,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bigh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #h1 #bjae ,mr4  
,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois 7= himself1
 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4        
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4   
,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1
 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1  
,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4   
,coh51 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4 
,cumm+s1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 
,edw>ds1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 
,fattah1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4  
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 
,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,h9ojosa1 ,mr4       
,honda1 ,ms4 ,j5k9s ( ,kansas1 ,mr4     
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mrs4 
,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,langev91
 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4      
,lip9ski1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am (
 ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4         
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4      
,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4  

,norton1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,quigley1    
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,royce1 ,mr4 ,ru%1   
,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,smi? (    
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,mrs4 ,bu/os7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ! ,budget1 
= a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !
 ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (   
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,treasury to m9t co9s 9       
commemoration ( ! ,sesquic5t5nial       
,anniv]s>y ( ! adoption ( ! ,?irte5?    
,am5dm5t to ! ,unit$ ,/ates             
,con/itution1 :i* (ficially m>k$ !      
aboli%m5t ( slav]y 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,?irte5? ,am5dm5t ,commemorative ,co9 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! economic contributions 
( enslav$ ,african-,am]icans to !       
,am]ican economy betwe5 #afia & #ahfj 7 

immeasurable4 ,?is labor =ce 0 us$ to   
build ! f\ndations ^u :i* ,am]ica /&s   
today4  7#b7 ,f ! #af? ?r\gh ! #ai?     
c5turies1 mo/ colonial economies 9 !    
,am]icas 7 dep5d5t on human-traffick+ & 
! use ( enslav$ ,african labor = _!     
survival4 ,?is includ$ ! ,nor? ,am]ican 
m]cantile & %ipp+ sectors t 7 dep5d5t on
 slave-produc$ cotton1 rice1 sug> &     
indigo1 & ! pr(its d]iv$ f triangul>    
trade ) ! ,we/ ,indies1 ,africa1 &      
,europe4  7#c7 ,enslav$ ,africans 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates 7 also recogniz$ z an     
important elem5t 9 ! political &        
economic capital 9 ! ,nation's political
 economy4  7#d7 ,ov] ! c\rse ( #bdf     
ye>s1 slaves contribut$ an e/imat$ #fje 
billion h\rs ( =c$ free labor1 ! ga9 f  
:i* provid$ se$ capital = ! ,am]ican    
economy1 help$ f9ance ! bir? ( ,am]ican 
f9ance & indu/rial sectors1 contribut$  
to ! gr[? ( mo/ ( ! ,=tune #ejj         
companies1 & ultimately assi/$ ! ,nation
 9 f9anc+ bo? _w w>s4  7#e7 ,dur+ !     
,civil ,w>1 aft] ,union =ces repell$ a  

,conf$]ate invasion at ! battle (       
,antietam 9 #ahfb1 ,presid5t ,abraham   
,l9coln issu$ ! ,emancipation           
,proclamation1 :i* decl>$ t all slaves 9
 ,/ates !n 9 rebellion w\ld be =ev] free
 z ( ,janu>y #a1 #ahfc4 ,by 8 action1   
,l9coln add$ a new & revolution>y       
dim5sion to ! ,nation's w> aims3 f be+ a
 conflict to pres]ve ! ,union1 ! ,civil 
,w> grew to be a crusade to end ,black  
slav]y & fulfill ! promise ( !          
,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce4  7#f7 ,9 !   
spr+ ( #ahfd1 ,*>les ,sumn] introduc$ an
 anti-slav]y am5dm5t 9 ! ,s5ate1 mu* l !
 am5dm5ts t 7 introduc$ 9 ! ,h\se by    
,repres5tatives ,james ,a%ley & ,james  
,wilson 9 ,decemb] ( #ahfc1 :i* decl>$  
all p]sons z equal1 prohibit$ ! slav]y1 
& grant$ ,congress ! p[] to en=ce ^!    
provisions4 ,aft] ext5sive debate1 !    
#ac? ,am5dm5t 0 =m$ f ?is proposal1 ) ! 
omission ( ! decl>ation ( equality ( all
 p]sons1 & pass$ ! ,s5ate on ,april #h1 
#ahfd1 by a vote ( #ch-f4  7#g7 ,debates
 betwe5 abolitioni/s & support]s (      

