,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ca1        
#bjag,mr4 ,himes 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,posey1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4  
,cooper1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4     
,fleischmann1 and ,mr4 ,roe of          
,tennessee7 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 ,american innovation and 
significant innovation and pioneering   
efforts of individuals or groups from   
each of the #ej ,states1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 and the ,united ,states   
territories1 to promote the importance  
of innovation in the ,united ,states1   
the ,district of ,columbia1 and the     
,united ,states territories1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,american      
,innovation #a ,coin ,act4  #b4         
,american innovation #a coin program    

,section #eaab of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after subsection 7v7 the following new  
subsection3  7w7 ,redesign and issuance 
of #a coins honoring innovation1        
innovators1 and pioneers from each      
,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and 
each territory  7#a7 ,redesign beginning
 in #bjah  7,a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding subsection 7d77#a7 and 
subsection 7d77#b7 and in accordance    
with the provisions of this subsection1 
during the #ad-year period beginning on 
,january #a1 #bjah 7or such later date  
as provided under subparagraph          
7,b77ii771 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury shall mint and issue #a coins 
to be known as ,american ,innovation #a 
coins1 that--  7i7 have designs on the  
obverse selected in accordance with     
paragraph 7#b77;,a72 and  7ii7 have a   
design on the reverse selected in       
accordance with paragraph 7#b77;,b74    
7,b7 ,continuity provisions  7i7 ,in    
general ,notwithstanding subparagraph   

7,a71 the ,secretary shall continue to  
mint and issue #a coins honoring ,native
 ,americans and their contributions in  
accordance with subsection 7r74  7ii7   
,first year ,notwithstanding            
subparagraph 7,a71 if the ,secretary    
finds that it is not feasible and       
cost-effective to mint and issue        
,american ,innovation #a coins beginning
 in #bjah1 the ,secretary may mint and  
issue #a coins bearing the designs of   
such ,presidential #a coins issued      
pursuant to subsection 7n7 that the     
,secretary determines to be appropriate4
 ,if any such ,presidential #a coin     
design bore the inscription ,in ,god ,we
 ,trust incused on the edge1 the        
,secretary shall modify the design to   
place that inscription on the coin's    
obverse only1 and such modification may 
be done without review by the ,citizens 
,coinage ,advisory ,committee nor       
consultation with the ,commission of    
,fine ,arts4  7,c7 ,definition of       
territory ,for purposes of this         

subsection1 the term territory means the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 
,american ,samoa1 the ,united ,states   
,virgin ,islands1 and the ,commonwealth 
of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4     
7#b7 ,design requirements               
,notwithstanding subsection 7d77#a7 and 
subsection 7d77#b71 the #a coins issued 
in accordance with paragraph 7#a77;,a7  
shall meet the following design         
requirements3  7,a7 ,coin obverse ,the  
design on the obverse of each coin      
issued under this subsection shall      
contain-- 7i7 a design symbolic of      
,liberty2 and  7ii7 the inscription ,in 
,god ,we ,trust4  7,b7 ,coin reverse    
,the design on the reverse of each coin 
issued under this subsection shall bear 
the following3  7i7 ,an image or images 
emblematic of one of the following from 
one of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of
 ,columbia1 or the territories of the   
,united ,states3  7,i7 ,a significant   
innovation4  7,,ii7 ,an innovator or    
pioneer4  7,,iii7 ,a group of innovators

 or pioneers4  7ii7 ,the name of the    
,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or  
territory1 as applicable4  7iii7 ,the   
inscriptions #a and ,united ,states of  
,america4  7,c7 ,edge-incused           
inscriptions  7i7 ,in general ,the      
inscription of the year of minting or   
issuance of the coin and the inscription
 ,e ,pluribus ,unum shall be            
edge-incused into the coin4  7ii7       
,preservation of distinctive edge ,the  
edge-incusing of the inscriptions under 
clause 7i7 on coins issued under this   
subsection shall be done in a manner    
that preserves the distinctive edge of  
the coin so that the denomination of the
 coin is readily discernible1 including 
by individuals who are blind or visually
 impaired4  7#c7 ,issuance of coins     
commemorating innovation1 innovators1   
and pioneers  7,a7 ,order of issuance   
,the coins issued under this subsection 
commemorating either an innovation1 an  
individual innovator or pioneer1 or a   
group of innovators or pioneers1 from   

each ,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1
 or a territory shall be issued in      
alphabetic order of the ,state1 the     
,district1 or territory represented1    
starting with ,alabama4  7,b7 ,issuance 
of coins commemorating four innovations1
 innovators1 and pioneers during each of
 #ad years  7i7 ,in general ,four #a    
coin designs as described in this       
subsection shall be issued during each  
year of the period referred to in       
paragraph 7#a7 until one coin featuring 
one innovation1 an individual innovator 
or pioneer1 or a group of innovators or 
pioneers1 from each of the ,states1 the 
,district of ,columbia1 and territories 
has been issued4  7ii7 ,number of coin  
designs in each year ,the ,secretary    
shall prescribe1 on the basis of such   
factors as the ,secretary determines to 
be appropriate1 the number of #a coins  
that shall be issued with each of the   
designs selected for each year of the   
period referred to in paragraph 7#a74   
7iii7 ,application in event of the      

admission of additional ,states         
,notwithstanding clause 7i71 if any     
additional ,state or territory is       
admitted into the ,union before the end 
of the #ad-year period referred to in   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury may issue #a coins1 in        
accordance with this subsection during  
any one year of such #ad-year period1 in
 addition to the four #a coins issued   
during such year in accordance with     
clause 7i74  7iv7 ,application in the   
event of independence ,notwithstanding  
paragraph 7#c77;,b77i71 if any ,state or
 territory becomes independent or       
otherwise ceases to be a ,state or      
territory of the ,united ,states before 
#a coins are minted pursuant to this    
subsection1 the subsection shall cease  
to apply with respect to such ,state or 
territory4  7#d7 ,selection of concept  
and design  7,a7 ,concept ,with respect 
to each ,state1 the ,district of        
,columbia1 and each territory to be     
honored with a coin under this          

subsection1 the selection of the        
significant innovation1 innovator or    
pioneer1 or group of innovators or      
pioneers to be borne on the reverse of  
such coin shall be made by the          
,secretary of the ,treasury1 after      
consultation with the ,governor or other
 chief executive of the ,state1 the     
,district of ,columbia1 or territory    
with respect to which a coin is to be   
issued under this subsection4  7,b7     
,design ,each of the designs required   
under this subsection shall be selected 
by the ,secretary after-- 7i7           
consultation with--  7,i7 the ,governor 
or other chief executive of the ,state1 
the ,district of ,columbia1 or territory
 with respect to which a coin is to be  
issued under this subsection2 and       
7,,ii7 the ,commission of ,fine ,arts2  
and  7ii7 review by the ,citizens       
,coinage ,advisory ,committee4  7,c7    
,selection and approval process ,designs
 for #a coins under this subsection may 
be submitted in accordance with the     

design selection and approval process   
developed by the ,secretary in the sole 
discretion of the ,secretary4  7,d7     
,standards ,because it is important that
 the ,nation's coinage and currency bear
 dignified designs of which the citizens
 of the ,united ,states can be proud1   
the ,secretary shall not select any     
frivolous or inappropriate design for   
any #a coin minted under this           
subsection4  7,e7 ,prohibition on       
certain representations ,no head and    
shoulders portrait or bust of any       
person1 living or dead1 and no portrait 
of a living person may be included in   
the design of any coin issued under this
 subsection4  7#e7 ,treatment as        
numismatic items ,for purposes of       
sections #eacd and #eacf1 all #a coins  
minted under this subsection shall be   
considered to be numismatic items4  7#f7
 ,issuance of numismatic coins ,the     
,secretary may mint and issue such      
number of #a coins of each design       
selected under this subsection in       

uncirculated and proof qualities as the 
,secretary determines to be appropriate4
  7#g7 ,termination of program ,the     
issuance of coins under this subsection 
shall terminate when one innovation1 an 
individual innovator or pioneer1 or a   
group of innovators or pioneers1 from   
each ,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1
 and each territory has been honored and
 may not be resumed except by an ,act of
 ,congress4  4