110 HR 1931 IH: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the U.S. House of Representatives 2007-04-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1931 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 18, 2007 Mr. Stark introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the production of Federal reserve notes in a manner which enables an individual who is blind to determine the denomination of each such note, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Catherine Skivers Currency for All Act.

2.

Distinctive features required for each Federal reserve note denomination

(a)

In general

Section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 418) is amended in the 8th undesignated paragraph— (1)by striking In order to furnish suitable notes for circulation and inserting the following: (h)

Engraving of plates; denomination and form of notes

(1)

In general

In order to furnish suitable notes for circulation ; and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2)

Distinctive features for various denominations

Before being put into circulation, each Federal reserve note the denomination of which is $50 or less shall be trimmed in the manner required under this paragraph so as to make the denomination of such note recognizable to an individual who is blind: (A)All 4 corners of each $1 Federal reserve note. (B)3 corners of each $2 Federal reserve note. (C)Upper left-hand and lower right-hand corners of each $5 Federal reserve note. (D)Upper left-hand and upper right-hand corners of each $10 Federal reserve note. (E)Upper left-hand and lower left-hand corner of each $20 Federal reserve note. (F)1 corner of each $50 Federal reserve note. . (b)

Effective date

Paragraph (2) of section 16(h) of the Federal Reserve Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) shall apply to each Federal reserve note the denomination of which is $50 or less which is put into circulation after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.