,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1       
#bjad,mr4 ,rockefeller 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,manchin7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1
 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,secretary of the ,treasury 
to mint coins in commemoration of       
,mother's ,day4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,mother's ,day 
,commemorative ,coin ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,anna ,jarvis1 who is considered  
to be the founder of the modern         
,mother's ,day1 was born in ,webster1   
,west ,virginia1 on ,may #a1 #ahfd4     
7#b7 ,anna ,jarvis1 a resident of       
,grafton1 ,west ,virginia1 dedicated    
much of her adult life to honoring her  
mother1 ,ann ,maria ,reeves ,jarvis1 who
 passed on ,may #i1 #aije4  7#c7 ,in    
#aijh1 the ,andrews ,methodist          
,episcopal ,church of ,grafton1 ,west   

,virginia1 officially proclaimed the    
third anniversary of ,ann ,maria ,reeves
 ,jarvis's death to be ,mother's ,day4  
7#d7 ,in #aiaj1 ,west ,virginia         
,governor1 ,william ,glasscock1 issued  
the first ,mother's ,day proclamation   
encouraging all ,west ,virginians to    
attend church and wear white carnations4
  7#e7 ,on ,may #h1 #aiad1 ,h4,j4 ,res4 
#bfc was enacted1 designating the second
 ,sunday in ,may to be observed as      
,mother's ,day1 and encouraging all     
,americans to display the ,american flag
 at their homes as a public expression  
of the love and reverence for the       
mothers of our ,nation4  7#f7 ,on ,may  
#i1 #aiad1 ,president ,woodrow ,wilson  
issued a ,presidential proclamation     
directing government officials to       
display the ,american flag on all       
government buildings and inviting the   
,american people to display the flag at 
their homes on the second ,sunday of    
,may as a public expression of the love 
and reverence for the mothers of our    

,nation4  #c4 ,coin specifications  7a7 
,denominations ,the ,secretary of the   
,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,secretary7 shall mint and issue not
 more than #djj1jjj #a coins1 each of   
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 under      
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 ,the design of the 
coins minted under this ,act shall be   
emblematic of the celebration of        
,mother's ,day4  7b7 ,designation and   
inscriptions ,on each coin minted under 
this ,act1 there shall be-- 7#a7 a      
designation of the 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  7c7 ,selection ,the design of   
the coins minted under this ,act shall  
be-- 7#a7 selected by the ,secretary    
after consultation with the ,commission 
of ,fine ,arts2 and  7#b7 reviewed by   
the ,citizens ,coinage ,advisory        
,committee established under section    
#eace of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code4  #e4 ,issuance of coins  7a7     
,quality of coins ,coins minted under   
this ,act shall be issued in            
uncirculated and proof qualities4  7b7  
,commencement of issuance ,the          
,secretary may issue coins minted under 
this ,act beginning on ,january #a1     
#bjah1 except that the ,secretary may   
initiate sales of the coins before such 
date4  7c7 ,termination of minting      
authority ,no coins shall be minted     
under this ,act after ,december #ca1    
#bjah4  #f4 ,sale of coins  7a7 ,sale   

price ,notwithstanding any other        
provision of law1 the coins minted under
 this ,act shall be sold by the         
,secretary at a price equal to the sum  
of the face value of the coins1 the     
surcharge required under section #g7;a7 
for the coins1 and the cost of designing
 and issuing such coins 7including      
labor1 materials1 dies1 use of          
machinery1 overhead expenses1 and       
marketing74  7b7 ,bulk sales ,the       
,secretary shall make bulk sales of the 
coins minted under this ,act at a       
reasonable discount4  7c7 ,prepaid      
orders at a discount  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 ,surcharge required    
,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 minted under this ,act    
shall be promptly paid by the ,secretary
 as follows3 7#a7 #ej percent to the    
,st4 ,jude ,children's ,research        
,hospital1 for the purpose of furthering
 research funded by the hospital4  7#b7 
#ej percent to the ,national            
,osteoporosis ,foundation1 for the      
purpose of furthering research          
activities and research funded by the   
foundation4  7c7 ,audits ,the ,st4 ,jude
 ,children's ,research ,hospital and the
 ,national ,osteoporosis ,foundation    
shall be subject to the audit           
requirements of section #eacd7;f77#b7 of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 with 
regard to the amounts received by the   
respective organizations under          
subsection 7b74