[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H.R. 2139 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2139

                      One Hundred Twelfth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twelve


                                 An Act


 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
  of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International.

    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 ``Lions Clubs International Century of 
Service Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress finds as follows:
        (1) Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service 
    club organization founded in 1917 by Chicago business leader Melvin 
    Jones. Lions Clubs International empowers volunteers to serve their 
    communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote 
    international understanding through Lions clubs.
        (2) Today, Lions Clubs International has over 1.35 million 
    members in more than 45,000 clubs globally, extending its mission 
    of service throughout the world every day.
        (3) In 1945, Lions Clubs International became one of the first 
    nongovernmental organizations invited to assist in drafting the 
    United Nations Charter and has enjoyed a special relationship with 
    the United Nations ever since.
        (4) In 1968, Lions Clubs International Foundation was 
    established to assist with global and large-scale local 
    humanitarian projects and has since then awarded more than $700 
    million to fund five unique areas of service: preserving sight, 
    combating disability, promoting health, serving youth and providing 
    disaster relief.
        (5) In 1990, the Lions Clubs International Foundation launched 
    the SightFirst program to build comprehensive eye care systems to 
    fight the major causes of blindness and care for the blind or 
    visually impaired. Thanks to the generosity of Lions worldwide, 
    over $415 million has been raised, resulting in the prevention of 
    serious vision loss in 30 million people and improved eye care for 
    hundreds of millions of people.
        (6) On June 7, 2017, Lions Clubs International will celebrate 
    100 years of community service to men, women, and children in need 
    throughout the world.
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 400,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
founding of the Lions Clubs International, 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 Lions Clubs 
    International.
        (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 ``2017''; 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) chosen by the Secretary after consultation with Lions Clubs 
    International Special Centennial Planning Committee 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 one 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 under this 
Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2017.
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 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 
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. 7. 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 promptly paid by the Secretary to 
the Lions Clubs International Foundation for the purposes of--
        (1) furthering its programs for the blind and visually impaired 
    in the United States and abroad;
        (2) investing in adaptive technologies for the disabled; and
        (3) investing in youth and those affected by a major disaster.
    (c) Audits.--The Lions Clubs International 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 (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 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. The Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this 
subsection.
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.
    The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure 
that--
        (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in 
    any net cost to the United States Government; and
        (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be 
    disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7 until the total 
    cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this 
    Act (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead 
    expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the United 
    States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 
    title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 9. BUDGET COMPLIANCE.
    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.