,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbe,mr4 
,lucas introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #ca to permit an alternative
 composition of the #e-;cent coin and to
 eliminate the one-cent coin1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,modernize and
 ,improve our ,national ,tender ,act of 
#bjbe or the ,,mint ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 
,specifications of #e-;cent coins and   
elimination of one-cent coins ,section  
#eaab of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by       
striking weighs #e grams4 and inserting 
the following3 weighs--  7,a7 #e grams1 
with respect to such coin that is an    
alloy of copper and nickel2 or  7,b7    
between #d and #f grams1 with respect to
 such coin as described in subsection   
7c74  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#f7--   

7i7 by striking except as provided under
 subsection 7c7 of this section12 and   
7ii7 by striking weighs #c4aa grams2    
7#b7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in the   
sixth sentence-- 7i7 by inserting either
 before an alloy2 and  7ii7 by inserting
 or a composition described in          
subsection 7c7 before the period2  7,b7 
by inserting with respect to such coins 
that are an alloy of copper and nickel  
after nickel required2 and  7,c7 by     
striking ,except through zinc and       
inserting ,the one-cent coin is composed
 of copper and zinc2  7#c7 by amending  
subsection 7c7 to read as follows3  7c7 
#e-;,cent coin  7#a7  ,in general  ,the 
#e-;cent coin may be a coin with an     
inner layer of zinc and an outer layer  
of nickel4  7#b7  ,composition  ,the    
,secretary may prescribe the composition
 of zinc and nickel in the #e-;cent     
coin1 subject to testing and evaluation 
that such composition reduces the cost  
incurred to produce such coin4  2 and   
7#d7 by adding at the end the following3

  7bb7 ,elimination of one-,cent coin   
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
shall cease production of one-cent      
coins1 but may continue to produce and  
issue one-cent coins for sale as        
numismatic items4  7#b7  ,no effect on  
legal tender  ,any one-cent coin that is
 minted and issued on any date before   
the date of the enactment of this       
subsection shall remain legal tender for
 all debts1 public charges1 taxes1 and  
dues4  4