,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,s*weik]t introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
susp5d ! production ( ! p5ny & nickel1  
to require ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to c>ry out a /udy on     
p5nies & nickels1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,sav+ taxpay]s money by susp5d+        
production ( ! p5ny & nickel  7a7       
,tempor>y susp5sion ( production ,except
 z provid$ 9 subsection 7b7 & not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury %all cease production (      
"o-c5t & five-c5t co9s dur+ ! #aj-ye>   
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4  7b7 ,exception  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all cont9ue to 
produce "o-c5t & five-c5t co9s z        
appropriate solely to meet ! ne$s (     
numismatic collectors ( t d5om9ation4   
7#b7 ,sale ,! co9s produc$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all be sold 9 accordance ) o!r    

g5]al provisions gov]n+ numismatic co9s 
7z oppos$ to circulat+ co9s74  7#c7 ,net
 receipts ,! net receipts f ! sale (    
"o-c5t & five-c5t co9s produc$ "u ?is   
subsection %all equal ! total co/ (     
production1 includ+ v>iable co/s & !    
appropriate %>e ( fix co/s ( production1
 ( ! "o-c5t & five-c5t co9s1            
respectively1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury4  7c7 ,no effect on legal  
t5d] ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is   
section1 "o-c5t & five-c5t co9s are     
legal t5d] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = all      
debts1 public & private1 public *>ges1  
taxes1 & duties1 reg>dless ( ! date (   
m9t+ or issue4  #b4 ,,gao /udy on !     
effects ( ! susp5sion ( production ( !  
p5ny & nickel ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !          
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( !          
,treasury1 ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,m9t1 & ! ,commission] ( ! ,int]nal     
,rev5ue ,s]vice1 %all-- 7#a7 /udy !     
effect ( ! susp5sion ( production ( !   

"o-c5t & five-c5t co9s "u ?is ,act2 &   
7#b7 submit to ! ,committee on ! ,budget
 & ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &     
,urban ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ! ,budget & ! ,committee  
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives a report-- 7,a7 on :e!r 
production %\ld rema9 susp5d$1 be       
p]man5tly end$1 or be re9/at$2 &  7,b7 t
 consid]s-- 7i7 ! net sav+s f !         
susp5sion ( production ( ! "o-c5t &     
five-c5t co9s2 &  7ii7 ! effect ( r\nd+ 
ca% pur*ases up or d[n to ! ne>e/       
t5-c5ts4