slav]y focus$ on ! moral issue ( slav]y 
& v>i\s int]pretations ( natural law4   
,repres5tative ,john ,f>nswor? (        
,ill9ois /at$ t ! old fa!rs :o made !   
con/itution believ$ t slav]y 0 at w> ) !
 rights ( human nature1 & po9t$ out !   
contradiction betwe5 ! exi/5ce (        
inali5able rights & ! in/itution (      
slav]y4 ,"s memb]s )9 ! ,republican     
,p>ty1 su* z ,*>les ,sumn]1 s\ght an    
int]pretation ( ! ,con/itution t reject$
 slav]y z incompatible ) moral law4     
7#h7 ,presid5t ,l9coln took an active   
role 9 promot+ ! #ac? ,am5dm5t 9        
,congress4 ,he ensur$ t ! ,republican   
,p>ty's #ahfd election plat=m includ$ a 
provision support+ a con/itutional      
am5dm5t to t]m9ate & =ev] prohibit !    
exi/5ce ( ,slav]y4 ,8 ef=ts 7 met )     
success :5 ! ,h\se pass$ ! bill on      
,janu>y #ca1 #ahfe1 ) a vote ( #aai-ef4 
7#i7 ,on ,febru>y #a1 #ahfe1 ,ill9ois   
became ! fir/ ,/ate to ratify ! propos$ 
#ac? ,am5dm5t2 x 0 jo9$ by #ag o!r      
,/ates by ! end ( ! mon?4 ,georgia      

ratifi$ on ,decemb] #f1 #ahfe1 becom+ ! 
#bg? ( #cf ,/ates to approve ! ,am5dm5t1
 ?us a*iev+ ! con/itutional requirem5t t
 x be ratifi$ by ?ree-f\r?s ( ! ,/ates4 
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,william ,sew>d decl>$
 ! #ac? ,am5dm5t to be "p ( !           
,con/itution on ,decemb] #ah4  7#aj7 ,! 
,smi?sonian ,national ,museum ( ,african
 ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture 7h]eaft]   
ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,,nmaahc7 0 
e/abli%$ by an ,act ( ,congress 9 #bjjc1
 9 ,public ,law #ajh-ahd4  7#aa7 ,x is  
fitt+ t ! ,,nmaahc receive ! sur*>ges f 
! sale ( co9s issu$ "u ?is ,act because 
! ,museum is devot$ to ! docum5tation ( 
,african-,am]ican life1 &1 among o!r    
areas1 encompasses ! p]iod ( slav]y & ! 
era ( ,recon/ruction4  7#ab7 ,! sur*>ge 
proce$s f ! sale ( a commemorative co91 
:i* w\ld h no net co/ to ! taxpay]s1    
w\ld raise valuable fund+ to supplem5t !
 end[m5t & educational outrea* funds ( !
 ,,nmaahc4  #c4 ,co9 specifications  7a7
 ,d5om9ations ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury
 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !      

,secret>y7 %all m9t & issue ! foll[+    
co9s 9 commemoration ( ! ,sesquic5t5nial
 ,anniv]s>y ( ! passage ( ! #ac?        
,am5dm5t3  7#a7 #ej bi-metallic plat9um 
& gold co9s ,n m ?an #bej1jjj #ej co9s1 
:i* %all-- 7,a7 h a weight1 diamet]1 &  
?ickness det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7
 conta9 plat9um & 4#iafg pure gold4     
7#b7 #bj gold co9s ,n m ?an #bej1jjj #bj
 co9s1 :i* %all--  7,a7 weigh #cc4ica   
grams2  7,b7 h a diamet] ( #cb4g        
millimet]s2 &  7,c7 conta9 4#ijj pure   
gold4  7#c7 #a silv] co9s ,n m ?an      
#ejj1jjj #a co9s1 :i* %all--  7,a7 weigh
 #ca4ajc grams2  7,b7 h a diamet] (     
#dj4f millimet]s2 &  7,c7 conta9 4#iii  
f9e silv]4  7b7 ,legal t5d] ,! co9s m9t$
 "u ?is ,act %all be legal t5d]1 z      
provid$ 9 section #eajc ( title #ca1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,numismatic   
items ,= ! purposes ( sections #eacd &  
#eacf ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all be       
consid]$ to be numismatic items4  #d4   
,design ( co9s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! design (

 ! co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all be        
emblematic ( ! ,?irte5? ,am5dm5t & !    
aboli%m5t ( slav]y 9 ,am]ica4  7b7      
,designation & inscriptions ,on ea* co9 
m9t$ "u ?is ,act !re %all be-- 7#a7 a   
designation ( ! value ( ! co92  7#b7 an 
inscription ( ! ye> #ahfe-bjae2 &  7#c7 
inscriptions ( ! words ,lib]ty1 ,9 ,god 
,we ,tru/1 ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1 & ,e
 ,pluribus ,unum4  7c7 ,selection ,!    
design = ! co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act-- 7#a7 
%all be bas$ on ! economic contributions
 ( slav]y1 & include images ( ! pa?way f
 slav]y to fre$om2  7#b7 may include1 on
 ! #bj co9s1 t ! design elem5ts be 9    
high relief2  7#c7 may include1 on ! #ej
 co9s--  7,a7 on ! obv]se1 an           
illu/ration ( ,columbia or simil> figure
 repres5t+ ,lib]ty1 ! female            
repres5tation ( ,am]ica2 &  7,b7 on !   
rev]se1 a s+le eagle1 & a set ( />s on  
"o or bo? sides2  7#d7 %all be select$  
by ! ,secret>y aft] consultation ) !    
,commission ( ,f9e ,arts2 &  7#e7 %all  
be review$ by ! ,citiz5s ,co9age        

