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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

September 10, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. NADLER of New York (for himself, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. MAFFEI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. TONKO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MASSA, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SESTAK, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. HIMES, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. WEINER, Mr. MCHUGH, and Mr. MURPHY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

(a) $1 Silver Coins- The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall mint and issue not more than 2,000,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, each of which shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) weigh 26.73 grams;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Legal Tender- The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. DESIGN OF COINS.

(a) Design Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The design of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the courage, sacrifice, and strength of those individuals who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the bravery of those who risked their lives to save others that day, and the endurance, resilience, and hope of those who survived.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS- On each coin minted under this Act, there shall be--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) a designation of the value of the coin;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) an inscription of the year ‘2011’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) inscriptions of the words ‘Liberty’, ‘In God We Trust’, ‘United States of America’, and ‘E Pluribus Unum’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) an inscription of the words ‘Always Remember’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center and the Commission of Fine Arts; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

(a) Quality of Coins- Coins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Mint Facility-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Only 2 facilities of the United States Mint may be used to strike coins minted under this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINTS AT WEST POINT, NEW YORK, AND PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA- It is the sense of Congress that, to the extent possible, approximately one-half of the coins to be minted under this Act should be struck at the United States Mint at West Point, New York, and approximately one-half struck at the United States Mint at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) PERIOD OF ISSUANCE- The Secretary may issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. 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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the face value of the coins;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the surcharge provided in section 6 with respect to such coins; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Bulk Sales- The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Prepaid Orders-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) DISCOUNT- Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 6. SURCHARGES.

(a) In General- All sales of coins issued under this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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 paid to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center to support the operations and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center following its completion.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Audits- The Comptroller General of the United States shall have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other data of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink