[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4375 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4375

To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
 of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2004

 Mr. Holt (for himself and Mr. McHugh) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
 of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, 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 ``Revolutionary War and War of 1812 
Battlefields Commemorative Coin Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the Revolutionary War and 
the War of 1812, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the following 
coins:
            (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 300,000 $5 coins, which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
            (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 1,000,000 $1 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.
            (3) Half dollar clad coins.--Not more than 2,000,000 half 
        dollar coins which shall be minted to the specifications for 
        half dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, 
        United States Code.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.

SEC. 3. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
        Act shall be emblematic of the Revolutionary War and the War of 
        1812.
            (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 ``2006''; 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 
        Commission of Fine Arts, and the Revolutionary War and the War 
        of 1812 Battlefields Foundation (hereafter in this Act referred 
        to as the ``Foundation''); and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 4. 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, 
2006.

SEC. 5. 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 section 6(a) 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) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such 
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
    (d) Marketing.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the Foundation, 
shall develop and implement a marketing program to promote and sell the 
coins authorized under this Act both within the United States and 
internationally.

SEC. 6. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall 
include a surcharge as follows:
            (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin.
            (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin.
            (3) A surcharge of $3 per coin for the half dollar coin.
    (b) 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 Foundation for purposes of the preservation of historically 
significant battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 
and related historical sites.
    (c) Audits.--The 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 by the Fund under subsection (b).
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