,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,ms4 
,de ,la ,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury to m9t
 commemorative co9s 9 recognition (     
,sel5a ,qu9tanilla4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sel5a        
,commemorative ,co9 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,sel5a    
,qu9tanilla1 born on ,april #af1 #aiga1 
0 a ,s\? ,texas music arti/ :o greatly  
contribut$ to ! rise ( ,tejano music &  
culture across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7   
,%e 0 an extremely tal5t$ "y arti/ :o   
/>t$ s++ at ! age ( eight4 ,h] p>5ts    
took joy 9 h] tal5t & _h h] />t p]=m+ ) 
h] family4 ,! b& !y =m$ 0 kn[n z ,sel5a 
y ,los ,d9os4 ,sel5a 0 j ?irte5 ye>s old
 :5 %e 0 introduc$ on ! ,johnny ,canales
 ,%[4  7#c7 ,sel5a fir/ won ! ,tejano   
,music ,aw>ds' ,female ,vocali/ ( ! ,ye>
 9 #aihf at ! age ( fifte54 ,f #aihg to 

#aiif1 %e won z ,female ,ent]ta9] ( !   
,ye> e ye>1 along ) o!r aw>ds su* z     
,song ( ! ,ye>4  7#d7 ,sel5a's musical  
accompli%m5ts are recogniz$ by !        
,gu9ness ,_w ,record :]e %e holds ! mo/ 
w9s ( ,female ,ent]ta9] ( ! ,ye> at !   
,tejano ,music ,aw>ds4  7#e7 ,sel5a's   
album ,sel5a ,live6 won a ,grammy ,aw>d 
9 #aiid1 mak+ h] ! fir/ ,tejano arti/ to
 w9 a ,grammy4 ,also 9 #aiid1 ,texas    
,mon?ly nam$ h] "o ( ! tw5ty mo/        
influ5tial ,texans4  7#f7 ,sel5a's f\r? 
album1 ,amor ,prohibido1 became ! fir/  
,tejano record to peak at numb] "o on ! 
,billbo>d ,top ,lat9 ,albums *>t4 ,z (  
,octob] #bjag1 x is ! f\r? be/-sell+    
,lat9 album ( all "t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates )
 ov] #a4b million copies sold4  7#g7    
,sel5a's f9al album1 ,dream+ ( ,y1 0    
releas$ aft] h] dea? 9 #aiie & 0 ! fir/ 
,tejano album to debut atop ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,billbo>d #bjj4  7#h7 ,aside f h]
 musical contributions1 ,sel5a also 0   
passionate ab\t public s]vice4 ,%e      
p>ticipat$ ) ! ,texas ,prev5tion        

,p>tn]%ip1 sponsor$ by ! ,texas         
,commission on ,alcohol & ,drug ,abuse  
,t\r to ,s*ools4 ,%e 0 involv$ ) !      
,d4,a4,r4,e4 program & work$ ) ! ,coa/al
 ,b5d ,aids ,f\ndation4 ,sel5a also tap$
 a public s]vice ann\ncem5t = ! ,h\/on  
,area ,wom5's ,c5t]1 a %elt] = batt]$   
wom51 9 #aiic4  7#i7 ,aft] h] untimely  
dea? at ! age ( #bc1 %e 0 honor$ 9 _m   
ways4 ,!n ,texas ,gov]nor ,george ,w4   
,bu% proclaim$ ,april #af1 #aiie1 ,sel5a
 ,day4  7#aj7 ,sel5a1 a movie ab\t      
,sel5a's life1 0 releas$ 9 #aiig & />r$ 
,j5nif] ,lopez 9 ! lead+ role4  7#aa7 ,!
 ,city ( ,corpus ,*ri/i unveil$ a       
life-size bronze /atue ( ,sel5a1 nam$   
,mirador de la ,flor1 or ,ov]look ( !   
,fl[]1 9 #aiig to honor ,sel5a          
,qu9tanilla-,p]ez & h] contributions to 
music & ,corpus ,*ri/i4  7#ab7 ,9 #bjaa1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice honor$  
,sel5a z a ,lat9 ,leg5d ) ! issuance ( a
 memorial po/age /amp4  7#ac7 ,sel5a did
 n realize all ( h] dreams1 b %e rema9s 
a beacon = "y ,tejanas & ,lat9as 9      

,texas & ! ,unit$ ,/ates to foll[ _!    
dreams4  #c4 ,co9 specifications  7a7   
,d5om9ations ,9 recognition &           
celebration ( ,sel5a ,qu9tanilla1 !     
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is  
,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all m9t &
 issue ! foll[+ co9s3 7#a7 #e gold co9s 
,n m ?an #ej1jjj #e co9s1 :i* %all--    
7,a7 weigh #h4cei grams2  7,b7 h a      
diamet] ( #j4hej in*es2 &  7,c7 conta9 n
 less ?an #ij p]c5t gold4  7#b7 #a silv]
 co9s ,n m ?an #djj1jjj #a co9s1 :i*    
%all-- 7,a7 weigh #bf4gc grams2  7,b7 h 
a diamet] ( #a4ejj in*es2 &  7,c7 conta9
 n less ?an #ij p]c5t silv]4  7#c7      
,half-doll> clad co9s ,n m ?an #gej1jjj 
half-doll> co9s :i* %all-- 7,a7 weigh   
#aa4cd grams2  7,b7 h a diamet] ( #a4bje
 in*es2 &  7,c7 be m9t$ to !            
specifications = half-doll> co9s conta9$
 9 section #eaab7;b7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,legal t5d] ,! co9s 
m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all be legal t5d]1 z  
provid$ 9 section #eajc ( title #ca1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,numismatic   

