II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1954 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the integration of baseball. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 25, 2019 Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and re- ferred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemo- rative coins in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the integration of baseball. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Integration of Baseball 4 Commemorative Coin Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 The Congress finds the following: 7 (1) On April 15, 1947, future Hall of Famer 8 Jackie Robinson changed the landscape of the na- 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1954.IS S1954 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1954 IS tional pastime and the United States when he 1 stepped onto the grass at Ebbets Field as the start- 2 ing first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the 3 first African American to play Major League Base- 4 ball in the modern era. 5 (2) On July 5, 1947, future Hall of Famer 6 Larry Doby took his first at bat for the Cleveland 7 Indians, ending the color barrier in the American 8 League forever. 9 (3) The integration of Major League Baseball 10 in 1947 is recognized today as a seminal moment in 11 the Civil Rights Movement and American history. 12 (4) The integration of Major League Baseball 13 preceded the landmark Supreme Court of the United 14 States ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, 347 15 U.S. 483 (1954), by 7 years and the enactment of 16 the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88–352; 17 78 Stat. 241) by 17 years. 18 (5) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 19 Museum and the Jackie Robinson Foundation are 20 dedicated to telling the story of baseball’s unique 21 role in helping end racial segregation and advancing 22 civil rights in the United States. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1954.IS S1954 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1954 IS SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 1 (a) SHAPE AND SURFACE TREATMENT.—All coins 2 issued pursuant to this Act shall be square, with the de- 3 sign corner-aligned, shall be finished on the reverse with 4 ‘‘enhanced uncirculated’’ treatment, and shall be of ap- 5 proximately the same size. The Secretary of the Treasury 6 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’), at the Sec- 7 retary’s discretion, may also use the ‘‘enhanced uncir- 8 culated’’ treatment on the coin obverse. 9 (b) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 10 of the 75th anniversary of the integration of baseball, the 11 Secretary shall mint and issue the following coins: 12 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 13 coins, which shall— 14 (A) weigh 1 ounce; 15 (B) be struck on a planchet of appropriate 16 dimensions; and 17 (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 18 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 19 $1 coins, which shall— 20 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 21 (B) be struck on a planchet of appropriate 22 dimensions; and 23 (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 24 (3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 25 than 750,000 half-dollar coins, which shall be of 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1954.IS S1954 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 1954 IS such specifications as the Secretary may choose, ex- 1 cept that, to the greatest extent possible, such half- 2 dollar coins shall match in size the other coins de- 3 scribed in this subsection. 4 (c) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 5 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 6 title 31, United States Code. 7 (d) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 8 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 9 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis- 10 matic items. 11 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The design for the coins minted 13 under this Act shall be— 14 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 15 with— 16 (A) the National Baseball Hall of Fame 17 and Museum; and 18 (B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 19 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative 20 Coin Advisory Committee. 21 (b) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each 22 coin minted under this Act there shall be— 23 (1) a designation of the value of the coin, 24 which, for purposes of the coins described under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1954.IS S1954 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 5 •S 1954 IS paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3(b) shall use a 1 dollar sign and a numeral rather than spelling out 2 the denomination; 3 (2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2022’’; and 4 (3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 5 God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 6 ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 7 (c) COMMON REVERSE DESIGN.—The design on the 8 common reverse of the coins minted under this Act shall 9 depict a baseball diamond similar to those used by Major 10 League Baseball. 11 (d) SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OB- 12 VERSE DESIGN.— 13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall hold a 14 competition to determine the design of the common 15 obverse of the coins minted under this Act, with 16 such design being emblematic of the integration of 17 the game of baseball. 18 (2) SELECTION AND APPROVAL.—Proposals for 19 the design of coins minted under this Act may be 20 submitted in accordance with the design selection 21 and approval process developed by the Secretary in 22 the sole discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary 23 shall encourage 3-dimensional models to be sub- 24 mitted as part of the design proposals. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1954.IS S1954 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 6 •S 1954 IS (3) PROPOSALS.—As part of the competition 1 described in this subsection, the Secretary may ac- 2 cept proposals from artists, engravers of the United 3 States Mint, and members of the general public, and 4 shall endeavor to publicize the design contest to par- 5 ticipants in youth baseball programs. 6 (4) COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall de- 7 termine compensation for the winning design under 8 this subsection, which shall be not less than $5,000. 9 The Secretary shall take into account this compensa- 10 tion amount when determining the sale price de- 11 scribed in section 6(a). 12 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 13 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 14 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 15 (b) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 16 issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 17 period beginning on January 1, 2022. 18 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 19 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 20 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 21 of— 22 (1) the face value of the coins; 23 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 24 respect to such coins; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1954.IS S1954 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 7 •S 1954 IS (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 1 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 2 winning design compensation, overhead expenses, 3 marketing, and shipping). 4 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 5 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 6 discount. 7 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 9 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 10 before the issuance of such coins. 11 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre- 12 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea- 13 sonable discount. 14 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 15 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 16 this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 17 (1) A surcharge of $50 per coin for the $5 coin. 18 (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 19 (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol- 20 lar coin. 21 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 22 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 23 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 24 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1954.IS S1954 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 8 •S 1954 IS Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, with the under- 1 standing that the National Baseball Hall of Fame and 2 Museum shall work with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, 3 so that the 2 organizations may develop and operate edu- 4 cation programs about the integration of baseball and pre- 5 serve artifacts related to the integration of baseball. 6 (c) AUDITS.—The National Baseball Hall of Fame 7 and Museum shall be subject to the audit requirements 8 of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with 9 regard to the amounts received under subsection (b). 10 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 11 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 12 under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 13 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 14 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro- 15 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual com- 16 memorative coin program issuance limitation under sec- 17 tion 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in ef- 18 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec- 19 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 20 this subsection. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1954.IS S1954 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS