[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 1923 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1923
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty
An Act
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the
Treasury to mint and issue certain circulating collectible coins, and
for other purposes.
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 ``Circulating Collectible Coin
Redesign Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNED CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE COINS.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(x) Redesign and Issuance of Quarter Dollars Emblematic of
Prominent American Women and Commemorating the 19th Amendment.--
``(1) Redesign of quarter dollars beginning in 2022.--
``(A) In general.--Effective beginning January 1, 2022,
notwithstanding the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and
subsection (d)(2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue
quarter dollars that have designs on the reverse selected in
accordance with this subsection which are emblematic of the
accomplishment of a prominent American woman.
``(B) Flexibility with regard to placement of
inscriptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary
may select a design for quarter dollars referred to in
subparagraph (A) in which--
``(i) the inscription described in the second sentence
of subsection (d)(1) appears on the reverse side of any
such quarter dollar; and
``(ii) any of the inscriptions described in the third
sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the designation of the
value of the coin appear on the obverse side of any such
quarter dollar.
``(C) Single prominent american woman on each quarter
dollar.--The design on the reverse side of each quarter dollar
issued under this subsection shall be emblematic of the
accomplishments and contributions of one prominent woman of the
United States, and may include contributions to the United
States in a wide spectrum of accomplishments and fields,
including but not limited to suffrage, civil rights, abolition,
government, humanities, science, space, and arts, and should
honor women from ethnically, racially, and geographically
diverse backgrounds.
``(D) Issuance of quarter dollars emblematic of up to five
prominent american women each year.--The designs for the
quarter dollars issued during each year of the period of
issuance described under paragraph (4) shall be emblematic of
up to five prominent American women.
``(E) Selection of prominent american women generally.--The
selection of a prominent American woman to be featured under
this subsection shall be made by the Secretary--
``(i) in accordance with a selection process developed
by the Secretary;
``(ii) after soliciting recommendations from the
general public for prominent women designs for quarter
dollars; and
``(iii) in consultation with the Smithsonian
Institution American Women's History Initiative, National
Women's History Museum, and the Bipartisan Women's Caucus.
``(2) Design generally.--The coins issued in accordance with
this subsection shall meet the following design requirements--
``(A) In general.--All designs under this subsection shall
be selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the
Commission of Fine Arts and review by the Citizens Coinage
Advisory Committee.
``(B) Obverse.--The design on the obverse of the quarter
dollars shall maintain a likeness of George Washington, and be
designed in a manner, such as with incused inscriptions, so as
to distinguish it from the obverse design used during the
previous quarters program.
``(3) Issuance of coins.--The Secretary shall prescribe, on the
basis of such factors as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, the number of new designs during each year of the
period of issuance, and the number of coins which shall be issued
with each of the designs selected for such year.
``(4) Period of issuance.--
``(A) In general.--The program established under this
subsection shall continue in effect until the end of 2025.
``(B) Continuity.--After 2025, the Secretary may continue
to issue coins minted during the program but not yet issued.''.
SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED CIRCULATING COINS EMBLEMATIC OF THE
UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(y) Redesign and Issuance of Coins Emblematic of the United
States Semiquincentennial.--
``(1) Redesign beginning in 2026.--
``(A) In general.--
``(i) Notwithstanding the 4th, 5th, and 6th sentences
of subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may change the design
on any of the coins authorized under this section and
minted for issuance during the one-year period beginning
January 1, 2026, in celebration of the United States
semiquincentennial.
``(ii) Notwithstanding the 2nd and 3rd sentences of
subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may place the required
inscriptions on either the obverse or reverse sides of the
coins authorized for redesign under this subsection.
``(B) Quarter dollars.--The Secretary may issue quarter
dollars in 2026 with up to five different designs emblematic of
the United States semiquincentennial. One of the quarter dollar
designs must be emblematic of a woman's or women's contribution
to the birth of the Nation or the Declaration of Independence
or any other monumental moments in American History.
``(C) Dollars.--The Secretary may, in addition to the coins
produced under subsections (r) and (w), mint for issuance
during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2026, $1 dollar
coins with designs emblematic of the United States
semiquincentennial.
``(D) Designs after end of the program.--Beginning in 2027,
any coin redesigned under this subsection shall revert to the
immediately previous designs, with the exception of the quarter
dollar and the half dollar, which shall bear designs in
accordance with subsection (z).
``(E) Redesign definition.--A redesign authorized under
this subsection shall not constitute a `change' for purposes of
subsection (d)(2).
``(2) Selection of designs.--
``(A) In general.--Each of the designs authorized under
this subsection shall be selected by the Secretary after
consultation with Commission of Fine Arts and review by the
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
``(B) Design selection process.--Designs shall be developed
and selected in accordance with the design selection process
developed by the Secretary in consultation with the United
States Semiquincentennial Commission and with recommendations
from the general public.''.