items ,= purposes ( sections #eacd &    
#eacf ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all be       
consid]$ to be numismatic items4  #d4   
,designs ( co9s  7a7 ,design requirem5ts
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! designs = ! co9s m9t$
 "u ?is ,act %all be emblematic ( ,sel5a
 ,qu9tanilla & h] life & accompli%m5ts4 
,at lea/ "o obv]se design %all be> !    
image ( ,sel5a ,qu9tanilla4  7#b7       
,designation & inscriptions ,on ea* co9 
m9t$ "u ?is ,act1 !re %all be-- 7,a7 a  
designation ( ! d5om9ation ( ! co92     
7,b7 an inscription ( ! ye> #bjbi2 &    
7,c7 inscriptions ( ! words ,lib]ty1 ,9 
,god ,we ,tru/1 ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1
 & ,e ,pluribus ,unum4  7b7 ,selection  
,! designs = ! co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act    
%all be-- 7#a7 select$ by ! ,secret>y1  
aft] consultation ) ! ,fri5ds ( !       
,corpus ,*ri/i ,museum ( ,sci5ce &      
,hi/ory2 &  7#b7 review$ by ! ,citiz5s  
,co9age ,advisory ,committee4  #e4      
,issuance ( co9s  7a7 ,quality ( co9s   
,co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all be issu$ 9  

uncirculat$ & pro( qualities4  7b7      
,p]iod = issuance ,! ,secret>y may issue
 co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act only dur+ !      
cal5d> ye> beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbi4 
#f4 ,sale ( co9s  7a7 ,sale price ,!    
co9s issu$ "u ?is ,act %all be sold by !
 ,secret>y at a price bas$ ^u ! sum (-- 
7#a7 ! face value ( ! co9s2  7#b7 !     
sur*>ge provid$ 9 section #g7;a7 )      
respect to su* co9s2 &  7#c7 ! co/ (    
design+ & issu+ ! co9s 7includ+ labor1  
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 ov]head   
exp5ses1 m>ket+1 & %ipp+74  7b7 ,bulk   
sales ,! ,secret>y %all make bulk sales 
( ! co9s issu$ "u ?is ,act at a         
reasonable disc\nt4  7c7 ,prepaid ord]s 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all accept  
prepaid ord]s = ! co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act 
be=e ! issuance ( ! co9s4  7#b7 ,disc\nt
 ,sale prices ) respect to prepaid ord]s
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be at a          
reasonable disc\nt4  #g4 ,sur*>ges  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,all sales ( co9s m9t$ "u ?is  
,act %all include a sur*>ge z foll[s3   
7#a7 ,a sur*>ge ( #ce p] co9 = ! #e co94

  7#b7 ,a sur*>ge ( #aj p] co9 = ! #a   
co94  7#c7 ,a sur*>ge ( #e p] co9 = !   
half-doll> co94  7b7 ,di/ribution       
,subject to section #eacd7;f7 ( title   
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all sur*>ges  
receiv$ by ! ,secret>y f ! sale ( co9s  
issu$ "u ?is ,act %all be paid to !     
,fri5ds ( ! ,corpus ,*ri/i ,museum (    
,sci5ce & ,hi/ory = application to g5]al
 exp5ses associat$ ) ! fulfillm5t ( !   
mission ( ! ,fri5ds ! ,corpus ,*ri/i    
,museum ( ,sci5ce & ,hi/ory1 includ+    
co/s associat$ )-- 7#a7 museum          
op]ations2 &  7#b7 a ,sel5a exhibit4    
7c7 ,audits ,! ,fri5ds ( ! ,corpus      
,*ri/i ,museum ( ,sci5ce & ,hi/ory %all 
be subject to ! audit requirem5ts (     
section #eacd7;f77#b7 ( title #ca1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) reg>d to ! am\nts
 receiv$ "u subsection 7b74  7d7        
,limitation ,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 no 
sur*>ge may be includ$ ) respect to !   
issuance "u ?is ,act ( any co9 dur+ a   
cal5d> ye> if1 z ( ! "t ( su* issuance1 
! issuance ( su* co9 w\ld result 9 !    

numb] ( commemorative co9 programs issu$
 dur+ su* ye> to exce$ ! annual #b      
commemorative co9 program issuance      
limitation "u section #eaab7m77#a7 (    
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,!      
,secret>y may issue guidance to c>ry out
 ?is subsection4  #h4 ,f9ancial         
assurances ,! ,secret>y %all take su*   
actions z may be necess>y to ensure t-- 
7#a7 m9t+ & issu+ co9s "u ?is ,act w n  
result 9 any net co/ to ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 no funds1 includ+    
applicable sur*>ges1 are disburs$ to any
 recipi5t designat$ 9 section #g7;b7    
until to ! total co/ ( design+ & issu+  
all ( ! co9s au?oriz$ by ?is ,act1      
includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use (    
ma*9]y1 ov]head exp5ses1 m>ket+1 & %ipp+
 is recov]$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
,treasury1 consi/5t ) sections #eaab7m7 
& #eacd7;f7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4