,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ae1        
#bjai,ms4 ,kaptur 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1
 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4 ,raskin1
 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio1  
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4 ,lee
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1  
,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,cox of      
,california1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of          
,washington1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 and ,mr4   
,balderson7 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 ,national ,world   
,war ,,ii ,memorial in ,washington1     
,,dc1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial
 ,commemorative ,coin ,act4  #b4        

,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3  7#a7 ,the ,national ,world  
,war ,,ii ,memorial was dedicated in    
,washington1 ,,dc1 on ,may #bi1 #bjjd1  
and is located on the east end of the   
,reflecting ,pool on the ,national      
,mall1 opposite the ,lincoln ,memorial  
and west of the ,washington ,monument4  
7#b7 ,the dedication of the ,national   
,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial was the      
culmination of a #ag-year effort that   
started when the ,memorial was          
authorized by an ,act of ,congress      
signed into law on ,may #be1 #aiic4     
,construction began ,september #d1      
#bjja1 after several years of           
fundraising and public hearings4  7#c7  
,opening to the public on ,april #bi1   
#bjjd1 the ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial is
 the first national memorial dedicated  
to all who served during ,world ,war    
,,ii and acknowledges the commitment and
 achievement of the entire ,nation4     
7#d7 ,the ,memorial honors the          
#af1jjj1jjj who served in the ,armed    

,forces of the ,united ,states during   
,world ,war ,,ii1 the more than #djj1jjj
 who died1 and the millions who         
supported the war effort from home4     
7#e7 ,it is a monument to the spirit1   
sacrifice1 and commitment of the        
,american people to the common defense  
of the ,nation and to the broader causes
 of peace and freedom from tyranny      
throughout the world4  7#f7 ,today1 the 
,memorial is a top destination for      
millions of annual visitors from all    
over the country and the world4 ,for    
many young visitors1 their visit to the 
,memorial is a first glimpse to a       
grateful ,nation's remembrance of the   
sacrifices made by the ,world ,war ,,ii 
generation4  7#g7 ,for ,world ,war ,,ii 
veterans1 the ,memorial is a special    
destination1 a rendezvous point1 and a  
gathering place for reunions and        
commemoration programs4  7#h7 ,the      
,friends of the ,national ,world ,war   
,,ii ,memorial play a vital role in the 
preservation and maintenance of the     

,national ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial as 
a treasure for the ,american people1    
while helping to facilitate key         
commemorative and educational programs  
at the ,memorial to pay tribute to      
,america's ,greatest ,generation and    
their efforts to preserve liberty for   
generations to come4  7#i7 ,the         
,national ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial    
stands as an important symbol of        
,america's national unity1 a timeless   
reminder of the moral strength and power
 that flows when free people are at once
 united and bonded together in a common 
and just cause for liberty4  #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 coin3 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 not less than #ij percent  
gold4  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 not less than #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 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 design of the coins minted under   
this ,act shall be emblematic of the    
,national ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial and

 the service and sacrifice of ,american 
soldiers and civilians during ,world    
,war ,,ii4  7#b7 ,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 #bjbb2  
and  7,c7 inscriptions of the words     
,liberty1 ,in ,god ,we ,trust1 ,united  
,states of ,america1 and ,e ,pluribus   
,unum4  7b7 ,selection ,the design for  
the coins minted under this ,act shall  
be-- 7#a7 selected by the ,secretary    
after consultation with the ,commission 
of ,fine ,arts and the ,friends of the  
,national ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial2   
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 ,period for       
issuance ,the ,secretary may issue coins
 minted under this ,act only during the 
#a-year period beginning on ,january #a1

 #bjbb4  #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;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 to the ,friends of the
 ,national ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial to
 support the ,national ,park ,service in
 maintaining and repairing the ,national
 ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial1 and for    
educational and commemorative programs4 
7c7 ,audits ,the ,friends of the        
,national ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial    
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 shall  
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