SEC. 4. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS AND HALF DOLLARS
EMBLEMATIC OF SPORTS PLAYED BY AMERICAN YOUTH.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(z) Redesign and Issuance of Quarter Dollars and Half Dollars
Emblematic of Sports Played by American Youth.--
``(1) Redesign of quarter dollars beginning in 2027.--
``(A) In general.--Effective beginning January 1, 2027,
notwithstanding the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and
subsection (d)(2), the Secretary shall issue quarter dollars
that have designs on the reverse selected in accordance with
this subsection which are emblematic of sports played by
American youth.
``(B) Flexibility with regard to placement of
inscriptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary
may select a design for quarter dollars referred to in
subparagraph (A) in which--
``(i) the inscription described in the second sentence
of subsection (d)(1) appears on the reverse side of any
such quarter dollars; and
``(ii) any of the inscriptions described in the third
sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the designation of the
value of the coin appear on the obverse side of any such
quarter dollars.
``(C) Single sport on each quarter dollar.--The design on
the reverse side of each quarter dollar issued under this
subsection shall be emblematic of one sport played by American
youth.
``(D) Issuance of quarter dollars emblematic of up to five
sports each year.--The designs for the quarter dollars issued
during each year of the period referred to in paragraph (5)
shall be emblematic of up to five sports.
``(E) Selection of sports generally.--The Secretary shall
select the sports to be honored during each year of the period
referred to in paragraph (5) after appropriate outreach and
consultation with the public.
``(2) Redesign of half dollars beginning in 2027.--
``(A) In general.--Effective January 1, 2027,
notwithstanding the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and
subsection (d)(2), the Secretary shall issue half dollars that
have designs on the reverse selected in accordance with this
subsection which are emblematic of a sport tailored to athletes
with a range of disabilities, including physical impairment,
vision impairment and intellectual impairment (referred to in
this Act as a `Paralympic' sport).
``(B) Flexibility with regard to placement of
inscriptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary
may select a design for half dollars referred to in
subparagraph (A) in which--
``(i) the inscription described in the second sentence
of subsection (d)(1) appears on the reverse side of any
such half dollars; and
``(ii) any of the inscriptions described in the third
sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the designation of the
value of the coin appear on the obverse side of any such
half dollars.
``(C) Single paralympic sport on each half dollar.--The
design on the reverse side of each half dollar issued under
this subsection shall be emblematic of one Paralympic sport.
``(D) Selection of sports.--The selection of a Paralympic
sport to be honored with a half dollar under this subsection
shall be made by the Secretary after consultation with U.S.
Paralympics.
``(3) Design generally.--The coins issued in accordance with
this subsection shall meet the following design requirements:
``(A) In general.--All designs under this subsection shall
be selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the
Commission of Fine Arts and review by the Citizens Coinage
Advisory Committee.
``(B) Quarter dollar obverse.--The design on the obverse of
the quarter dollars shall maintain a likeness of George
Washington, and be designed in a manner so as to distinguish it
from the obverse design used during the previous quarter
dollars program.
``(C) Half dollar obverse.--The design on the obverse of
the half dollar shall maintain a likeness of John Kennedy, and
be designed in a manner so as to distinguish it from the
obverse design used on the current half dollar.
``(4) Issuance of coins.--
``(A) Quarter dollar.--The quarter dollar coins bearing
designs under this subsection shall be issued at the rate of up
to 5 new designs during each year of the period of issuance
described under paragraph (5).
``(B) Half dollar.--The half dollar coins bearing designs
under this subsection shall be issued at the rate of 1 new
design during each year of the period of issuance described
under paragraph (5).
``(5) Period of issuance.--
``(A) In general.--The program established under this
subsection shall continue in effect until the end of 2030.
``(B) Continuity.--After the date specified in subparagraph
(A), the Secretary may continue to issue coins minted during
the program but not yet issued.
``(6) Accompanying sports medals.--For every design of a coin
honoring a sport issued under this subsection, the Secretary is
authorized to design and issue one or more accompanying medals with
designs emblematic of the sport honored with the issuance of the
coin, and include a surcharge on the sale the medals sold in
accordance with this paragraph, in an amount determined by the
Secretary, in the Secretary's sole discretion, that may be used for
the design and manufacture of the medals described in paragraph
(7).
``(7) Olympic medals.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to design
and manufacture medals for award at the 2028 Olympic Games in
Los Angeles, California.
``(B) Working stock.--The Secretary may use Treasury
working gold and silver stock in the manufacture of the award
medals produced under this subsection.
``(C) Olympic & paralympic committees.--The Secretary may
provide the medals described in this paragraph to the United
States Olympic & Paralympic Committee under terms and
conditions established by the Secretary.
``(D) Cooperative marketing and promotion opportunities.--
The Secretary is encouraged to seek out cooperative marketing
and promotion opportunities, including with the United States
Olympic & Paralympic Committee, LA28, and United States Olympic
and Paralympic Properties to promote the coins and medals
produced under this section.
``(8) Designs after end of program.--Upon the completion or
termination of the coin program under this subsection, the designs
on the quarter dollar and half dollar shall be as follows:
``(A) Quarter dollar.--
``(i) Obverse.--The obverse of the quarter dollar shall
bear a design containing a likeness of George Washington.
``(ii) Reverse.--The reverse of the quarter dollar
shall be of a design selected by the Secretary after
consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and review by
the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
``(B) Half dollar.--
``(i) Obverse.--The obverse of the half dollar shall
bear a design containing a likeness of John Kennedy.
``(ii) Reverse.--The reverse of the half dollar shall
be of a design selected by the Secretary after consultation
with the Commission of Fine Arts and review by the Citizens
Coinage Advisory Committee.''.
SEC. 5. SILVER BULLION COINS.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
replacing subsection (u) with the following revised subsection:
``(u) Silver Bullion Investment Product.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to strike and
make available for sale such number of bullion coins as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate that feature the designs of
the quarter dollars and half dollars issued under subsections (x),
(y), and (z), that--
``(A) have a diameter of 3.0 inches and weigh 5.0 ounces;
``(B) contain .999 fine silver;
``(C) have incused into the edge the fineness and weight of
the bullion coin; and
``(D) bear an inscription of the denomination of such
coins, such denominations to be determined by the Secretary as
the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
``(2) Fractionals.--The Secretary is authorized to mint and
issue so-called `fractional' silver bullion coins bearing the
designs of the quarter dollars and half dollars issued under
subsections (x), (y), and (z) in sizes, weights, fineness, and
denominations, and with inscriptions, that the Secretary determines
to be appropriate.
``(3) Availability for sale.--Should the Secretary exercise the
Secretary's discretion to strike bullion coins under this
subsection, the bullion coins minted under paragraph (1) shall
become available for sale no sooner than the first day of the
calendar year in which the corresponding circulating quarter dollar
or half dollar is issued.
``(4) Continuity.--Until the conclusion of the quarter dollar
program authorized under subsection (t), the Secretary shall strike
and make available for sale such number of bullion coins as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate that are likenesses of the
quarter dollars issued under subsection (t).''.
SEC. 6. CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE STANDARDS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(aa) Standards and General Provisions for Circulating Collectible
Coins Under Subsections (x), (y), and (z).--
``(1) Prohibition on certain representations.--No head and
shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no
portrait of a living person may be included in the design on the
reverse of any coin under subsections (x), (y), and (z).
``(2) Treatment as numismatic items.--For purposes of sections
5134 and 5136, all coins and medals minted under subsections (x),
(y), and (z) shall be considered to be numismatic items.
``(3) Issuance.--
``(A) Quality of coins.--The Secretary may mint and issue
such number of coins of each design selected under subsections
(x), (y), and (z) in uncirculated and proof qualities as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
``(B) Coordination.--The Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System and the Secretary shall take steps to ensure
that an adequate supply of coins produced under subsections
(x), (y), and (z) are available for commerce and collectors at
such places and in such quantities as are appropriate.
``(C) Number of each coin designs in each year.--Of the
coins issued during each year of the period of issuance under
subsections (x), (y), and (z), the Secretary shall prescribe,
on the basis of such factors as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, the number of coins which shall be issued with
each of the designs selected for such year.
``(D) Special inscriptions or symbol across the coins.--The
Secretary is encouraged to develop and include on any coin
issued in accordance with subsections (x), (y), or (z), a
unifying inscription, privy mark, or other symbol for that
particular coin program.
``(4) Legal tender.--The coins minted under subsections (x),
(y), and (z) shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103.
``(5) Marketing and educational campaign.--In an effort to
advance the collecting of the coins and medals authorized under
subsections (x), (y), and (z), and numismatics in general, the
Secretary may develop and execute a marketing, advertising,
promotional, and educational program to promote the collecting of
the coins and medals authorized under subsections (x), (y), and
(z). As part of this program, the Secretary is encouraged to seek
out appropriate cooperative marketing opportunities, and to develop
ancillary derivative products beyond traditional numismatic
products such as sports, women, and youth oriented products
appropriate to the particular coin and medal program.
``(6) Quality of medals.--It is the sense of Congress that the
medals authorized under subsection (z) be produced in high relief
and, if feasible and cost effective, with surface treatments such
as frosting and colorization.''.
SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
SEC. 8. COST.
No coin or medal minted and issued under this Act, or an amendment
made by this Act, may be sold at a price such that would result in a
net cost to the Federal Government.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.