,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #ah1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and 
,mr4 ,paul7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to treat gold and silver coins used  
as legal tender in the same manner as   
,united ,states currency for taxation   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,sound ,money       
,promotion ,act4  #b4 ,gold and silver  
coins that are legal tender not subject 
to taxation  7a7 ,in general ,gold and  
silver coins declared legal tender by   
the ,federal ,government or any ,state  
government shall not be subject to      
taxation4  7b7 ,conforming amendment    
,section #a7;h77#e7 of the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--    
7#a7 by striking 7as defined in section 
#djh7m7 without regard to paragraph 7#c7
 thereof7 in subparagraph 7,a71 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 

new subparagraph3  7,c7 ,collectible    
,for purposes of this paragraph1 the    
term collectible has the meaning given  
such term by section #djh7m71 determined
 without regard to subparagraphs        
7,a77iii71 7,a77iv71 and 7,b74  4  7c7  
,effective date ,the provisions of1 and 
amendments made by1 this section shall  
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4