,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjac,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new
 ,york 7for herself and ,mr4 ,schock7   
introduced the following bill2 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     
fight against breast cancer4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,breast ,cancer ,awareness              
,commemorative ,coin ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3 7#a7 ,breast cancer is the   
most common cancer among ,american      
women1 except for skin cancers4 ,today1 
about #a in #h1 or #ab percent of1 women
 in the ,united ,states will develop    
invasive breast cancer during their     
lifetime4 ,this is an increase from #a  
in #aa1 or #i percent of1 women in      
#aige4  7#b7 ,breast cancer is the      
second leading cause of cancer death in 

women4 ,the chance of dying from breast 
cancer is about #a in #cf4 ,thanks to   
earlier detection1 increased awareness1 
and improved treatment1 death rates from
 breast cancer have decreased since     
about #aihi4  7#c7 ,there is a strong   
interest among the ,american public to  
do more to tackle this disease4 ,the    
,national ,cancer ,institute estimates  
#af4e billion is spent in the ,united   
,states each year on breast cancer      
treatment4  7#d7 ,finding a cure for    
breast cancer is a goal of the ,united  
,states ,government4  7#e7 ,the         
,national ,institutes of ,health        
dedicated #hjj million for breast cancer
 research in ,fiscal ,year #bjab4 ,in   
,fiscal ,year #bjab1 the ,department of 
,defense's ,breast ,cancer ,research    
,program received #abj million4 ,in     
total1 the ,u4,s4 is projected to spend 
#ibe million on breast cancer research  
in ,fiscal ,year #bjac4  7#f7 ,while the
 ,federal ,government remains the       
largest funder of breast cancer research

 in the ,united ,states1 in #bjab1 the  
,national ,cancer ,institute reduced    
funding by almost #cj million and the   
,department of ,defense ,breast ,cancer 
,research ,program grants decreased more
 than #bb percent from #bjaj funding    
levels4  7#g7 ,additional private sector
 support for breast cancer research will
 help us find a cure for breast cancer  
even faster4  7#h7 ,it is estimated that
 in the ,united ,states #bcb1cdj women  
will be diagnosed with and #ci1fbj women
 will die of cancer of the breast in    
#bjac4 ,this means that every #ac       
minutes a woman dies of breast cancer in
 the ,united ,states4  7#i7 ,however1   
due to disease type and lack of adequate
 care1 ,black women have the highest    
death rates of all racial and ethnic    
groups and are #dj percent more likely  
to die of breast cancer than ,white     
women4  7#aj7 ,breast cancer used to be 
considered a disease of aging but recent
 trends show that more aggressive forms 
of the disease have been increasingly   

diagnosed in younger women4  7#aa7      
,breast cancer is the most frequently   
diagnosed cancer among nearly every     
racial and ethnic group1 including      
,african-,american1 ,american           
,indian_/,alaska ,native1               
,asian_/,pacific ,islander and          
,hispanic_/,latina women4  7#ab7        
,clinical advances1 resulting from      
research1 have led to increased survival
 from breast cancer4 ,since #aiij1 death
 rates from breast cancer have dropped  
over #cj percent4  7#ac7 ,among men in  
the ,united ,states it is estimated that
 there will be #b1bdj new cases of      
invasive breast cancer and #daj breast  
cancer deaths in #bjac4  7#ad7 ,at this 
time there are more than #b4i million   
breast cancer survivors in the ,united  
,states4  7#ae7 ,it is estimated that   
breast cancer costs #ab4e billion in    
lost productivity4 ,such productivity   
losses will increase with projected     
growth rate and aging of the ,u4,s4     
population if cancer mortality rates    

stay constant in the future4  7#af7     
,there is a better chance of survival   
and there are more treatment options    
with early stage detection through      
mammograms and clinical breast exams4   
7#ag7 ,breast cancer is the most common 
cancer in women worldwide1 with an      
estimated #a4f million new cases of     
breast cancer among women worldwide in  
#bjaj4  7#ah7 ,breast ,cancer ,research 
,foundation 7,,bcrf7 is considered one  
of the most efficient research          
charities4  7#ai7 ,of every dollar      
donated to ,,bcrf1 #j4ia goes to        
research and awareness programs--#hh    
cents towards research and #c cents     
towards awareness4  7#bj7 ,founded in   
#aiic1 the ,,bcrf has raised more than  
#dej million to fund research aimed at  
achieving prevention of breast cancer   
and curing those with the disease4 ,for 
#bjac-bjad1 ,,bcrf awarded #de million  
in grants to support the work of more   
than #bjj researchers at major medical  
institutions across six continents and  

#ab countries4  7#ba7 ,susan ,g4 ,komen 
for the ,cure includes funded research  
in #dh of the #ej ,states and community 
services in #di of the #ej ,states4 ,the
 organization has also supported        
programming in more than #cj countries4 
7#bb7 ,over the past #e years1 more than
 #hj cents of every dollar spent by     
,susan ,g4 ,komen has gone directly to  
its mission to save lives and end breast
 cancer by empowering people1 ensuring  
quality care for all and energizing     
science to find the cures4  7#bc7 ,since
 its inception in #aihb1 ,susan ,g4     
,komen has invested more than #b billion
 on its mission of saving lives and     
ending breast cancer by empowering      
people1 ensuring quality care for all   
and energizing science to find the      
cures1 including more than #gij million 
in research funding4  7#bd7 ,today1 the 
,,bcrf and ,susan ,g4 ,komen continue   
their work to advance research and      
support programs for patients and their 
families4  #c4 ,coin specifications  7a7

