#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #giie  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to save     
,federal funds by authorizing changes to
 the composition of circulating coins1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,coin ,metal ,modification              
,authorization and ,cost ,savings ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,saving federal funds by 
authorizing changes to the composition  
of circulating coins ,section #eaab of  
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7x7 ,composition of         
circulating coins  7#a7 ,in general     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 and subject to the other provisions
 of this subsection1 the ,director of   
the ,united ,states ,mint 7referred to  
in this subsection as the ,director71 in
 consultation with the ,secretary1 may  
modify the metallic composition of      
circulating coins to a new metallic     
composition 7including by prescribing   

reasonable manufacturing tolerances with
 respect to those coins7 if a study and 
analysis conducted by the ,united       
,states ,mint1 including solicitation of
 input1 including input on acceptor     
tolerances and requirements1 from       
industry stakeholders who could be      
affected by changes in the composition  
of circulating coins1 indicates that the
 modification will-- 7,a7 reduce costs  
incurred by the taxpayers of the ,united
 ,states2  7,b7 be seamless1 which shall
 mean the same diameter and weight as   
,united ,states coinage being minted on 
the date of enactment of this subsection
 and that the coins will work           
interchangeably in most coin acceptors  
using electromagnetic signature         
technology2 and  7,c7 have as minimal an
 adverse impact as possible on the      
public and stakeholders4  7#b7          
,notification to ,congress ,on the date 
that is at least #ij legislative days   
before the date on which the ,director  
begins making a modification described  

in paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall  
submit to ,congress notice that-- 7,a7  
provides a justification for the        
modification1 including the support for 
that modification in the study and      
analysis required under paragraph 7#a7  
with respect to the modification2  7,b7 
describes how the modification will     
reduce costs incurred by the taxpayers  
of the ,united ,states2  7,c7 certifies 
that the modification will be seamless1 
as described in paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and
  7,d7 certifies that the modification  
will have as minimal an adverse impact  
as possible on the public and           
stakeholders4  7#c7 ,congressional      
authority ,the ,director may begin      
making a modification proposed under    
this subsection not earlier than the    
date that is #ij legislative days after 
the date on which the ,director submits 
to ,congress the notice required under  
paragraph 7#b7 with respect to that     
modification1 unless ,congress1 during  
the period of #ij legislative days      

beginning on the date on which the      
,director submits that notice--  7,a7   
finds that the modification is not      
justified in light of the information   
contained in that notice2 and  7,b7     
enacts a joint resolution of disapproval
 of the proposed modification4  7#d7    
,procedures ,for purpose of paragraph   
7#c7-- 7,a7 a joint resolution of       
disapproval is a joint resolution the   
matter after the resolving clause of    
which is as follows3 ,that ,congress    
disapproves the modification submitted  
by the ,director of the ,united ,states 
,mint42 and  7,b7 the procedural rules  
in the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,senate for a joint resolution of   
disapproval described under paragraph   
7#c7 shall be the same as provided for a
 joint resolution of disapproval under  
chapter #h of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code4  4  #c4 ,determination of        
budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects
 of this ,act1 for the purpose of       
complying with the ,statutory           

,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,december #b1 #bjbj4;,clerk4