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HR 886 EAS

In the Senate of the United States,

March 15, 2012.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 886) entitled ‘An Act t.R.886CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation’s first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

The Congress hereby finds as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The United States Marshals, the first Federal law enforcement officers in America, were established under section 27 of the Act of Congress entitled ‘Chapter XX- An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States’ and enacted on September 24, 1789 (commonly referred to as the ‘Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789’), during the 1st Session of the 1st Congress, and signed into law by the 1st President of the United States, George Washington.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) George Washington had carefully considered the appointments to the Judicial Branch long before the enactment of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789, and nominated the first 11 United States Marshals on September 24, and the remaining two Marshals on September 25, 1789. The Senate confirmed all 13 on September 26, 1789, 2 days after the Judiciary Act was signed into law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) In 1969, by order of the Department of Justice, the United States Marshals Service was created, and achieved Bureau status in 1974. The United States Marshals Service has had major significance in the history of the United States, and has directly contributed to the safety and preservation of this Nation, by serving as an instrument of civil authority used by all 3 branches of the United States Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) One of the original 13 United States Marshals, Robert Forsyth of Georgia, a 40-year-old veteran of the Revolutionary War, was the first civilian official of the United States Government, and the first of many United States Marshals and deputies, to be killed in the line of duty when he was shot on January 11, 1794, while trying to serve civil process.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) The United States Marshals Service Commemorative Coin will be the first commemorative coin to honor the United States Marshals Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





’, do pass (6) The United States should pay tribute to the Nation’s oldest Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service, by minting and issuing commemorative coins, as provided in this Act. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) A commemorative coin will bring national and international attention to the lasting legacy of this Nation’s oldest Federal law enforcement agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) The proceeds from a surcharge on the sale of such commemorative coins will assist the financing of national museums and charitable organizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) Design Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The design of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 225 years of exemplary and unparalleled achievements of the United States Marshals Service.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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) the mint date ‘2015’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) the years 1789 and 2014; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) inscriptions of the words ‘Liberty’, ‘In God We Trust’, ‘United States of America’, and ‘E Pluribus Unum’, and such other inscriptions as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate for the designs of the coins.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) COIN IMAGES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) $5 GOLD COINS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) OBVERSE- The obverse of the $5 coins issued under this Act shall bear an image of the United States Marshals Service Star (also known as ‘America’s Star’).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) REVERSE- The reverse of the $5 coins issued under this Act shall bear a design emblematic of the sacrifice and service of the men and women of the United States Marshals Service who lost their lives in the line of duty and include the Marshals Service motto ‘Justice, Integrity, Service’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) $1 SILVER COINS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) OBVERSE- The obverse of the $1 coins issued under this Act shall bear an image of the United States Marshals Service Star (also known as ‘America’s Star’).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) REVERSE- The reverse of the $1 silver coins issued under this Act shall bear an image emblematic of the United States Marshals legendary status in America’s cultural landscape. The image should depict Marshals as the lawmen of our frontiers, including their geographic, political, or cultural history, and shall include the Marshals Service motto ‘Justice, Integrity, Service’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) OBVERSE- The obverse of the half dollar clad coins issued under this Act shall bear an image emblematic of the United States Marshals Service and its history.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) REVERSE- The reverse of the half dollar clad coins issued under this Act shall bear an image consistent with the following

AMENDMENT:

At the end, add the following:

role that the United States Marshals played in a changing nation, as they were involved in some of the most pivotal social issues in American history. The image should show the ties that the Marshals have to the United States Constitution, with themes including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(I) the Whiskey Rebellion and the rule of law;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(II) slavery and the legacy of inequality; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(III) the struggle between labor and capital.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) REALISTIC AND HISTORICALLY ACCURATE DEPICTIONS- The images for the designs of coins issued under this Act shall be selected on the basis of the realism and historical accuracy of the images and on the extent to which the images are reminiscent of the dramatic and beautiful artwork on coins of the so-called ‘Golden Age of Coinage’ in the United States, at the beginning of the 20th Century, with the participation of such noted sculptors and medallic artists as James Earle Fraser, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Victor David Brenner, Adolph A. Weinman, Charles E. Barber, and George T. Morgan.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 Director of the United States Marshals Service and the Commission of Fine Arts; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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

SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States Government;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Attest:

Secretary.

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

H.R. 886

AMENDMENT

Speaker of the House of Representatives. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink