,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #fci ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #d1 #bjai,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of the ,treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier ,centennial ,commemorative ,coin ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier is a memorial site at ,arlington ,national ,cemetery4 ,on ,march #d1 #aiba1 ,congress approved the burial of an unidentified soldier of the ,united ,states on the site to commemorate the unknown soldiers who died during ,world ,war ,i4 7#b7 ,as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 the site also includes unknown soldiers from ,world ,war ,,ii and the ,korean ,war4 ,these graves are marked with white marble slabs embedded in the plaza below the original sarcophagus4 7#c7 ,the original white marble sarcophagus of the unknown soldier from ,world ,war ,i features #c ,greek figures representing peace1 victory1 and valor4 ,there are #f wreaths1 #c sculpted on each side1 which represent the major campaigns of ,world ,war ,i4 7#d7 ,the original unknown soldier lay in the rotunda of the ,capitol from his arrival in the ,united ,states until ,armistice ,day1 #aiba4 ,president ,warren ,g4 ,harding officiated at the interment ceremonies at the ,memorial ,amphitheater at ,arlington ,national ,cemetery4 7#e7 ,the ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier is guarded #bd hours a day1 #cfe days a year1 and in any weather by ,tomb ,guard sentinels4 ,the sentinels1 all of whom are volunteers1 are considered to be the best of the elite #crd ,infantry ,regiment of the ,army 7commonly known as the ,old ,guard71 headquartered at ,fort ,myer1 ,virginia4 7#f7 ,inscribed on the back of the ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier are the words1 ,here rests in honored glory an ,american soldier known but to ,god4 #c4 ,coin specifications 7a7 #a silver coins ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall mint and issue not more than #ajj1jjj #a coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier1 each of which shall-- 7#a7 weigh #bf4gc grams2 7#b7 have a diameter of #a4ejj inches2 and 7#c7 contain not less than #ij percent silver4 7b7 ,legal tender ,the coins minted under this ,act shall be legal tender1 as provided in section #eajc of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all coins minted under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4 #d4 ,design of coins 7a7 ,design requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,the design of the coins minted under this ,act shall be emblematic of the centennial of the establishment of the ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier4 7#b7 ,designation and inscriptions ,on each coin minted under this ,act1 there shall be-- 7,a7 a designation of the value of the coin2 7,b7 an inscription of the year #bjba2 and 7,c7 inscriptions of the words ,liberty1 ,in ,god ,we ,trust1 ,united ,states of ,america1 and ,e ,pluribus ,unum4 7b7 ,selection ,the design for the coins minted under this ,act shall be-- 7#a7 chosen by the ,secretary after consultation with-- 7,a7 the ,society of the ,honor ,guard1 ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier2 and 7,b7 the ,commission of ,fine ,arts2 and 7#b7 reviewed by the ,citizens ,coinage ,advisory ,committee4 #e4 ,issuance of coins 7a7 ,quality of coins ,coins minted under this ,act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities4 7b7 ,mint facility ,only #a facility of the ,united ,states ,mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this ,act4 7c7 ,period for issuance ,the ,secretary may issue coins under this ,act only during the #a-year period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjba4 #f4 ,sale of coins 7a7 ,sale price ,the coins issued under this ,act shall be sold by the ,secretary at a price equal to the sum of-- 7#a7 the face value of the coins2 7#b7 the surcharge described in section #g with respect to the coins2 and 7#c7 the cost of designing and issuing the coins 7including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 overhead expenses1 marketing1 and shipping74 7b7 ,bulk sales ,the ,secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued under this ,act at a reasonable discount4 7c7 ,prepaid orders 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted under this ,act before the date on which the coins are issued4 7#b7 ,discount ,sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under paragraph 7#a7 shall be at a reasonable discount4 #g4 ,surcharges 7a7 ,in general ,all sales of coins issued under this ,act shall include a surcharge of #aj per coin4 7b7 ,distribution ,subject to section #eacd7;f7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all surcharges received by the ,secretary from the sale of coins issued under this ,act shall be promptly paid by the ,secretary to the ,national ,world ,war ,i ,museum and ,memorial for the purposes of commemorating the centennial of the establishment of the ,tomb of the ,unknown ,soldier4 7c7 ,audits ,the ,national ,world ,war ,i ,museum and ,memorial shall be subject to the audit requirements under section #eacd7;f77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect to the amounts received under subsection 7b74 7d7 ,limitation 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance of any coin under this ,act during a calendar year if1 on the date of the issuance1 the issuance of the coin would result in the number of commemorative coin programs issued during that year to exceed the limitation under section #eaab7m77#a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,issuance of guidance ,the ,secretary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection4 #h4 ,financial assurances ,the ,secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that-- 7#a7 minting and issuing coins under this ,act shall result in no net cost to the ,federal ,government2 and 7#b7 no funds1 including applicable surcharges1 may be disbursed to any recipient designated in section #g until the total cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this ,act 7including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 overhead expenses1 marketing1 and shipping7 is recovered by the ,united ,states ,treasury1 consistent with sections #eaab7m7 and #eacd7;f7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 #i4 ,budget compliance ,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of complying with the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ica et seq471 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 ,committee on the ,budget of the ,senate1 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage4