    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-209
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration
    of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro Leagues
    baseball. <>

    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 ``Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial
    Commemorative Coin Act''.
    SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
    (1) The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the
    establishment of the Negro National League, a professional
    baseball league formed in response to African-American players
    being banned from the major leagues.
    (2) On February 13, 1920, Andrew ``Rube'' Foster convened a
    meeting of 8 independent African-American baseball team owners
    at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri, to form a ``league
    of their own,'' establishing the Negro National League, the
    first successful, organized professional African-American
    baseball league in the United States.
    (3) Soon, additional leagues formed in eastern and southern
    States.
    (4) The Negro Leagues would operate for 40 years until 1960.
    (5) The story of the Negro Leagues is a story of strong-
    willed athletes who forged a glorious history in the midst of an
    inglorious era of segregation in the United States.
    (6) The passion of the Negro Leagues players for the
    ``National Pastime'' would not only change the game, but also
    the United States.
    (7) The creation of the Negro Leagues provided a playing
    field for more than 2,600 African-American and Hispanic baseball
    players to showcase their world-class baseball abilities.
    (8) The Negro Leagues introduced an exciting brand of
    baseball that was in stark contrast to Major League Baseball.
    (9) A fast, aggressive style of play attracted black and
    white fans who sat together to watch those games at a time when
    it was virtually unheard of to interact socially in such a way.
    (10) Negro Leagues baseball would become a catalyst for
    economic development across the United States in major urban
    centers such as Kansas City, St. Louis, New York, Memphis,
    Baltimore, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Atlanta.

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    (11) The Negro Leagues pioneered ``Night Baseball'' in 1930,
    5 years before Major League Baseball, and would introduce game-
    changing innovations such as shin guards and the batting helmet.
    (12) The Negro Leagues helped make the National Pastime a
    global game as players from the Negro Leagues--
    (A) were the first people from the United States to
    play in many Spanish-speaking countries; and
    (B) introduced professional baseball to the Japanese
    in 1927.
    (13) Jackie Robinson, a military veteran and former member
    of the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs, would break Major
    League Baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, with the
    Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for other African-American and
    Hispanic baseball players.
    (14) The Negro Leagues were born out of segregation yet
    would become a driving force for social change in the United
    States.
    (15) The Negro Leagues produced future Major League Baseball
    stars, including Leroy ``Satchel'' Paige, Larry Doby, Willie
    Mays, Henry Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Roy Campanella.
    (16) The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was established in
    Kansas City, Missouri, in 1990--
    (A) to save from extinction a precious piece of
    Americana and baseball history; and
    (B) to use the many life lessons of the powerful
    story of triumph over adversity of Negro Leagues players
    to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
    (17) In 2006, Congress granted National Designation to the
    Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, recognizing it as ``America's
    Home'' for Negro Leagues baseball history.
    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:
    (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 50,000 $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 400,000 $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.
    (3) Half-dollar clad coins.--Not more than 400,000 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.

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    (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. DESIGNS OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
    (1) In general.--The designs of the coins minted under this
    Act shall be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and
    its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
    (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 ``2022''; and
    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
    We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
    Pluribus Unum''.

    (b) Selection.--The designs for the coins minted under this Act
    shall be--
    (1) <>  selected by the Secretary after
    consultation with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 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 Facilities.--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;
    (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and
    (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin.

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    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f)(1) 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 Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for educational and outreach programs
    and exhibits.
    (c) Audits.--The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 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 (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; and
    (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are 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. MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

    The Secretary shall develop and execute a marketing, advertising,
    promotional, and educational program to promote the collecting of the
    coins authorized under this subsection.
    SEC. 10. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    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

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    Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee,
    provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
    passage.

    Approved December 4, 2020.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4104 (S. 2321):
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
    Sept. 22, considered and passed House.
    Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate.