[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5537 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5537

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
    of Conan, the military working dog of the United States Special 
                           Operations Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 23, 2019

 Mr. Watkins 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 Conan, the military working dog of the United States Special 
                           Operations Forces.

    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 ``Conan Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Conan, a Belgian Malinois, has worked with the United 
        States Special Operations Forces for four years and has taken 
        part in approximately 50 missions;
            (2) Conan served the United States courageously on October 
        26, 2019, in northwestern Syria, during a dangerous and daring 
        nighttime raid that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-
        Baghdadi, the leader of the world's most violent terror 
        organization, ISIS;
            (3) with skill, determination, and bravery, Conan chased 
        Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi into a dead-end tunnel where the ISIS 
        leader ignited his suicide vest, killing himself and his three 
        children;
            (4) the heroic actions of Conan were critical to the 
        success of the mission of the United States to kill the world's 
        most wanted terrorist;
            (5) Conan sacrificed physical well-being and sustained 
        injuries for the success of the mission and in doing so, not a 
        single American soldier was injured during the operation; and
            (6) Conan is an American hero that has made the world a 
        better and safer place.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in 
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the 
following coins in commemoration of Conan, the military working dog of 
the United States Special Operations Forces:
            (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 100,000 $5 coins, which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold.
            (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 350,000 $1 coins, which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver.
    (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 life and legacy of Conan.
            (2) Design and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under 
        this Act there shall be--
                    (A) an image of Conan, based on the photograph of 
                Conan released by President Trump on Twitter on October 
                28, 2019, at 4:02 p.m.;
                    (B) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (C) an inscription of the year 2022; and
                    (D) 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, in consultation with 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 1 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 minted 
under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 
2022.

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) 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--
            (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; and
            (2) $10 per coin for the $1 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 transferred to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs where they may be used, without further appropriation, 
for the purpose of providing additional funds to the service dog 
veterinary health benefit pursuant to section 1714 of title 38, United 
States Code, or other similar provisions of law administered by the 
Secretary.
    (c) Limitations.--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 (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.
    (d) Exemptions.--Paragraphs (1)(A)(ii) and (2) of section 5134(f) 
of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to surcharges under 
this Act.
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