#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#fig  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the       
,secretary of the ,treasury to mint     
commemorative coins in recognition of   
the ,bicentennial of ,harriet ,tubman's 
birth4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,harriet ,tubman        
,bicentennial ,commemorative ,coin ,act4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3 7#a7 ,harriet ,tubman was a  
formerly enslaved abolitionist who      
guided about #gj people from slavery to 
freedom in #aj years4  7#b7 ,born in    
,march #ahbb1 ,tubman was a notable     
abolitionist who not only freed herself1
 but also freed others from slavery4    
7#c7 ,harriet ,ross ,tubman1 born       
,araminta ,minty ,ross1 was born        
enslaved on the plantation of ,anthony  
,thompson in ,dorchester ,county1       
,maryland4  7#d7 ,with the help of the  
,underground ,railroad network1 in the  
fall of #ahdi1 ,tubman escaped from     
,poplar ,neck in ,caroline ,county1     
,maryland1 heading north to freedom in  

,pennsylvania4  7#e7 ,with the passing  
of the ,fugitive ,slave ,act as part of 
the ,compromise of #ahej1 the operations
 to help enslaved persons escape became 
dangerous and she risked her life to    
rescue them from slavery4  7#f7 ,despite
 passage of the ,compromise of #ahej and
 the ,fugitive ,slave ,act1 ,tubman     
continued her work1 escorting her       
refugees to ,canada instead4  7#g7 ,it  
was during the #ahejs that ,tubman made 
#ac trips back to ,maryland1 guiding    
approximately #gj enslaved persons to   
the ,north1 including family members1   
and providing instruction to about #gj  
more who found their way to freedom on  
their own4  7#h7 ,regardless of the     
arduous process of helping fugitive     
enslaved persons escape through the     
,underground ,railroad1 not a single    
person was recaptured under ,tubman's   
supervision4  7#i7 ,during #ahei1       
,tubman aided abolitionist ,john ,brown 
by recruiting supporters for his raid on
 ,harper's ,ferry1 a planned            

insurrection against slaveholders in    
,virginia and ,maryland4  7#aj7 ,in the 
beginning of the ,civil ,war1 ,tubman   
served as a spy1 cook1 and nurse in     
,south ,carolina and ,florida4  7#aa7   
,tubman also recruited newly freed      
,african-,american men to join regiments
 of ,african-,american soldiers called  
,united ,states ,colored ,troops4  7#ab7
 ,in recognition of her abilities1      
,tubman served as an army scout and spy 
for ,major ,general ,david ,hunter and  
,colonel ,james ,montgomery4 ,harriet   
,tubman was inducted into the ,military 
,intelligence ,corps ,hall of ,fame4    
7#ac7 ,tubman distinguished herself as  
the first woman to lead an armed        
expedition in the ,civil ,war1 the      
,combahee ,river ,raid1 resulting in    
more than #gjj enslaved persons in      
,south ,carolina being freed4  7#ad7    
,after the ,civil ,war1 ,tubman         
frequently sheltered and fed newly freed
 enslaved persons at her home on ,south 
,street in ,auburn1 ,new ,york1 which   

she purchased from ,secretary of ,state 
,william ,henry ,seward1 even though she
 had little money herself4 ,she found a 
means to an end by working as a         
domestic1 selling produce from her      
garden1 taking in donations of food1    
loans from friends1 and raising pigs on 
her farm4  7#ae7 ,tubman became active  
in the women's movement as early as     
#ahfj4 ,she attended meetings and gave  
speeches in her home ,state of ,new     
,york1 as well as in ,boston and        
,washington1 ,,dc4  7#af7 ,tubman was an
 avid advocate for ,african-,american   
women and their civil rights4 ,in #ahif1
 she was invited as a speaker at the    
first meeting of the ,national          
,association of ,colored ,women in      
,washington1 ,,dc4  7#ag7 ,although     
living in financial insecurity1 ,tubman 
transferred a #be-;acre parcel of land  
to the ,african ,methodist ,episcopal   
,zion ,church in #aijc1 which eventually
 became ,the ,harriet ,tubman ,home for 
the ,aged and ,indigent ,negroes4 ,at   

the time1 few social services existed   
for elderly and ill people of color4    
7#ah7 ,escaping slavery1 risking        
everything to save her family and       
friends1 aiding enslaved persons in     
escape from slavery1 leading a military 
raid1 championing the cause of women's  
suffrage1 advocating for civil rights   
and access to health care1 ,harriet     
,tubman is an individual that has       
performed achievements that have had    
profound impacts on history and culture 
in the ,united ,states4  #c4 ,coin      
specifications  7a7 ,denominations ,in  
commemoration of ,harriet ,tubman1 the  
,secretary of the ,treasury 7hereafter  
referred to in this ,act as the         
,secretary7 shall mint and issue the    
following coins3 7#a7 #e gold coins ,not
 more than #ej1jjj #e coins1 which      
shall-- 7,a7 weigh #h4cei grams2  7,b7  
be struck on a planchet having a        
diameter of #j4hej inches2 and  7,c7    
contain at least #ij percent gold4  7#b7
 #a silver coins ,not more than #djj1jjj

 #a coins1 which shall-- 7,a7 weigh     
#bf4gc grams2  7,b7 be struck on a      
planchet having a diameter of #a4ejj    
inches2 and  7,c7 contain at least #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 have 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      
sections #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 legacy of ,harriet    

,tubman as an abolitionist4 ,at least   
one obverse design shall bear the image 
of ,harriet ,tubman4  7#b7 ,designation 
and inscriptions ,on each coin minted   
under this ,act1 there shall be-- 7,a7  
an inscription of ,harriet ,tubman2     
7,b7 a designation of the value of the  
coin2  7,c7 an inscription of the year  
#bjbd2 and  7,d7 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    
,secretary1 after consultation with the 
,national ,underground ,railroad        
,freedom ,center in ,cincinnati1 ,ohio1 
,the ,harriet ,tubman ,home1 ,inc4 in   
,auburn1 ,new ,york1 and the ,commission
 of the ,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 period beginning on ,january #a1   
#bjbd1 and ending on ,december #ca1     
#bjbd4  #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 under section #g7;a7 
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 issuance of the 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-- 7#a7 a surcharge of #ce per   
coin for the #e coins2  7#b7 a surcharge
 of #aj per coin for the #a coins2 and  
7#c7 a surcharge of #e per coin for the 
half-dollar coin4  7b7 ,distribution    
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 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 equally to the        
,national ,underground ,railroad        
,freedom ,center in ,cincinnati1 ,ohio1 
and ,the ,harriet ,tubman ,home1 ,inc4  
in ,auburn1 ,new ,york1 for the purpose 
of accomplishing and advancing their    
missions4  7#b7 ,exception              
,notwithstanding section #eacd7;f77#a7  

of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 if 
an entity described in paragraph 7#a7 of
 this subsection raises funds from      
private sources in an amount that is    
less than the total amount of the       
proceeds of the surcharge derived from  
the sale of the coins issued under this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall promptly pay 
to the other entity the proceeds of such
 surcharge4  7c7 ,audits ,the ,national 
,underground ,railroad ,freedom ,center 
in ,cincinnati1 ,ohio1 and ,the ,harriet
 ,tubman ,home1 ,inc4 in ,auburn1 ,new  
,york1 shall be subject to the audit    
requirements of section #eacd7;f77#b7 of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 with 
regard to the amounts received under    
subsection 7b74  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 ,code4 ,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 winning design        
compensation1 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  ,passed the ,senate ,february   

#ag1 #bjbb4,secretary