HR 6404
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6404
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States
of America.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2008
Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. BARROW, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ,
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. HAYES, Mr. KELLER of
Florida, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. GINGREY, Ms. FALLIN,
Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN,
Mr. LATTA, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. NEUGEBAUER,
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. GARRETT of
New Jersey, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. EVERETT, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mrs. BIGGERT,
Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. WOLF, Ms.
KAPTUR, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. CLARKE, and Mrs. EMERSON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States
of America.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin
Act'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress find as follows:
(1) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is the world's preeminent
organization dedicated solely to girls where they build character and skills
for success in the real world.
(2) In 1911, Juliette Gordon Low met Sir Robert Baden-Powell, a war hero
and the founder of the Boy Scouts.
(3) With Baden-Powell's help and encouragement, Juliette Gordon Low made
plans to start a similar association for American girls.
(4) On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low organized the first 2 Girl Scout
Troops in Savannah, Georgia consisting of 18 members.
(5) Low devoted the next 15 years of her life to building the organization,
which would become the largest voluntary association for women and girls
in the United States.
(6) Low drafted the Girl Scout laws, supervised the writing of the first
handbook in 1913, and provided most of the financial support for the organization
during its early years.
(7) The Girl Scouts of the United States of America was chartered by the
United States Congress in 1950 in title 36, United States Code.
(8) Today there are more than 3,700,000 members in 236,000 troops throughout
the United States and United States territories.
(9) Through membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts, Girls Scouts of the United States of America is part of a worldwide
family of 10,000,000 girls and adults in 145 countries.
(10) More than 50,000,000 American women enjoyed Girl Scouting during their
childhood--and that number continues to grow as Girl Scouts of the United
States of America continues to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere.
(11) March 12, 2012 will mark the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of
the United States of America.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins- The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the `Secretary') shall mint and issue not more than 350,000
$1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the USA,
each of which shall--
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(b) Legal Tender- The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as
provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Numismatic Items- For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to
be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
(1) IN GENERAL- The design of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic
of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
(2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS- On each coin minted under this Act, there
shall be--
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) an inscription of the year `2011'; and
(C) inscriptions of the words `Liberty', `In God We Trust', `United States
of America', and `E Pluribus Unum'.
(b) Selection- The design for the coins minted under this Act shall be--
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the Girl Scouts of
the United States of America and the Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) Quality of Coins- Coins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated
and proof qualities.
(1) IN GENERAL- Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to
strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act.
(2) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINT AT WEST POINT, NEW YORK- It is the sense
of the Congress that the coins minted under this Act should be struck at
the United States Mint at West Point, New York, to the greatest extent possible.
(c) Period for Issuance- The Secretary may issue coins under this Act only
during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2011.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
(a) Sale Price- The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary
at a price equal to the sum of--
(1) the face value of the coins;
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to such coins; and
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, materials,
dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping).
(b) Bulk Sales- The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued under
this Act at a reasonable discount.
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins
minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
(2) DISCOUNT- Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under paragraph
(1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) In General- All sales of coins issued under this Act shall include a surcharge
of $10 per coin.
(b) Distribution- Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code,
all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under
this Act shall be paid to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America
for efforts involved in marking the Centennial which may include preservation
efforts of the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low.
(c) Audits- The Comptroller General of the United States shall have the right
to examine such books, records, documents, and other data of the Girl Scouts
of the United States of America as may be related to the expenditures of amounts
paid under subsection (b).
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