HR 621 RDS

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

This Act may be cited as the ‘Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

The Congress find as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls where they build character and skills for success in the real world.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) In 1911, Juliette Gordon Low met Sir Robert Baden-Powell, a war hero and the founder of the Boy Scouts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) With Baden-Powell’s help and encouragement, Juliette Gordon Low made plans to start a similar association for American girls.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low organized the first 2 Girl Scout Troops in Savannah, Georgia consisting of 18 members.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Low devoted the next 15 years of her life to building the organization, which would become the largest voluntary association for women and girls in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) Low drafted the Girl Scout laws, supervised the writing of the first handbook in 1913, and provided most of the financial support for the organization during its early years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America was chartered by the United States Congress in 1950 in title 36, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) Today there are more than 3,700,000 members in 236,000 troops throughout the United States and United States territories.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) Through membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Girls Scouts of the United States of America is part of a worldwide family of 10,000,000 girls and adults in 145 countries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) More than 50,000,000 American women enjoyed Girl Scouting during their childhood--and that number continues to grow as Girl Scouts of the United States of America continues to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) March 12, 2012 will mark the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) $1 Silver Coins- The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the USA, 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

(a) Design Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The design of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.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 ‘2013’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





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

(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 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINT AT WEST POINT, NEW YORK- It is the sense of the 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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

(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 7 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

(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 Girl Scouts of the United States of America to be made available for Girl Scout program development and delivery.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 Girl Scouts of the United States of America as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) Continued Issuance of Certain Commemorative Coins Minted in 2009- Notwithstanding sections 303 and 304 of the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 (31 U.S.C. 5112 note), the Secretary of the Treasury may continue to issue numismatic items that contain 1-cent coins minted in 2009 after December 31, 2009, until not later than June 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Distribution of Surcharges- Section 7 of the Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘in equal shares’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘in the proportion specified to the following organizations for the purposes described in such subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) 2/3 to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) 1/3 to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘, the Secretary of the Interior,’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PassedSpeaker of the House of Representatives October 13, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

President of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink