,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ae1 #bjai,mr4 
,cleaver 7for himself and ,mr4 ,barr7   
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 commemoration of the   
centennial of the minting of the ,morgan
 dollar and the ,peace dollar4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the #aiba ,silver ,dollar ,commemorative
 ,coin ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3  7#a7 ,the ,united 
,states of ,america entered the ,first  
,world ,war when it declared war against
 ,germany on ,april #f1 #aiag4  7#b7    
,the armed hostilities ceased on        
,november #aa1 #aiah1 the #aath hour of 
the #aath day of the #aath month4  7#c7 
,the ,first ,world ,war effectively     
ended on ,june #bh1 #aiai1 with the     
,treaty of ,versailles1 but the ,united 
,states ,senate failed to ratify that   

treaty and later ratified a peace       
agreement with ,germany on ,october #ba1
 #aiba4  7#d7 ,over #d1gjj1jjj ,american
 military personnel served during the   
,first ,world ,war with #aaf1eaf        
sacrificing their lives for freedom and 
another #bjd1jjb wounded4  7#e7 ,in     
,december #aiba1 the ,peace silver      
dollar 7in this ,act referred to as the 
,peace dollar7 was approved by ,treasury
 ,secretary ,andrew ,mellon1 replacing  
the ,morgan silver dollar 7in this ,act 
referred to as the ,morgan dollar7 and  
commemorating the declaration of peace  
between the ,united ,states and the     
,imperial ,german government4  7#f7 ,the
 ,peace dollar was designed by ,anthony 
de ,francisci with the ,goddess of      
,liberty on the obverse and a bald eagle
 clutching the olive branch 7a symbol of
 peace7 on the reverse4 ,the ,peace     
dollars were minted between #aiba-aice4 
7#g7 ,the ,morgan dollar was designed by
 ,george ,t4 ,morgan and was minted from
 #ahgh to #aijd1 and again in #aiba4    

,the obverse depicts a profile portrait 
of ,lady ,liberty and on the reverse1 a 
heraldic eagle4  7#h7 ,the conversion   
from the ,morgan dollar to the ,peace   
dollar design in #aiba reflected a      
pivotal moment in ,american history4    
,the ,morgan dollar represents the      
country's westward expansion and        
industrial development in the late #aith
 century4 ,the ,peace dollar symbolizes 
the country's coming of age as an       
international power while recognizing   
the sacrifices made by her citizens in  
,world ,war ,i and celebrating the      
victory and peace that ensued4  7#i7    
,these iconic silver dollars with vastly
 different representations of ,lady     
,liberty and the ,american ,eagle1      
reflect a changing of the guard in #aiba
 in the ,united ,states and therefore on
 the #ajjth anniversary must be minted  
again to commemorate this significant   
evolution of ,american freedom4  #c4    
,coin specifications  7a7 #a silver     
coins ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury  

7referred to in this ,act as the        
,secretary7 shall mint and issue not    
more than a total of #ejj1jjj #a coins  
in commemoration of the ,morgan dollar  
and the ,peace dollar1 each of which    
shall--  7#a7 weigh #bf4gc grams2  7#b7 
have a diameter of #a4ejj inches2 and   
7#c7 contain not less than #ij percent  
silver4  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      
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  7#a7   
,in general ,the designs of the coins   
minted under this ,act shall be         
representative of either the ,morgan    
dollar or the ,peace dollar4  7#b7      
,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 #bjba2 and  7,c7 inscriptions of   
the words ,liberty1 ,in ,god ,we ,trust1
 ,united ,states of ,america1 and ,e    
,pluribus ,unum4  7b7 ,selection ,the   
designs for 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 ,committee4  #e4 ,issuance of 
coins  7a7 ,quality of coins ,coins     
minted under this ,act shall be issued  
in uncirculated and proof qualities4    
7b7 ,mint facility ,notwithstanding     
section #eaca of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 it is the sense of       
,congress that if the ,secretary        
determines it to be feasible and cost   
effective1 the ,secretary may mint some 
of the coins minted under this ,act at  
the ,nevada ,state ,museum 7formerly a  
,united ,states ,mint facility7 located 
in ,carson ,city1 ,nevada4  7c7 ,period 
for issuance ,the ,secretary may issue  

coins under this ,act only during the   
#a-year period beginning on ,january #a1
 #bjba4  #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 described in section #g with  
respect to the 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 date on which the coins are  
issued4  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 
#aj per coin4  7b7 ,distribution        
,subject to section #eacd7;f7 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 as follows3  7#a7 ,forty     
percent of all surcharges shall be paid 
to the ,american ,numismatic            
,association for the purpose of         
numismatic educational activities4  7#b7
 ,forty percent of all surcharges shall 
be paid to the ,national ,world ,war ,i 
,museum and ,memorial in ,kansas ,city1 
,missouri1 for the purposes of education
 and commemoration activities relating  
to ,world ,war ,i and its enduring      
impact4  7#c7 ,twenty percent of all    
surcharges shall be paid to the ,nevada 
,state ,museum 7formerly a ,united      
,states ,mint facility7 located in      
,carson ,city1 ,nevada1 for the purposes
 of--  7,a7 supporting the preservation 
of the historic features of the museum  

relating to the ,united ,states ,mint2  
7,b7 designing interpretive programs    
that connect visitors to the            
significance of minting in the ,united  
,states1 the ,comstock ,lode1 and the   
,american ,west2 and  7,c7 to support   
the activities of the ,nevada ,division 
of ,museums and ,history4  7c7 ,audits  
,the entities described under subsection
 7b7 shall be subject to the audit      
requirements under section #eacd7;f77#b7
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1   
with respect to the amounts received    
under such subsection4  7d7 ,limitation 
,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 no     
surcharge may be included with respect  
to the issuance of any coin under this  
,act during a calendar year if1 on the  
date of the issuance1 the issuance of   
the coin would result in the number of  
commemorative coin programs issued      
during that year to exceed the          
limitation under section #eaab7m77#a7 of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  #h4 
,financial assurances ,except with      

respect to extraordinary costs          
associated with compliance with section 
#e7;b71 the ,secretary shall take such  
actions as may be necessary to ensure   
that--  7#a7 minting and issuing coins  
under this ,act shall result in no net  
cost to the ,federal ,government2 and   
7#b7 no funds1 including applicable     
surcharges1 may be 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