,advisory ,committee4  #e4 ,issuance (  
co9s  7a7 ,quality ( co9s ,co9s m9t$ "u 
?is ,act %all be issu$ 9 uncirculat$ &  
pro( qualities4  7b7 ,p]iod ( issuance  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may issue    
co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act only dur+ ! #a-ye>
 p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a ( ! issuance
 ye>1 except t ! ,secret>y may initiate 
sales ( su* co9s1 )\t issuance1 be=e su*
 date4  7#b7 ,issuance ye> def9$ ,=     
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m        
issuance ye> means ! fir/ cal5d> ye>1   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 )  
respect to :i* ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 z (
 ,janu>y #a ( su* ye>1 t !re are less   
?an #b commemorative co9 programs       
au?oriz$ to be issu$ dur+ su* ye>4  7c7 
,sesquic5t5nial dates ,to be ! only     
dates ,not)/&+ section #eaab7;d77#a7 (  
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 co9s    
m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all n h an inscription
 ( ! ye> ( m9t+ or issuance4  #f4 ,sale 
( co9s  7a7 ,sales price ,! co9s issu$  
"u ?is ,act %all be sold by ! ,secret>y 
at a price equal to ! sum (-- 7#a7 !    

face value ( ! co9s2  7#b7 ! sur*>ge    
requir$ "u section #g7;a7 ) respect to  
su* co9s2 &  7#c7 ! co/ ( design+ &     
issu+ su* co9s 7includ+ labor1 mat]ials1
 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 ov]head exp5ses1   
m>ket+1 & %ipp+74  7b7 ,bulk sales ,!   
,secret>y %all make bulk sales ( ! co9s 
issu$ "u ?is ,act at a reasonable       
disc\nt4  7c7 ,prepaid ord]s at a       
disc\nt  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all
 accept prepaid ord]s = ! co9s m9t$ "u  
?is ,act be=e ! issuance ( su* co9s4    
7#b7 ,disc\nt ,sales prices ) respect to
 prepaid ord]s "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be 
at a reasonable disc\nt4  #g4 ,sur*>ges 
7a7 ,sur*>ge requir$ ,all sales ( co9s  
"u ?is ,act %all include a sur*>ge ( #aj
 p] co94  7b7 ,di/ribution ,subject to  
section #eacd7;f7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 all sur*>ges receiv$ by ! 
,secret>y f ! sale ( co9s issu$ "u ?is  
,act %all be promptly paid by !         
,secret>y to ! ,smi?sonian ,national    
,museum ( ,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory &   
,culture to c>ry out ! purposes ( !     

museum1 :i* goes beyond simply tell+ !  
hi/ory ( ,african-,am]icans1 creat+ an  
opportunity = anyone :o c>es ab\t       
,african-,am]ican ,culture a place to   
explore1 le>n1 & revel 9 ! ri* hi/ory ( 
,african-,am]ican ,culture4  7c7 ,audits
 ,! ,smi?sonian ,national ,museum (     
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture    
%all be subject to ! audit requirem5ts (
 section #eacd7;f77#b7 ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) reg>d to ! am\nts
 receiv$ "u subsection 7b74  7d7        
,limitation ,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 no 
sur*>ge may be includ$ ) respect to !   
issuance "u ?is ,act ( any co9 dur+ a   
cal5d> ye> if1 z ( ! "t ( su* issuance1 
! issuance ( su* co9 w\ld result 9 !    
numb] ( commemorative co9 programs issu$
 dur+ su* ye> to exce$ ! annual #b      
commemorative co9 program issuance      
limitation "u section #eaab7m77#a7 (    
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,!      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury may issue       
guidance to c>ry out ?is subsection4    
#h4 ,f9ancial assurances ,! ,secret>y   

%all take su* actions z may be necess>y 
to ensure t-- 7#a7 m9t+ & issu+ co9s "u 
?is ,act w n result 9 any net co/ to !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 no     
funds1 includ+ applicable sur*>ges1 are 
disburs$ to any recipi5t designat$ 9    
section #g until ! total co/ ( design+ &
 issu+ all ( ! co9s au?oriz$ by ?is ,act
 is recov]$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
,treasury1 consi/5t ) sections #eaab7m7 
& #eacd7;f7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  #i4 ,budget compliance ,!       
budget>y effects ( ?is ,act1 = ! purpose
 ( comply+ ) ! ,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g  
,act ( #bjaj1 %all be det]m9$ by ref]5ce
 to ! late/ /atem5t titl$ ,budget>y     
,effects ( ,,paygo ,legislation = ?is   
,act1 submitt$ = pr9t+ 9 !              
,congressional ,record by ! ,*airman ( !
 ,committee on ! ,budget ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives1 provid$ t su* /atem5t  
has be5 submitt$ prior to ! vote on     
passage4