[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3549 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3549

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on 
 the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 
              Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2009

   Mr. Nadler of New York (for himself, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
McMahon, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
Mr. Maffei, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Meeks 
 of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
Towns, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lee of New 
 York, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Israel, Mr. Massa, Mr. Perriello, 
Mr. Altmire, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Bordallo, 
 Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Schwartz, 
  Mr. Doyle, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sestak, Ms. 
  Pingree of Maine, Mr. Himes, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Meek of 
 Florida, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Shuster, 
  Mr. Castle, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Weiner, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
 Murphy of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on 
 the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 
              Memorial & Museum at the World Trade 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 ``National September 11 Memorial & 
Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in 
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not 
more than 2,000,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the 10th anniversary 
of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and 
the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the 
World Trade Center, 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. 3. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this 
        Act shall be emblematic of the courage, sacrifice, and strength 
        of those individuals who perished in the terrorist attacks of 
        September 11, 2001, the bravery of those who risked their lives 
        to save others that day, and the endurance, resilience, and 
        hope of those who survived.
            (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'';
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God 
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E 
                Pluribus Unum''; and
                    (D) an inscription of the words ``Always 
                Remember''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
        National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade 
        Center and the Commission of Fine Arts; 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.--
            (1) In general.--Only 2 facilities of the United States 
        Mint may be used to strike coins minted under this Act.
            (2) Use of the united states mints at west point, new york, 
        and philadelphia, pennsylvania.--It is the sense of Congress 
        that, to the extent possible, approximately one-half of the 
        coins to be minted under this Act should be struck at the 
        United States Mint at West Point, New York, and approximately 
        one-half struck at the United States Mint at Philadelphia, 
        Pennsylvania.
            (3) Period of issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins 
        under this Act only during the calendar year beginning on 
        January 1, 2011.

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 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.

SEC. 6. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins issued 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 issued under this Act shall be paid to the National September 11 
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center to support the operations 
and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the 
World Trade Center following its completion.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other 
data of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade 
Center as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under 
subsection (b).
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