,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bijf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,o',rourke 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 #ejth anniversary of 
the ,texas ,western ,college ,national  
,collegiate ,athletic ,association men's
 basketball championship4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
#ejth ,anniversary of the ,texas        
,western ,college ,men's ,basketball    
,championship ,commemorative ,coin ,act4
  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,on ,march #ai1 #aiff1
 ,texas ,western ,college 7the ,miners7 
defeated the ,university of ,kentucky in
 the ,national ,collegiate ,athletic    
,association 7,,ncaa7 men's college     
basketball final at ,cole ,field ,house 
in ,college ,park1 ,maryland1 by a score
 of #gb-fe4  7#b7 ,the #aiff ,miners are

 still the only team from the ,state of 
,texas to win a ,,ncaa basketball       
championship4  7#c7 ,this marked the    
first time an all-,black starting lineup
 had won the ,,ncaa championship2  7#d7 
,after the #aiff championship1 many     
college teams throughout the ,south     
following the ,miners' example began    
recruiting ,black athletes1 ending years
 of segregation4  7#e7 ,immediately     
after the championship1 between the     
years of #aiff and #aihe1 the average   
number of ,black players on college     
teams nearly doubled4  7#f7 ,every      
southern conference team 7including the 
,southeastern ,conference7 followed the 
,miners' example1 and all basketball    
teams were integrated the following     
season4  7#g7 ,the top-ranked           
,university of ,kentucky men's          
basketball team was favored in the final
 over the third-ranked ,texas ,western  
,college squad4  7#h7 ,texas ,western   
,college was led by coach ,don ,haskins 
and the ,university of ,kentucky by     

coach ,adolph ,rupp4  7#i7 ,coach       
,haskins taught his team the swinging   
gate defensive style he had learned as a
 player at ,oklahoma ,agricultural and  
,mechanical ,college 7now ,oklahoma     
,state ,university7 under legendary     
coach ,henry ,iba4  7#aj7 ,texas        
,western ,college's journey to the #aiff
 ,,ncaa championship was depicted in the
 #bjjf film titled ,glory ,road4  #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 silver4  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 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 ,in general ,the design of   
the coins minted under this ,act shall  
be emblematic of the game of basketball 
and shall be--  7#a7 selected by the    
,secretary after consultation with the  
,commission of ,fine ,arts and the      
,national ,collegiate ,basketball ,hall 
of ,fame2 and  7#b7 reviewed by the     
,citizens ,coinage ,advisory ,committee4
  7b7 ,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  #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 #a facility of the ,united ,states
 ,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 ,collegiate ,basketball ,hall 
of ,fame to help finance renovations of 
existing ,national ,collegiate          
,basketball ,hall of ,fame facilities4  
7c7 ,audits ,the ,national ,collegiate  
,basketball ,hall of ,fame 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  #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 are    
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