,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjai,ms4 ,ernst introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to permit the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury to determine the metal 
composition of certain coins1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,currency      
,evolution ,now ,to ,save ,act or the   
,,cents ,act4  #b4 ,metal composition of
 certain coins ,section #eaab7;b7 of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 after  
7b72 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7#b7 ,notwithstanding       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may      
prescribe a composition of materials in1
 and a construction of1 the half dollar1
 quarter dollar1 dime1 or #e-;cent coin 
that varies from the composition and    

construction required under that        
paragraph with respect to the coin      
7including by using different metals in 
the alloy for the coin than those       
required under that paragraph7 if that  
action by the ,secretary-- 7,a7 reduces 
the overall cost of minting the coin2   
and  7,b7 does not affect-- 7i7 the     
diameter and weight of the coin         
specified under subsection 7a72 or  7ii7
 the functionality of the coin1         
including the electromagnetic signature 
with respect to the acceptance of the   
coin4  4