,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1          
#bjbj,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury to mint 
and issue certain circulating coins in  
recognition of the ,united ,states      
semiquincentennial1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,united ,states     
,semiquincentennial ,quarter ,series    
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress     
finds the following3 7#a7 ,circulating  
collectible coin programs are very      
popular and generate significant revenue
 for the ,united ,states ,mint 7referred
 to in this ,act as the ,mint7 to       
continue as a self-sustaining enterprise
 at no cost to the taxpayers4  7#b7     
,during the #ej ,state ,quarters        
,program 7#aiii-bjjh71 the ,mint issued 

#cd4b billion quarter dollars into      
circulation1 with an average of #c4d    
billion quarter dollars annually1       
generating total circulating and        
numismatic program revenue of #i4a      
billion4  7#c7 ,the ,america the        
,beautiful ,quarters ,program           
7#bjaj-bjba7 has generated total program
 revenue of #c4g billion to date4  7#d7 
,because the ,america the ,beautiful    
,quarters ,program is scheduled to be   
discontinued in #bjba1 authorizing new  
circulating collectible coin programs   
will contribute to the longevity and    
long-term growth of the ,mint1 serve the
 public interest1 and deliver           
substantial revenue to the ,mint and the
 ,department of the ,treasury ,general  
,fund that otherwise may not be         
realized4  7#e7 ,the ,united ,states    
,mint has completed extensive due       
diligence in evaluating previous        
circulating collectible coin programs   
and evaluating the likely success of    
future efforts4  7#f7 ,july #d1 #bjbf1  

will be the #bejth anniversary of the   
founding of the ,united ,states1 with   
the signing of the ,declaration of      
,independence in #aggf4 ,the historic   
events preceding that anniversary-- 7,a7
 are of major significance in the       
development of the national heritage of 
the ,united ,states and its principles  
of individual liberty1 representative   
government1 and the attainment of equal 
and inalienable rights2 and  7,b7 have  
had a profound influence throughout the 
world4  7#g7 ,the #aadth ,congress      
established the ,united ,states         
,semiquincentennial ,commission to plan1
 develop1 and execute programs1         
projects1 and activities to commemorate 
the #bejth anniversary of the ,united   
,states4  #c4 ,issuance of redesigned   
circulating coins emblematic of the     
,united ,states semiquincentennial      
,section #eaab of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7x7 ,redesign and issuance of coins     

emblematic of the united states         
semiquincentennial  7#a7 ,redesign      
beginning in #bjbf  7,a7 ,in general    
7i7 ,notwithstanding the #dth1 #eth1 and
 #fth sentences of subsection 7d77#a71  
the ,secretary may change the design on 
any of the coins authorized under this  
section and minted for issuance during  
the one-year period beginning ,january  
#a1 #bjbf1 in celebration of the ,united
 ,states semiquincentennial4  7ii7      
,notwithstanding the #bnd and #crd      
sentences of subsection 7d77#a71 the    
,secretary may place the required       
inscriptions on either the obverse or   
reverse sides of the coins authorized   
for redesign under this subsection4     
7,b7 ,quarter dollars ,the ,secretary   
may issue quarter dollars in #bjbf with 
up to five different designs emblematic 
of the ,united ,states                  
semiquincentennial4 ,one of the quarter 
dollar designs must be emblematic of a  
woman's or women's contribution to the  
birth of the ,nation or the ,declaration

 of ,independence or any other          
monumental moments in ,american         
,history4  7,c7 ,dollars ,the ,secretary
 may1 in addition to the coins produced 
under subsections 7r7 and 7w71 mint for 
issuance during the one-year period     
beginning ,january #a1 #bjbf1 #a coins  
with designs emblematic of the ,united  
,states semiquincentennial4  7,d7       
,designs after end of the program       
,beginning in #bjbg1 any coin redesigned
 under this subsection shall revert to  
the immediately previous designs4  7,e7 
,redesign definition ,a redesign        
authorized under this subsection shall  
not constitute a change for purposes of 
subsection 7d77#b74  7#b7 ,selection of 
designs  7,a7 ,in general ,each of the  
designs authorized under this subsection
 shall be selected by the ,secretary    
after consultation with the ,commission 
of ,fine ,arts and review by the        
,citizens ,coinage ,advisory ,committee4
  7,b7 ,design selection process        
,designs shall be developed and selected

 in accordance with the design selection
 process developed by the ,secretary in 
consultation with the ,united ,states   
,semiquincentennial ,commission and with
 recommendations from the general       
public4  4