Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3483 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the integration of baseball. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 25, 2019 Mr. RICHMOND (for himself, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. KATKO, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. COX of California, Mr. COO- PER, Mr. RYAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. VELA, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. KELLY of Illi- nois, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SHIM- KUS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. BALDERSON, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. KIRK- PATRICK, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. MOORE, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mrs. LAW- RENCE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BRINDISI, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CROW, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. NADLER, Ms. TITUS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. HECK, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. CORREA, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. WELCH, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. BEYER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. KILMER, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. SEWELL of Ala- bama, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. SCALISE, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3483 IH 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 tional Pastime and the Nation itself when he 10 stepped onto the grass at Ebbets Field as the start- 11 ing first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the 12 first African-American to play Major League Base- 13 ball in the modern era. 14 (2) On July 5, 1947, future Hall of Famer 15 Larry Doby took his first at-bat for the Cleveland 16 Indians, ending the color barrier in the American 17 League forever. 18 (3) The integration of Major League Baseball 19 in 1947 is recognized today as a seminal moment in 20 the Civil Rights Movement and American history. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3483 IH (4) The integration of Major League Baseball 1 preceded the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling 2 in Brown v. The Board of Education by seven years 3 and the enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by 4 seventeen years. 5 (5) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 6 Museum and the Jackie Robinson Foundation are 7 dedicated to telling the story of baseball’s unique 8 role in helping to end racial segregation and advanc- 9 ing civil rights in the United States of America. 10 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 11 (a) SHAPE AND SURFACE TREATMENT.—All coins 12 issued pursuant to this Act shall be square, with the de- 13 sign corner-aligned, shall be finished on the reverse with 14 ‘‘enhanced uncirculated’’ treatment, and shall be of ap- 15 proximately the same size. The Secretary of the Treasury 16 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), at 17 the Secretary’s discretion, may also use the ‘‘enhanced un- 18 circulated’’ treatment on the coin obverse. 19 (b) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 20 of the 75th anniversary of the integration of baseball, the 21 Secretary shall mint and issue the following coins: 22 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 23 coins, which shall— 24 (A) weigh 1 ounce; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 3483 IH (B) be struck on a planchet of appropriate 1 dimensions; and 2 (C) contain at least 90 percent gold. 3 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 4 $1 coins, which shall— 5 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 6 (B) be struck on a planchet of appropriate 7 dimensions; and 8 (C) contain at least 90 percent silver. 9 (3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 10 than 750,000 half-dollar coins, which shall be of 11 such specifications as the Secretary may choose, ex- 12 cept that, to the greatest extent possible, such half- 13 dollar coins shall match in size the other coins de- 14 scribed in this subsection. 15 (c) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 16 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 17 title 31, United States Code. 18 (d) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 19 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 20 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis- 21 matic items. 22 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The design for the coins minted 24 under this Act shall be— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 3483 IH (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 1 with— 2 (A) the National Baseball Hall of Fame; 3 and 4 (B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 5 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative 6 Coin Advisory Committee. 7 (b) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each 8 coin minted under this Act there shall be— 9 (1) a designation of the value of the coin, 10 which, for purposes of the coins described under 11 paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3(b) shall use a 12 dollar sign and a numeral rather than spelling out 13 the denomination; 14 (2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2022’’; and 15 (3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 16 God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 17 ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 18 (c) COMMON REVERSE DESIGN.—The design on the 19 common reverse of the coins minted under this Act shall 20 depict a baseball diamond similar to those used by Major 21 League Baseball. 22 (d) SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OB- 23 VERSE DESIGN.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 •HR 3483 IH (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall hold a 1 competition to determine the design of the common 2 obverse of the coins minted under this Act, with 3 such design being emblematic of the integration of 4 the game of baseball. 5 (2) SELECTION AND APPROVAL.—Proposals for 6 the design of coins minted under this Act may be 7 submitted in accordance with the design selection 8 and approval process developed by the Secretary in 9 the sole discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary 10 shall encourage 3-dimensional models to be sub- 11 mitted as part of the design proposals. 12 (3) PROPOSALS.—As part of the competition 13 described in this subsection, the Secretary may ac- 14 cept proposals from artists, engravers of the United 15 States Mint, and members of the general public, and 16 shall endeavor to publicize the design contest to par- 17 ticipants in youth baseball programs. 18 (4) COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall de- 19 termine compensation for the winning design under 20 this subsection, which shall be not less than $5,000. 21 The Secretary shall take into account this compensa- 22 tion amount when determining the sale price de- 23 scribed in section 6(a). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 7 •HR 3483 IH SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 1 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 2 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 3 (b) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 4 issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 5 period beginning on January 1, 2022. 6 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 7 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 8 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 9 of— 10 (1) the face value of the coins; 11 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 12 respect to such coins; and 13 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 14 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 15 winning design compensation, overhead expenses, 16 marketing, and shipping). 17 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 18 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 19 discount. 20 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 22 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 23 before the issuance of such coins. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 8 •HR 3483 IH (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre- 1 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea- 2 sonable discount. 3 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 5 this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 6 (1) A surcharge of $50 per coin for the $5 coin. 7 (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 8 (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol- 9 lar coin. 10 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 11 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 12 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 13 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 14 Baseball Hall of Fame, with the understanding that the 15 Hall of Fame shall work with the Jackie Robinson Foun- 16 dation, so that the two organizations may develop and op- 17 erate education programs about the integration of base- 18 ball, and preserve artifacts related to the integration of 19 baseball. 20 (c) AUDITS.—The National Baseball Hall of Fame 21 shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 22 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard 23 to the amounts received under subsection (b). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 9 •HR 3483 IH (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 1 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 2 under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 3 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 4 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro- 5 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual com- 6 memorative coin program issuance limitation under sec- 7 tion 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in ef- 8 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec- 9 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 10 this subsection. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Jul 03, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3483.IH H3483 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS