What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make special coins that honor Prime Minister Golda Meir and the 75th anniversary of the relationship between the United States and Israel. The bill specifies what the coins should look like, how many can be made and when they can be sold.
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Who It Affects
- The Secretary of the Treasury
- The American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital Inc.
- People who want to buy the commemorative coins
- The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
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Key Provisions
- The Secretary must mint three types of coins: no more than 50,000 gold coins worth $5 each, no more than 400,000 silver coins worth $1 each, and no more than 750,000 half-dollar coins (Sec. 3)
- The coins must display an image and name of Prime Minister Golda Meir on one side, along with specific words like "Liberty" and "In God We Trust" (Sec. 4)
- The Secretary can only sell these coins during the year 2026 (Sec. 5)
- Every coin sale includes extra charges: $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin and $5 per half-dollar coin, with all surcharge money going to the American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital Inc. (Sec. 7)
- The United States government will not lose money on making and selling these coins (Sec. 8)
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What Changes
If this bill becomes law, the Treasury will begin making these special commemorative coins in 2026 and can sell them only during that year. Money from the extra charges on each coin sale will go to support Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital.
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Important Definitions
- Numismatic items (coins or medals that are collected for their value as collectibles rather than for everyday spending)
- Commemorative coin program (a limited production of special coins made to honor a person or event)
- Uncirculated and proof qualities (uncirculated coins are newly made coins that have never been in regular circulation; proof coins are specially made with extra detail and polish)
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Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 987
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of
the late Prime Minister Golda Meir and the 75th anniversary of the
United States-Israel relationship.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. GARBARINO) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in recognition of the late Prime Minister Golda Meir
and the 75th anniversary of the United States-Israel
relationship.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prime Minister Golda
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Meir Commemorative Coin Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
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(a) Congress finds the following:
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(1) Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir was
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born on May 3, 1898, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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(2) Prime Minister Golda Meir moved to Mil-
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waukee, Wisconsin with her family in 1906.
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(3) Growing up in a time where women were
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not expected to receive an education and pursue a
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career, Prime Minister Golda Meir fought against
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the status quo and defied her parents by moving to
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Denver, Colorado to live with her sister.
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(4) In 1921, Prime Minister Golda Meir emi-
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grated with her husband to Mandatory Palestine
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where she worked as head of the Political Depart-
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ment of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the chief
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Jewish liaison with the British, during World War
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II.
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(5) When the State of Israel declared its inde-
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pendence in 1948, Prime Minister Golda Meir was
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a signer of its declaration of independence.
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(6) Prime Minister Golda Meir served as the
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fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel from
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1969 to 1974.
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(7) Prime Minister Golda Meir is remembered
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today as the first female Prime Minister of the State
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of Israel and a trailblazer for women’s rights.
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(8) Prime Minister Golda Meir is additionally
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remembered for the unique relationship she had with
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the United States and its people, evident by her
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adorning the cover of Time Magazine in 1969 and
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being voted by the people of the United States as
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Gallup’s ‘‘Most Admired Woman’’ in 1971, 1973,
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and 1974.
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to honor
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and commemorate—
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(1) the 75th anniversary of the United States-
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Israel relationship;
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(2) the first female Prime Minister of the State
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of Israel, Golda Meir; and
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(3) the unique relationship Prime Minister
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Golda Meir had with the United States.
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SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
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(a) DENOMINATIONS.—In commemoration of the late
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Prime Minister Golda Meir and the 75th anniversary of
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the United States-Israel relationship, the Secretary of the
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Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
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retary’’) shall mint and issue the following coins:
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(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5
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coins, which shall—
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(A) weigh 8.359 grams;
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(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
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(C) contain at least 90 percent gold.
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(2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000
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$1 coins, which shall—
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(A) weigh 26.73 grams;
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(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
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(C) contain at least 90 percent silver.
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(3) HALF-DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more
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than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall—
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(A) weigh 11.34 grams;
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(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
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(C) be minted to the specifications for half-
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dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title
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31, United States Code.
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(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this
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Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of
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title 31, United States Code.
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(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections
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5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins
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minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
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matic items.
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SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
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(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins
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minted under this Act shall bear an image of and
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the name of Prime Minister Golda Meir on the ob-
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verse side.
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(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On
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each coin minted under this Act, there shall be—
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(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
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(B) an inscription of ‘‘Golda Meir’’, ‘‘Israel
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75’’, and the year ‘‘2026’’; and
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(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,
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‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
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ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.
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(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted
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under this Act shall be—
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(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation
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with the American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado
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Hospital Inc.; and
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(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory
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Committee.
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SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
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(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this
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Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
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(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United
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States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality
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of the coins minted under this Act.
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(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may
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issue coins under this Act only during the period begin-
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ning on January 1, 2026, and ending on December 31,
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2026.
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SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
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(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act
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shall be sold by the Secretary at the price equal to the
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sum of—
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(1) the face value of the coins;
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(2) the surcharge provided under section 7(a)
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with respect to the coins; and
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(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins
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(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,
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overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).
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(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk
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sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable
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discount.
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(c) PREPAID ORDERS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept
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prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act
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before the issuance of the coins.
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(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
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paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
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sonable discount.
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SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this
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Act shall include—
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(1) a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5
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coins;
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(2) a surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1
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coins; and
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(3) a surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol-
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lar coin.
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(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of
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title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by
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the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act
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shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the American
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Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital Inc. for the pur-
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pose of—
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(1) the continued growth of, support for, and
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the promotion of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital; and
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(2) the furtherance of the missions and goals of
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Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital.
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(c) AUDITS.—The American Friends of Kiryat Sanz
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Laniado Hospital Inc. shall be subject to the audit require-
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ments of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States
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Code, with respect to the amounts received under sub-
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section (b).
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(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a),
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no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance
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under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as
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of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin
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would result in the number of commemorative coin pro-
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grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2
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commemorative coin program issuance limitation under
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section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in
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effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec-
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retary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.
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SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.
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The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-
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essary to ensure that—
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(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act re-
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sult will not result in any net cost to the United
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States Government; and
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(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges
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are disbursed to any recipient designated in section
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7 until the total cost of designing and issuing all of
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the coins authorized by this Act (including labor,
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materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
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marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the United
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States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m)
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and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code.
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