,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1      
#bjba,mr4 ,mc,henry 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,auchincloss7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 
and in addition to the ,committee on the
 ,budget1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury to mint coins in         
commemoration of the invaluable service 
that working dogs provide to society4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,working ,dog ,commemorative    
,coin ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the         
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,dogs going back thousands of years have
 been tied to humans whether protection1
 companionship1 or assisting in daily   
activities4  7#b7 ,the ,united ,states  

had an unofficial canine military       
presence assisting soldiers in the      
,civil ,war and ,world ,war ,i1 but     
military ,k-#is did not become          
officially recognized until ,march #ac1 
#aidb4 ,during the height on the wars in
 ,afghanistan and ,iraq it is estimated 
that the ,united ,states military       
employed near #b1ejj ,k-#is4  7#c7      
,military ,k-#is have seen service in   
every major ,united ,states combat since
 ,world ,war ,i and have been praised by
 military leadership as an indispensable
 asset for military1 police1 government1
 and private security teams around the  
world4  7#d7 ,in #bjjj1 ,congress passed
 ,robby's ,law which allowed for the    
adoption of military ,k-#is by law      
enforcement agencies1 former handlers1  
and other care groups4  7#e7 ,since     
#bjjj1 military ,k-#is have left service
 and gone onto work explosive detection 
for police forces1 and work as service  
dogs for veterans and families4  7#f7   
,beyond their military working capacity1

 working dogs provide enhanced mobility 
assist and renewed independence for the 
injured and disabled4 ,service dogs are 
able to support veterans struggling     
after war1 hear for those who are deaf1 
see for those who are blind1 and even   
sense changes in a person's body before 
a seizure4 ,working dogs play a vital   
role in improving the lives of many4    
7#g7 ,the service dog programs of       
,america's ,vet,dogs were created to    
provide enhanced mobility and renewed   
independence to ,united ,states         
veterans1 active-duty service members1  
and first responders with disabilities4 
7#h7 ,america's ,vet,dogs provides--    
7,a7 guide dogs for individuals who are 
blind or have low vision2  7,b7 hearing 
dogs for those who have lost their      
hearing later in life by alerting to    
alarms1 door bells1 sirens1 and more2   
7,c7 service dogs for those with other  
physical disabilities that are specially
 trained to provide balance1 retrieve   
dropped items1 open and close doors1    

turn on and off lights1 carry a         
backpack1 and more2  7,d7 facility dogs 
which are specially trained to spend    
time working with wounded veterans      
recovering at military hospitals and    
veterans medical centers2  7,e7 dogs    
that work with physical and occupational
 therapists as they treat soldiers and  
become an essential part of the healing 
process2 and  7,f7 ,,ptsd service dogs  
that are trained to help mitigate the   
symptoms of ,,ptsd by providing the     
emotional and physical support a veteran
 may need4  #c4 ,coin specifications    
7a7 ,denominations ,the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act   
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
mint and issue the following coins in   
commemoration of the invaluable service 
that working dogs provide to society4   
7#a7 #e gold coins ,not more than       
#ej1jjj #e coins1 which shall-- 7,a7    
weigh #h4cei grams2  7,b7 have a        
diameter of #j4hej inches2 and  7,c7    
contain #ij percent gold4  7#b7 #a      

silver coins ,not more than #ejj1jjj #a 
coins1 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  7#c7 ,half-dollar  
clad coins ,not more than #gej1jjj      
half-dollar coins which shall-- 7,a7    
weigh #aa4cd grams2  7,b7 be struck on a
 planchet having a diameter of #a4bje   
inches2 and  7,c7 be minted to the      
specifications for half-dollar coins    
contained in section #eaab7;b7 of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  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 section #eacd and #eacf
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1   
all coins minted under this ,act shall  
be considered to be numismatic items4   
#d4 ,designs of coins  7a7 ,design      
requirements  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
designs of the coins minted under this  
,act shall be emblematic of the vast    

contributions that working dogs serve in
 society to include the range of        
services that these dogs provide in     
detection1 military service1 therapy and
 assistance4  7#b7 ,designs 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 #bjbc2  
and  7,c7 inscriptions of the words     
,liberty1 ,in ,god ,we ,trust1 ,united  
,states of ,america1 and ,e ,pluribus   
,unum4  7b7 ,selection ,the designs for 
the coins minted under this ,act shall  
be-- 7#a7 selected by the ,secretary    
after consultation with-- 7,a7          
,america's ,vet,dogs2 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 minted under this ,act only
 during the #a-year period beginning on 
,january #a1 #bjbc4  #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 provided in section  
#g7;a7 with respect to such 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 issuance of such coins4  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-- 7#a7 #ce per   
coin for the #e coin2  7#b7 #aj per coin
 for the #a coin2 and  7#c7 #e per coin 
for the half-dollar coin4  7b7          
,distribution ,subject to section       
#eacd7;f77#a7 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      
,america's ,vet,dogs for application to 
general expenses associated with the    
fulfillment of the mission of ,america's
 ,vet,dogs1 including for costs         
associated with-- 7#a7 personnel related
 to training1 dog care1 and consumer    
needs2  7#b7 consultants to facilitate  
the training of ,america's ,vet,dogs    
,certified ,service ,dog ,instructors2  
and  7#c7 travel1 room and board for    
clients served by ,america's ,vet,dogs4 
7c7 ,audits ,the ,comptroller ,general  

of the ,united ,states shall have the   
right to examine such books1 records1   
documents1 and other data of each of the
 organizations referred to in subsection
 7b7 as may be related to the           
expenditures of amounts paid under that 
subsection4  7d7 ,limitation            
,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 no     
surcharge may be included with respect  
to the issuance under this ,act of any  
coin during a calendar year if1 as of   
the time of such issuance1 the issuance 
of such coin would result in the number 
of commemorative coin programs issued   
during such year to exceed the annual #b
 commemorative coin program issuance    
limitation under section #eaab7m77#a7 of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code 7as in
 effect on the date of the enactment of 
this ,act74 ,the ,secretary of the      
,treasury 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 will not result in
 any net cost to the ,united ,states    
,government2 and  7#b7 no funds1        
including applicable surcharges1 are    
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  
,budgetary effects  7a7 ,statutory paygo
 scorecards ,the budgetary effects of   
this section shall not be entered on    
either ,,paygo scorecard maintained     
pursuant to section #d7;d7 of the       
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;d774  7b7     
,senate paygo scorecards ,the budgetary 
effects of this section shall not be    
entered on any ,,paygo scorecard        
maintained for purposes of section #dajf

 of ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ga 7#aaeth         
,congress74