,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4 
,enzi7 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    
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 ,mint indicates that   
the modification will-- 7,a7 reduce     
costs incurred by the taxpayers of the  
,united ,states2  7,b7 be seamless1     
which shall be determined by verifying  
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    
stakeholders1 except as described in    
subparagraph 7,a74  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           
stakeholders1 except as described in    
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  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