[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3301 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3301


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 31, 1998

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, to allow the 
    Secretary of the Treasury greater discretion with regard to the 
placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars issued under 
               the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5112(l)(1) 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Flexibility with regard to placement of 
                inscriptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the 
                Secretary may select a design for quarter dollars 
                issued during the 10-year period referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) in which--
                            ``(i) the inscription described in the 2d 
                        sentence of subsection (d)(1) appears on the 
                        reverse side of any such quarter dollars; and
                            ``(ii) any inscription described in the 3d 
                        sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the 
                        designation of the value of the coin appears on 
                        the obverse side of any such quarter 
                        dollars.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 27, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.