,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbe,mr4  
,lucas introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ca 
to p]mit an alt]native composition ( !  
#e-;c5t co9 & to elim9ate ! "o-c5t co91 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mod]nize &       
,improve our ,national ,t5d] ,act (     
#bjbe or ! ,,m9t ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,specifications ( #e-;c5t co9s &        
elim9ation ( "o-c5t co9s ,section #eaab 
( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ weighs #e grams4
 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 weighs--  7,a7 #e   
grams1 ) respect to su* co9 t is an     
alloy ( copp] & nickel2 or  7,b7 betwe5 
#d & #f grams1 ) respect to su* co9 z   
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  2 &  7,b7 9 
p>agraph 7#f7-- 7i7 by /rik+ except z   
provid$ "u subsection 7c7 ( ?is         
section12 &  7ii7 by /rik+ weighs #c4aa 

grams2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9 
! six? s5t5ce-- 7i7 by ins]t+ ei!r be=e 
an alloy2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ or a        
composition describ$ 9 subsection 7c7   
be=e ! p]iod2  7,b7 by ins]t+ ) respect 
to su* co9s t are an alloy ( copp] &    
nickel aft] nickel requir$2 &  7,c7 by  
/rik+ ,except ?r\gh z9c & ins]t+ ,!     
"o-c5t co9 is compos$ ( copp] & z9c2    
7#c7 by am5d+ subsection 7c7 to read z  
foll[s3  7c7  #e-;,c5t co9  7#a7  ,9    
g5]al  ,! #e-;c5t co9 may be a co9 ) an 
inn] lay] ( z9c & an out] lay] ( nickel4
  7#b7  ,composition  ,! ,secret>y may  
prescribe ! composition ( z9c & nickel 9
 ! #e-;c5t co91 subject to te/+ &       
evaluation t su* composition r$uces !   
co/ incurr$ to produce su* co94  2 &    
7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7bb7   
,elim9ation ( "o-,c5t co9  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !    
,secret>y %all cease production ( "o-c5t
 co9s1 b may cont9ue to produce & issue 
"o-c5t co9s = sale z numismatic items4  
7#b7  ,no effect on legal t5d]  ,any    

"o-c5t co9 t is m9t$ & issu$ on any date
 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is         
subsection %all rema9 legal t5d] = all  
debts1 public *>ges1 taxes1 & dues4  4