,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #chfg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ad1 #bjad,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,mr4 ,maffei1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,matheson1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 and ,mr4 ,crowley7 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 commemoration of the ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor ,commemorative ,coin ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor's mission is-- 7,a7 to commemorate the extraordinary sacrifice of ,america's servicemen and servicewomen who were killed or wounded in combat2 and 7,b7 to collect and preserve the stories of ,national ,purple ,heart recipients from all branches of service and across generations to ensure that all recipients are represented4 7#b7 ,the ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor first opened its doors on ,november #aj1 #bjjf1 in ,new ,windsor1 ,,ny4 7#c7 ,the ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor is located at the ,new ,windsor ,cantonment ,state ,historic ,site1 where ,general ,george ,washington's ,army camped during the ,revolutionary ,war and where he first awarded the ,badge of ,military ,merit1 a piece of purple cloth that became the model for the ,purple ,heart4 7#d7 ,the ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor is the first to recognize the more than #a4g million ,u4,s4 servicemembers wounded or killed in action ranging from the ,american ,revolutionary ,war to the present day1 serving as a living memorial to their sacrifice by sharing their stories through interviews1 exhibits and the ,roll of ,honor1 an interactive computer database of each recipient4 #c4 ,coin specifications 7a7 ,denominations ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act referred to as the ,secretary7 shall mint and issue the following coins3 7#a7 #e gold coins ,not more than #ej1jjj #e coins1 which shall-- 7,a7 weigh #h4cei grams2 7,b7 have a diameter of #j4hej inches2 and 7,c7 contain #ij percent gold and #aj percent alloy4 7#b7 #a silver coins ,not more than #djj1jjj #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 7#c7 ,half-dollar clad coins ,not more than #gej1jjj half-dollar coins which shall-- 7,a7 weigh #aa4cd grams2 7,b7 have a diameter of #a4bje inches2 and 7,c7 be minted to the specifications for half-dollar coins contained in section #eaab7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 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 section #eacd 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 ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor4 7#b7 ,designation and inscriptions ,on each coin minted under this ,act there shall be-- 7,a7 a designation of the value of the coin2 7,b7 an inscription of the year #bjag2 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-- 7#a7 selected by the ,secretary after consultation with the ,commission of ,fine ,arts and the ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor1 ,inc42 and 7#b7 reviewed by the ,citizens ,coinage ,advisory ,committee4 #e4 ,issuance of coins 7a7 ,quality of ,coins ,coins minted under this ,act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities4 7b7 ,mint ,facility ,only the ,west ,point ,mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this ,act4 7c7 ,period for ,issuance ,the ,secretary may issue coins minted under this ,act only during the #a-year period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjag4 #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 such 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 issued under this ,act shall include a surcharge of-- 7#a7 #ce per coin for the #e coin2 7#b7 #aj per coin for the #a coin2 and 7#c7 #e per coin for the half-dollar coin4 7b7 ,distribution ,subject to section #eacd7;f77#a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 ,hall of ,honor1 ,inc41 to help finance the construction of a new building and renovation of existing ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor facilities4 7c7 ,audits ,the ,national ,purple ,heart ,hall of ,honor1 ,inc41 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 subsection 7b74 7d7 ,limitation ,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