[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 431 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 431

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2011

Mr. Pryor (for himself and Mr. Boozman) 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 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) Thirty-three and one-third percent shall be 
                distributed to The National Center for Missing & 
                Exploited Children.
                    (B) Thirty-three and one-third percent shall be 
                distributed to the National Law Enforcement Officers 
                Memorial Fund, in support of the National Law 
                Enforcement Museum and the National Law Enforcement 
                Officers Memorial.
                    (C) Thirty-three and one-third percent shall be 
                distributed to the Federal Law Enforcement Officers 
                Association Foundation.
    (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.
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