[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 3277 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 349
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3277
[Report No. 108-474, Parts I and II]
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to
support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 2003
Mr. Murtha (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Snyder, Mr. Kline, and Mr. Janklow) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
April 27, 2004
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services
April 27, 2004
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a
period ending not later than July 6, 2004 for consideration of such
provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that
committee pursuant to clause 1(s), rule X
July 6, 2004
Additional sponsors: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Frost,
Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.
Schrock, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of California,
Mr. Foley, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Dunn, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Johnson
of Connecticut, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mrs.
Biggert, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Platts, Mr.
Young of Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Portman, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Skelton, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Simmons,
Mr. Hobson, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Akin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Stark, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Rodriguez,
Mr. Tanner, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dreier, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Collins, Mr. Chocola, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Porter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Harris, Mr. Osborne, Mr.
LaHood, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Issa, Mr. Linder,
Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones of North
Carolina, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina,
Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Kelly, Mr.
Crane, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. English, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Turner of
Ohio, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Weller, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Shimkus,
Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Strickland, Mr.
Davis of Tennessee, Ms. Solis, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Allen, Mr. Costello, Mr. Wu, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Olver, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Bishop of
Utah, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Keller,
Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Ferguson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cole, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Pastor, Mr.
Graves, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Bass, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Berry, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Filner, Mr. George Miller of California,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Moore, Mr. Dingell,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Michaud, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr.
Inslee, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Harman, Mr.
Holden, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr.
Pence, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ballance, Mr.
Becerra, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Edwards, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings
of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey,
Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of
California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Miller of
Michigan, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr.
Etheridge, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Manzullo, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hooley
of Oregon, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Rangel, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Hoyer, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Obey, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Rothman,
Mr. Owens, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr.
Goode, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Camp, Mr. Calvert, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ose,
Mr. McInnis, Mr. Burns, Mr. Coble, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Regula, Mr. Smith
of Michigan, Mr. Putman, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Walden of
Oregon, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Burgess, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Culberson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bachus, and
Mr. Burr
July 6, 2004
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment;
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to
support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.
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 ``Marine Corps 230th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) November 10, 2005, marks the 230th anniversary of the
United States Marine Corps;
(2) the United States Marine Corps has, over the course of
its illustrious 230-year history, fought gallantly in defense
of the United States;
(3) the United States Marine Corps has, over the course of
its storied history, established itself as the Nation's
military leader in amphibious warfare, and will continue in
that role as the United States faces the challenges of the 21st
Century;
(4) the United States Marine Corps continues to exemplify
the warrior ethos that has made it a fighting force of
international repute;
(5) all Americans should commemorate the legacy of the
United States Marine Corps so that the values embodied in the
``Corps'' are recognized for the significant contribution they
have made in protecting the United States against its enemies;
(6) in 2001, the Congress authorized the construction of
the Marine Corps Heritage Center, the purpose of which is to
provide a multipurpose facility to be used for historical
displays for the public viewing, curation, and storage of
artifacts, research facilities, classrooms, offices, and
associated activities, consistent with the mission of the
Marine Corps;
(7) the Marine Corps Heritage Center is scheduled to open
on November 10, 2005;
(8) the United States should pay tribute to the 230th
anniversary of the United States Marine Corps by minting and
issuing a commemorative silver dollar coin; and
(9) the surcharge proceeds from the sale of a commemorative
coin, which would have no net costs to the taxpayers, would
raise valuable funding for the construction of the Marine Corps
Heritage Center.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--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, each of which shall--
(1) weigh 26.73 grams;
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) Design Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
Act shall be emblematic of the warrior ethos of the United
States Marine Corps.
(2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
under this Act, there shall be--
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) an inscription of the year ``2005''; and
(C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
Pluribus Unum''.
(b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the
Marine Corps Historical Division and the Commission of Fine
Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act 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 under this
Act.
(c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1,
2005.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
(a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
(1) the face value of the coins;
(2) the surcharge provided in subsection (b) with respect
to such coins; and
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
marketing, and shipping).
(b) Surcharges.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall
include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
(c) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
(d) Prepaid Orders.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
for coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
coins.
(2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
under paragraph (1) should be at a reasonable discount.
(e) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), no surcharge may
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31,
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out
this subsection.
SEC. 7. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.
(a) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of
coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to
the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for the purposes of construction
of the Marine Corps Heritage Center, as authorized by section 1 of
Public Law 106-398 (114 Stat. 1654).
(b) Audit.--The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation shall be subject
to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United
States Code, with regard to the amounts received under subsection (a).
Union Calendar No. 349
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3277
[Report No. 108-474, Parts I and II]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to
support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 6, 2004
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment;
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed