[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5273 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5273

 To clarify the intention of the Congress with regard to the authority 
 of the United States Mint to produce numismatic coins, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2000

   Mr. Bachus (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, and Ms. Waters) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                     Banking and Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify the intention of the Congress with regard to the authority 
 of the United States Mint to produce numismatic coins, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 States Mint Numismatic Coin 
Clarification Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF MINT'S AUTHORITY.

    (a) Silver Proof Coins.--Section 5132(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``paragraphs (1)'' and 
inserting ``paragraphs (2)''.
    (b) Platinum Coins.--Section 5112(k) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``bullion'' and inserting ``platinum 
bullion coins''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.

    Section 5134(e)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``reflect'' and inserting ``contain'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) a supplemental schedule detailing--
                            ``(i) the costs and expenses for the 
                        production, for the marketing, and for the 
                        distribution of each denomination of 
                        circulating coins produced by the Mint during 
                        the fiscal year and the per-unit cost of 
                        producing, of marketing, and of distributing 
                        each denomination of such coins; and
                            ``(ii) the gross revenue derived from the 
                        sales of each such denomination of coins.''.
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