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PUBLIC LAW 116–247—DEC. 22, 2020
NATIONAL PURPLE HEART HALL OF HONOR
COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT
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134 STAT. 1120
PUBLIC LAW 116–247—DEC. 22, 2020
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 genera-
tions 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 data-
base 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
National Purple
Heart Hall of
Honor
Commemorative
Coin Act.
31 USC 5112
note.
Dec. 22, 2020
[H.R. 1830]
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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) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
Commission of Fine Arts and the National Purple Heart Honor
Mission, Inc.; and
(2) 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).
Review.
Consultation.
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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 commemora-
tive 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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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1830:
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.
Æ
States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f)
of title 31, United States Code.
Approved December 22, 2020.
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