $10
per coin.
SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision
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 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. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.
All surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins
issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the
National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden.
SEC. 9. AUDITS.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall have the right
to examine such books, records, documents, and other data of the
National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden as may be related to
the expenditures of amounts paid under section 8.
Calendar No. 437
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1952
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To authorize the minting of coins to commemorate the 175th anniversary
of the founding of the United States Botanic Garden.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 24 (legislative day, May 16), 1994
Reported with an amendment