,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #acjj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mr4 ,cruz7 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 recognition of the late ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir and the #geth anniversary of the ,united ,states-,israel relationship4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir ,commemorative ,coin ,act4 #b4 ,findings2 purpose 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,prime ,minister of ,israel ,golda ,meir was born on ,may #c1 #ahih1 in ,kyiv1 ,ukraine4 7#b7 ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir moved to ,milwaukee1 ,wisconsin with her family in #aijf4 7#c7 ,growing up in a time where women were not expected to receive an education and pursue a career1 ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir fought against the status quo and defied her parents by moving to ,denver1 ,colorado1 to live with her sister4 7#d7 ,in #aiba1 ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir emigrated with her husband to ,mandatory ,palestine where she worked as head of the ,political ,department of the ,jewish ,agency for ,palestine1 the chief ,jewish liaison with the ,british1 during ,world ,war ,,ii4 7#e7 ,when the ,state of ,israel declared its independence in #aidh1 ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir was a signer of its declaration of independence4 7#f7 ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir served as the fourth ,prime ,minister of the ,state of ,israel from #aifi to #aigd4 7#g7 ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir is remembered today as the first female ,prime ,minister of the ,state of ,israel and a trailblazer for women's rights4 7#h7 ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir is additionally remembered for the unique relationship she had with the ,united ,states and its people1 evident by her adorning the cover of ,time ,magazine in #aifi and being voted by the people of the ,united ,states as ,gallup's ,most ,admired ,woman in #aiga1 #aigc1 and #aigd4 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to honor and commemorate-- 7#a7 the #geth anniversary of the ,united ,states-,israel relationship2 7#b7 the first female ,prime ,minister of the ,state of ,israel1 ,golda ,meir2 and 7#c7 the unique relationship ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir had with the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,coin specifications 7a7 ,denominations ,in commemoration of the late ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir and the #geth anniversary of the ,united ,states-,israel relationship1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act referred to 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 have 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 have 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 ,design of coins 7a7 ,design requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,the designs of the coins minted under this ,act shall bear an image of and the name of ,prime ,minister ,golda ,meir on the obverse side4 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 ,golda ,meir1 ,israel #ge1 and the year #bjbf2 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 the ,american ,friends of ,kiryat ,sanz ,laniado ,hospital ,inc4 and ,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 period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbf1 and ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbf4 #f4 ,sale of coins 7a7 ,sale price ,the coins issued under this ,act shall be sold by the ,secretary at the 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 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 overhead expenses1 marketing1 and shipping4 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 ,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 ,american ,friends of ,kiryat ,sanz ,laniado ,hospital ,inc4 for the purpose of-- 7#a7 the continued growth of1 support for1 and the promotion of ,kiryat ,sanz ,laniado ,hospital2 and 7#b7 the furtherance of the missions and goals of ,kiryat ,sanz ,laniado ,hospital4 7c7 ,audits ,the ,american ,friends of ,kiryat ,sanz ,laniado ,hospital ,inc4 shall be subject to the audit requirements of section #eacd7;f77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect 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 ,code 7as in effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act74 ,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 result will not result in any net cost to the ,united ,states ,government2 and 7#b7 no funds1 including applicable surcharges 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