[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 886 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.886

                      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 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first 
   Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.

    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 ``United States Marshals Service 225th 
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress hereby finds as follows:
        (1) The United States Marshals, the first Federal law 
    enforcement officers in America, were established under section 27 
    of the Act of Congress entitled ``Chapter XX.--An Act to Establish 
    the Judicial Courts of the United States'' and enacted on September 
    24, 1789 (commonly referred to as the ``Judiciary Act of September 
    24, 1789''), during the 1st Session of the 1st Congress, and signed 
    into law by the 1st President of the United States, George 
    Washington.
        (2) George Washington had carefully considered the appointments 
    to the Judicial Branch long before the enactment of the Judiciary 
    Act of September 24, 1789, and nominated the first 11 United States 
    Marshals on September 24, and the remaining two Marshals on 
    September 25, 1789. The Senate confirmed all 13 on September 26, 
    1789, 2 days after the Judiciary Act was signed into law.
        (3) In 1969, by order of the Department of Justice, the United 
    States Marshals Service was created, and achieved Bureau status in 
    1974. The United States Marshals Service has had major significance 
    in the history of the United States, and has directly contributed 
    to the safety and preservation of this Nation, by serving as an 
    instrument of civil authority used by all 3 branches of the United 
    States Government.
        (4) One of the original 13 United States Marshals, Robert 
    Forsyth of Georgia, a 40-year-old veteran of the Revolutionary War, 
    was the first civilian official of the United States Government, 
    and the first of many United States Marshals and deputies, to be 
    killed in the line of duty when he was shot on January 11, 1794, 
    while trying to serve civil process.
        (5) The United States Marshals Service Commemorative Coin will 
    be the first commemorative coin to honor the United States Marshals 
    Service.
        (6) The United States should pay tribute to the Nation's oldest 
    Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service, 
    by minting and issuing commemorative coins, as provided in this 
    Act.
        (7) A commemorative coin will bring national and international 
    attention to the lasting legacy of this Nation's oldest Federal law 
    enforcement agency.
        (8) The proceeds from a surcharge on the sale of such 
    commemorative coins will assist the financing of national museums 
    and charitable organizations.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
    (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the 225th anniversary of 
the establishment of the United States Marshals Service, 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 100,000 $5 gold 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 500,000 $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 alloy.
        (3) Half dollar clad coins.--Not more than 750,000 half dollar 
    coins, which shall--
            (A) weigh 11.34 grams;
            (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
            (C) 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 section 5134 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 225 years of exemplary and unparalleled 
    achievements of the United States Marshals Service.
        (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--
                (i) the mint date ``2015''; and
                (ii) the years 1789 and 2014; and
            (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum'', 
        and such other inscriptions as the Secretary may determine to 
        be appropriate for the designs of the coins.
        (3) Coin images.--
            (A) $5 gold coins.--
                (i) Obverse.--The obverse of the $5 coins issued under 
            this Act shall bear an image of the United States Marshals 
            Service Star (also known as ``America's Star'').
                (ii) Reverse.--The reverse of the $5 coins issued under 
            this Act shall bear a design emblematic of the sacrifice 
            and service of the men and women of the United States 
            Marshals Service who lost their lives in the line of duty 
            and include the Marshals Service motto ``Justice, 
            Integrity, Service''.
            (B) $1 silver coins.--
                (i) Obverse.--The obverse of the $1 coins issued under 
            this Act shall bear an image of the United States Marshals 
            Service Star (also known as ``America's Star'').
                (ii) Reverse.--The reverse of the $1 silver coins 
            issued under this Act shall bear an image emblematic of the 
            United States Marshals legendary status in America's 
            cultural landscape. The image should depict Marshals as the 
            lawmen of our frontiers, including their geographic, 
            political, or cultural history, and shall include the 
            Marshals Service motto ``Justice, Integrity, Service''.
            (C) Half dollar clad coins.--
                (i) Obverse.--The obverse of the half dollar clad coins 
            issued under this Act shall bear an image emblematic of the 
            United States Marshals Service and its history.
                (ii) Reverse.--The reverse of the half dollar clad 
            coins issued under this Act shall bear an image consistent 
            with the role that the United States Marshals played in a 
            changing nation, as they were involved in some of the most 
            pivotal social issues in American history. The image should 
            show the ties that the Marshals have to the United States 
            Constitution, with themes including--

                    (I) the Whiskey Rebellion and the rule of law;
                    (II) slavery and the legacy of inequality; and
                    (III) the struggle between labor and capital.

        (4) Realistic and historically accurate depictions.--The images 
    for the designs of coins issued under this Act shall be selected on 
    the basis of the realism and historical accuracy of the images and 
    on the extent to which the images are reminiscent of the dramatic 
    and beautiful artwork on coins of the so-called ``Golden Age of 
    Coinage'' in the United States, at the beginning of the 20th 
    Century, with the participation of such noted sculptors and 
    medallic artists as James Earle Fraser, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 
    Victor David Brenner, Adolph A. Weinman, Charles E. Barber, and 
    George T. Morgan.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
        (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
    Director of the United States Marshals Service and the Commission 
    of Fine Arts; and
        (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in proof quality and uncirculated quality.
    (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may 
be used to strike any particular combination of denomination and 
quality of the coins minted under this Act.
    (c) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins, to 
the public, minted under this Act beginning on or after January 1, 
2015, except for a limited number to be issued prior to such date to 
the Director of the United States Marshals Service and employees of the 
Service for display and presentation during the 225th Anniversary 
celebration.
    (d) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins may be minted under 
this Act after December 31, 2015.
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(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) 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 as follows:
        (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 gold coin.
        (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 silver 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, the Secretary shall promptly distribute all surcharges 
received from the sale of coins issued under this Act as follows:
        (1) The first $5,000,000 available for distribution under this 
    section, to the U.S. Marshals Museum, Inc., also known as the 
    United States Marshals Museum, for the preservation, maintenance, 
    and display of artifacts and documents.
        (2) Of amounts available for distribution after the payment 
    under paragraph (1)--
            (A) One third shall be distributed to the National Center 
        for Missing & Exploited Children, to be used for finding 
        missing children and combating child sexual exploitation.
            (B) One third shall be distributed to the Federal Law 
        Enforcement Officers Association Foundation, to be used--
                (i) to provide financial assistance for--

                    (I) surviving family members of Federal law 
                enforcement members killed in the line of duty;
                    (II) Federal law enforcement members who have 
                become disabled; and
                    (III) Federal law enforcement employees and their 
                families in select instances, such as severe trauma or 
                financial loss, where no other source of assistance is 
                available;

                (ii) to provide scholarships to students pursuing a 
            career in the law enforcement field; and
                (iii) to provide selective grants to charitable 
            organizations.
            (C) One third shall be distributed to the National Law 
        Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, to support the construction 
        of the National Law Enforcement Museum and the preservation and 
        display of its artifacts.
    (c) Audits.--All organizations, associations, and funds 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 this 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 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury 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;
        (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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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