,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ffh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself and ,mr4     
,cotton7 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 to honor and memorialize the      
tragedy of the ,sultana steamboat       
explosion of #ahfe4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,sultana 
,steamboat ,disaster ,commemorative     
,coin ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,findings     
,congress finds the following3  7#a7 ,on
 ,april #bg1 #ahfe1 the ,sultana1 a     
,mississippi ,river paddlewheel         
steamboat1 exploded killing nearly      
#a1bjj of the #b1acg passengers and crew
 on board4 ,based on the number of      
recorded casualties1 this event is the  
worst maritime disaster in ,united      
,states history4  7#b7 ,those aboard the
 boat were mostly paroled ,union        

soldiers recently released from the     
,confederate prisoner-of-war camps in   
,cahaba1 ,alabama1 and ,andersonville1  
,georgia4 ,these men largely hailed from
 ,ohio1 ,tennessee1 ,indiana1 ,michigan1
 ,kentucky1 and ,west ,virginia4  7#c7  
,the ,sultana disaster was overshadowed 
by other major events surrounding the   
end of the ,american ,civil ,war1       
including the assassination of          
,president ,abraham ,lincoln on ,april  
#ae1 #ahfe1 and subsequently1 the       
killing of ,president ,lincoln's        
assassin1 ,john ,wilkes ,booth1 on      
,april #bf1 #ahfe1 just #a day before   
the ,sultana disaster4  7#d7 ,the       
,sultana ,historical ,preservation      
,society now operates the ,sultana      
,disaster ,museum in ,marion1 ,arkansas1
 with artifacts1 stories1 and exhibits  
that tell this story4 ,plans and        
fundraising are progressing for a much  
larger facility that can better acquire 
and preserve the ,sultana history4  #c4 
,coin specifications  7a7 ,denominations

 ,in recognition and remembrance of the 
tragedy of the ,sultana steamboat       
explosion of #ahfe1 which is the        
greatest maritime disaster in ,united   
,states history1 the ,secretary of the  
,treasury 7hereinafter in this ,act     
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
mint and issue the following coins3 7#a7
 #e gold coins ,not more than #ajj1jjj  
#e coins1 which shall--  7,a7 weigh     
#h4cei grams2  7,b7 have a diameter of  
#j4hej inches2 and  7,c7 contain not    
less than #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 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   
coin  7a7 ,design requirements ,the     
designs of the coins minted under this  
,act shall be emblematic of the         
historical significance of the ,sultana 
disaster and the sacrifice of the many  
people of the ,united ,states who died  
and survived on ,april #bg1 #ahfe4  7b7 
,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 #bjbc2 and  7#c7 inscriptions of   
the words ,liberty1 ,in ,god ,we ,trust1
 ,united ,states of ,america1 and ,e    
,pluribus ,unum4  7c7 ,selection ,the   
designs for the coins minted under this 

,act shall be-- 7#a7 selected by the    
,secretary after consultation with 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 ,period of 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
 ,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  7c7 
,marketing and educational campaign ,the
 ,secretary shall develop and execute a 
marketing1 promotion1 and educational   
program to promote the collecting of the
 coins authorized under this ,act4  #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;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 ,sultana       
,historical ,preservation ,society for  
the purpose of establishing1 operating1 
and maintaining a museum to tell the    
story of the ,sultana1 including-- 7#a7 

constructing the museum facility2  7#b7 
creating1 maintaining1 and updating as  
necessary museum exhibits2  7#c7        
acquiring and preserving artifacts1     
memorabilia1 and historic sites related 
to the ,sultana disaster2 and  7#d7     
maintaining an operational reserve fund 
for the purposes described in this      
subsection4  7c7 ,audits ,the ,sultana  
,historical ,preservation ,society shall
 be subject to the audit requirements of
 section #eacd7;f7 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 ,code 7as in
 effect on the date of 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 will not result in any net cost to 
the ,united ,states ,government2 and    
7#b7 no funds1 including applicable     
surcharges1 are disbursed to the        
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