[116th Congress Public Law 247]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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NATIONAL PURPLE HEART HALL OF HONOR COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT
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Public Law 116-247
116th Congress
An Act
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. <<NOTE: Dec. 22,
2020 - [H.R. 1830]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: National Purple
Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act. 31 USC 5112 note.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor's mission is--
(A) to commemorate the extraordinary sacrifice of
America's servicemen and servicewomen who were killed or
wounded by enemy action; and
(B) to collect and preserve the stories of Purple
Heart recipients from all branches of service and across
generations to ensure that all recipients are
represented.
(2) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor first opened its
doors on November 10, 2006, in New Windsor, NY.
(3) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is co-located
with the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site.
(4) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is the first to
recognize the estimated 1.8 million U.S. servicemembers wounded
or killed in action representing recipients from the Civil War
to the present day, serving as a living memorial to their
sacrifice by sharing their stories through interviews, exhibits
and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer database of each
recipient enrolled.
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 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
(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
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(C) contain not less than 90 percent silver.
(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. DESIGNS OF COINS.
(a) Designs Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The designs of the coins minted under this
Act shall be emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of
Honor.
(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 design for the coins minted under this Act shall
be--
(1) <<NOTE: Consultation.>> selected by the Secretary after
consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National
Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc.; and
(2) <<NOTE: Review.>> 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.--
(1) In general.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint
may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted
under this Act.
(2) Use of the united states mint at west point, new york.--
It is the sense of Congress that the coins minted under this Act
should be struck at the United States Mint at West Point, New
York, to the greatest extent possible.
(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).
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(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.
(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 National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc., to support the mission of
the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc., including capital
improvements to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.
(c) Audits.--The National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc., 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 result in no
net cost to the Federal Government; and
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed
to any recipient designated in section 7(b) 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
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States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of
title 31, United States Code.
Approved December 22, 2020.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1830:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 165 (2019):
Sept. 19, considered and passed
House.
Vol. 166 (2020):
Nov. 16, considered and passed
Senate, amended.
Dec. 2, House concurred in Senate
amendment.
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