,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #giie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #aa1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,amodei 7for himself and ,mr4 
,gottheimer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,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 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 #ij calendar 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 on the date that is #ij 
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 #ij-;day   
period 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 legislation disapproving of the  
proposed modification4  4