,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,amodei 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 ,carson ,city ,mint
 #aejth anniversary1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,carson ,city ,mint 
#aejth ,anniversary ,commemorative ,coin
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,the     
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 ,carson ,city ,mint played an important
 role in the founding of the ,great     
,american ,west47#b7 ,congress          
established the ,carson ,city ,mint in  
#ahfc to serve the coinage needs brought
 on by the ,comstock ,lode during the   
silver rush in ,nevada47#c7 ,the ,carson
 ,city ,mint was designed by ,alfred    
,mullett1 the supervising architect for 
the ,united ,states ,department of the  

,treasury47#d7 ,the brick used to       
construct the ,carson ,city ,mint was   
manufactured at the ,adams ,brick ,works
 in ,genoa1 operated by the grandsons of
 ,john ,quincy ,adams47#e7 ,the opening 
of the ,carson ,city ,mint was delayed  
due to the ,civil ,war47#f7 ,the ,carson
 ,city ,mint opened in ,december of     
#ahfi1 and produced its first coins on  
,february #aa1 #ahgj47g7 ,coins struck  
at the ,carson ,city ,mint were         
distinguished by the ,,cc mint mark47#h7
 ,the ,carson ,city ,mint coined more   
than #di1jjj1jjj of silver and gold47#i7
 ,the ,carson ,city ,mint ended coin    
production in #ahic1 due to reduced     
mining of the ,comstock ,lode47#aj7 ,the
 ,carson ,city ,mint is listed on the   
,national ,register of ,historic        
,places4  #c4 ,coin ,specifications  7a7
 ,denominations ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 and in          
commemoration of the ,carson ,city      
,mint's #aejth ,anniversary1 the        
,secretary of the ,treasury 7hereinafter

 in this ,act referred to as the        
,secretary7 shall mint and issue the    
following coins3  7#a7 #e ,gold ,coins  
,not more than #ajj1jjj #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 #ejj1jjj #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  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 ,in ,general ,the design of 
the coins minted under this ,act shall  
be emblematic of the ,carson ,city ,mint
 building1 its importance to ,nevada and

 the ,nation's history1 and its #aejth  
anniversary4  7b7 ,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 #bjbj2  
and  7#c7 inscriptions of the words     
,liberty1 ,in ,god ,we ,trust1 ,united  
,states of ,america1 and ,e ,pluribus   
,unum4  7c7 ,selection ,the design for  
the coins minted under this ,act shall  
be-- 7#a7 selected by the ,secretary1   
after consultation with the ,nevada     
,state ,museum ,dedicated ,trust ,fund2 
7#b7 reviewed by the ,citizens ,coinage 
,advisory ,committee2 and  7#c7 selected
 in a timely fashion1 which allows for  
the minting of such coins to begin as   
quickly as possible4  #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 #bjbj4  #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 minted under this ,act shall  
include a surcharge as follows3  7#a7 ,a

 surcharge of #ce per coin for the #e   
coin4  7#b7 ,a surcharge of #aj per coin
 for the #a 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 to the     
,nevada ,state ,museum ,dedicated ,trust
 ,fund1 for the purpose of supporting   
the ,nevada ,state ,museum mission4  7c7
 ,audits ,the ,nevada ,state ,museum    
,dedicated ,trust ,fund 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   
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
 a net cost to the ,united ,states      
,government2 and  7#b7 no funds1        
including applicable surcharges1 are    
disbursed to the 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