[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3539 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3539

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United 
                           States of America.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 23 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

 Ms. Collins (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Stabenow, 
 Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Landrieu, and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United 
                           States of America.

    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 ``Girl Scouts USA Centennial 
Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Girl Scouts of the United States of America is the 
        world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls, 
        building character and skills for success in the real world;
            (2) in 1911, Juliette Gordon Low met Sir Robert Baden-
        Powell, a war hero and the founder of the Boy Scouts of 
        America;
            (3) with Baden-Powell's help and encouragement, Juliette 
        Gordon Low made plans to start a similar association for 
        American girls;
            (4) on March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low organized the 
        first 2 Girl Scout Troops in Savannah, Georgia consisting of 18 
        members;
            (5) Low devoted the next 15 years of her life to building 
        the organization, which would become the largest voluntary 
        association for women and girls in the United States;
            (6) Low drafted the Girl Scout laws, supervised the writing 
        of the first handbook in 1913, and provided most of the 
        financial support for the organization during its early years;
            (7) the Girl Scouts of the United States of America was 
        chartered by the United States Congress in 1950, in section 
        80301 of title 36, United States Code;
            (8) today there are more than 3,700,000 members in 236,000 
        troops throughout the United States and United States 
        territories;
            (9) through membership in the World Association of Girl 
        Guides and Girl Scouts, Girls Scouts of the United States of 
        America is part of a worldwide family of 10,000,000 girls and 
        adults in 145 countries;
            (10) more than 50,000,000 American women enjoyed Girl 
        Scouting during their childhood, and that number continues to 
        grow as Girl Scouts of the United States of America continues 
        to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere; and
            (11) March 12, 2012 will mark the 100th Anniversary of the 
        establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
        America.

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 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
Girl Scouts of the United States of America, 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.
    (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. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
        Act shall be emblematic of the centennial of the establishment 
        of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
            (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 ``2011''; 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 
        Girl Scouts of the United States of America 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.--
            (1) In general.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint 
        may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins 
        minted under this Act.
            (2) Use of the united states mint at west point, new 
        york.--It is the sense of the Congress that the coins minted 
        under this Act should be struck at the United States Mint at 
        West Point, New York, to the greatest extent possible.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this 
Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2011.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins minted 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 7 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 
minted 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.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $10 per 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 minted under this Act shall be paid to the Girl Scouts of the 
United States of America for efforts involved in marking the Centennial 
of its establishment, which may include efforts to preserve the 
birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other 
data of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America as may be 
related to the expenditure of amounts paid under subsection (b).
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