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The 1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act (coin act)

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Oct 7, 2009, 8:34:29 PM10/7/09

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The coin act below was introduce on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

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1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act (Introduced in House)

HR 3712 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3712
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in recognition of and to commemorate the 1863 invasion
of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and
President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 1, 2009
Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. CAMPBELL,
Mr. DOYLE, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ISRAEL,
Mr. MURTHA, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BRADY of
Pennsylvania, Mr. COHEN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. GORDON
of Tennessee, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. MILLER of North
Carolina, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SESTAK, and Mr. WOLF)
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 recognition of and to commemorate the 1863
invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg,
and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

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 `1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act'.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:

(1) The 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania and the
resulting Battle of Gettysburg proved decisive in
the final outcome of the American Civil War.

(2) President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
put the Civil War in perspective as a test of the
success of the American Revolution.

(3) The Army Heritage Center Foundation works with
the United States Army to establish, sponsor,
support, promote, and maintain the United States
Army Heritage and Education Center at Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.

(4) The Army Heritage and Education Center is the
Army's premier center for the study of the role of
the individual soldier in support of the Nation.

(5) The Civil War photograph and manuscript
collection at the Center is considered one of the
finest in the Nation.

(6) The Center seeks to honor the service and
sacrifice of soldiers and their families, preserve
the memories of their service by gathering and
preserving artifact and manuscript collections,
and to educate the public through a world class
archives, museum displays, and engaging
educational programs.

(7) The goal of the Center is promote an
appreciation of the sacrifices that generations
of American soldiers and their families have made
to safeguard the freedoms of this Nation.

(8) The Army Heritage Center Foundation will,
through donated support, fund and construct the
public components of the Army Heritage and
Education Center--the Visitor and Education
Center and the Army Heritage Museum--and, once
construction is complete, focus on providing
`margin of excellence support' to meet the needs
of educational programs and other activities at
the Army Heritage and Education Center for which
Federal funds are unavailable.

(9) The Gettysburg Foundation is dedicated to
supporting the Gettysburg National Military Park,
a unit of the National Park Service, by--

(A) operating the new Museum and Visitor Center
for the Park;

(B) funding the preservation and rehabilitation
of the Park's resources;

(D) providing visitors with an understanding of
the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg
within the context of the causes and
consequences of the American Civil War.

(10) The Army Heritage Center Foundation and
the Gettysburg Foundation are each
nongovernmental, member-based, and publicly
supported nonprofit organizations that are
dependent on funds from members, donations,
and grants for support.

(11) The Foundations use such support to help
create and sustain the Gettysburg National
Military Park and the Army Heritage and
Education Center.

(12) The Gettysburg Foundation is recognized as
the official partner of Gettysburg National
Military Park and the Army Heritage Center
Foundation is recognized by the Secretary of
the Army as the lead agency supporting the
development of the Army Heritage and
Education Center.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

(a) Denominations- In recognition and
commemoration of the 1863 Invasion of
Pennsylvania, the decisive Battle of Gettysburg,
and President Lincoln's Gettysburg's Address,
and notwithstanding any other provision of law,
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
coins, which shall--

(A) weigh 8.359 grams;

(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and

(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

(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

(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 history and
memory of the Gettysburg campaign and President
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

(2) DESIGNATIONS 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 `2013'; and

(b) Selection- The design for the coins minted under
this Act shall--

(1) contain motifs that specifically commemorate
the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle at
Gettysburg, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address;

(2) be selected by the Secretary, after
consultation with the Secretary of the Army, the
Secretary of the Interior, and the Commission of
Fine Arts; and

(3) be 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- For each of the 3 coins minted
under this Act, at least 1 facility of the United
States Mint shall be used to strike proof quality
coins, while at least 1 other such facility shall
be used to strike the uncirculated quality coins.

(c) Period for Issuance- The Secretary may issue
coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year
period beginning on January 1, 2013.

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.

(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 coin.

(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin.

(3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dollar
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 as follows:

(1) GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION- 2/3 to the Gettysburg
Foundation.

(2) ARMY HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION- 1/3 to the
Army Heritage Center Foundation.

(c) Audits- The Army Heritage Center Foundation
and the Gettysburg Foundation shall each be subject
to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2)
of title 31, United States Code, with regard to
the amounts received by each such Foundation 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.

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