 #a silver coins ,the ,secretary of the 
,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
mint and issue not more than #ejj1jjj #a
 coins1 which shall-- 7#a7 weigh #bf4gc 
grams2  7#b7 have a diameter of #a4ejj  
inches2 and  7#c7 contain #ij percent   
silver and #aj percent copper4  7b7     
,legal tender ,the coins minted under   
this ,act shall be legal tender1 as     
provided in section #eajc of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code4  7c7 ,numismatic 
items ,for purposes of sections #eacd   
and #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 all coins minted under this ,act 
shall be considered to be numismatic    
items4  #d4 ,design of coins  7a7       
,design requirements  7#a7 ,in general  
,the design of the coins minted under   
this ,act shall be emblematic of the    
fight against breast cancer4  7#b7      
,designation and inscriptions ,on each  
coin minted under this ,act there shall 
be-- 7,a7 a designation of the face     
value of the coin2  7,b7 an inscription 

of the year #bjah2 and  7,c7            
inscriptions of the words ,liberty1 ,in 
,god ,we ,trust1 ,united ,states of     
,america1 and ,e ,pluribus ,unum4  7b7  
,selection ,the design for the coins    
minted under this ,act shall be selected
 by the ,secretary based on the winning 
design from a juried1 compensated design
 competition described under subsection 
7c74  7c7 ,design competition  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary shall hold a    
competition and provide compensation for
 its winner to design the obverse and   
reverse of the coins minted under this  
,act4 ,the competition shall be judged  
by an expert jury chaired by the        
,secretary and consisting of #c members 
from the ,citizens ,coinage ,advisory   
,committee who shall be elected by such 
,committee and #c members from the      
,commission of ,fine ,arts who shall be 
elected by such ,commission4  7#b7      
,proposals ,as part of the competition  
described in this subsection1 the       
,secretary may accept proposals from    

artists1 engravers of the ,united       
,states ,mint1 and members of the       
general public4  7#c7 ,accompanying     
designs2 preference for physical designs
 ,the ,secretary shall encourage        
#c-;dimensional designs to be submitted 
as part of the proposals1 and the jury  
shall give a preference for proposals   
that are accompanied by a               
#c-;dimensional physical design instead 
of1 or in addition to1 an electronic    
design4  7#d7 ,compensation ,the        
,secretary shall determine compensation 
for the winning design under this       
subsection1 which shall be not less than
 #e1jjj4 ,the ,secretary shall take into
 account this compensation amount when  
determining the sale price described in 
section #f7;a74  #e4 ,issuance of coins 
7a7 ,quality of coins ,coins minted     
under this ,act shall be issued in      
uncirculated and proof qualities4  7b7  
,period for issuance ,the ,secretary may
 issue coins minted under this ,act only
 during the #a-year period beginning on 

,january #a1 #bjah4  #f4 ,sale of coins 
7a7 ,sale price ,the coins issued under 
this ,act shall be sold by the          
,secretary at a price equal to the sum  
of-- 7#a7 the face value of the coins2  
7#b7 the surcharge provided in section  
#g7;a7 with respect to the coins2 and   
7#c7 the cost of designing and issuing  
the coins 7including labor1 materials1  
dies1 use of machinery1 overhead        
expenses1 marketing1 and shipping74  7b7
 ,bulk sales ,the ,secretary shall make 
bulk sales of the coins issued under    
this ,act at a reasonable discount4  7c7
 ,prepaid orders  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary shall accept prepaid orders  
for the coins minted under this ,act    
before the issuance of such coins4  7#b7
 ,discount ,sale prices with respect to 
prepaid orders under paragraph 7#a7     
shall be at a reasonable discount4  #g4 
,surcharges  7a7 ,in general ,all sales 
of coins minted under this ,act shall   
include a surcharge of #aj per coin4    
7b7 ,distribution ,subject to section   

#eacd7;f7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 all surcharges which are received
 by the ,secretary from the sale of     
coins issued under this ,act shall be   
promptly paid by the ,secretary as      
follows3 7#a7  to the ,susan ,g4 ,komen 
for the ,cure1 ,dallas1 ,texas1 for the 
purpose of furthering research funded by
 the organization4  7#b7  to the ,breast
 ,cancer ,research ,foundation1 ,new    
,york1 ,new ,york1 for the purpose of   
furthering research funded by the       
,foundation4  7c7 ,audits ,the surcharge
 recipients under subsection 7b7 shall  
be subject to the audit requirements of 
section #eacd7;f77#b7 of title #ca1     
,united ,states ,code1 with regard to   
the amounts received under that         
subsection4  7d7 ,limitations           
,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 no     
surcharge may be included with respect  
to the issuance under this ,act of any  
coin during a calendar year if1 as of   
the time of such issuance1 the issuance 
of such coin would result in the number 

of commemorative coin programs issued   
during such year to exceed the annual #b
 commemorative coin program issuance    
limitation under section #eaab7m77#a7 of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code 7as in
 effect on the date of the enactment of 
this ,act74 ,the ,secretary of the      
,treasury may issue guidance to carry   
out this subsection4  #h4 ,financial    
assurances ,the ,secretary shall take   
such actions as may be necessary to     
ensure that-- 7#a7 minting and issuing  
coins under this ,act will not result in
 any net cost to the ,united ,states    
,government2 and  7#b7 no funds1        
including applicable surcharges1 shall  
be disbursed to any recipient designated
 in section #g until the total cost of  
designing and issuing all of the coins  
authorized by this ,act 7including      
labor1 materials1 dies1 use of          
machinery1 overhead expenses1 marketing1
 and shipping7 is recovered by the      
,united ,states ,treasury1 consistent   
with sections #eaab7m7 and #eacd7;f7 of 

title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4