114th
CONGRESS
2d Session H. R. 6025
To require the Secretary
of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of American
innovation and significant innovation and pioneering
efforts of individuals or groups from each of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, and the United States
territories, to promote the importance of innovation in
the United States, the District of Columbia, and the
United States territories, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
September 14, 2016
Mr. Himes
(for himself, Mr. Dold, Ms. Moore, Mr. Buchanan, Mr.
Foster, and Mr. Emmer of Minnesota) 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 recognition of American innovation and
significant innovation and pioneering efforts of
individuals or groups from each of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and the United States territories,
to promote the importance of innovation in the United
States, the District of Columbia, and the United States
territories, and for other purposes.
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 “American Innovation $1 Coin Act”.
SEC. 2. American innovation $1 coin program.
Section 5112 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after subsection (v) the following new subsection:
“(w) Redesign and issuance of $1 coins
honoring innovation, innovators, and pioneers from each
State, the District of Columbia, and each
territory.—
“(1) REDESIGN BEGINNING IN 2017.—
“(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1) and
subsection (d)(2) and in accordance with the provisions
of this subsection, during the 14-year period beginning
on January 1, 2017 (or such later date as provided under
subparagraph (B)(ii)), the Secretary of the Treasury
shall mint and issue $1 coins to be known as
‘American Innovation $1 coins’, that—
“(i) have
designs on the obverse selected in accordance with
paragraph (2)(A); and
“(ii)
have a design on the reverse selected in accordance with
paragraph (2)(B).
“(B)
CONTINUITY PROVISIONS.—
“(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall continue to mint and issue $1 coins
honoring Native Americans and their contributions in
accordance with subsection (r).
“(ii)
FIRST YEAR.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if the
Secretary finds that it is not feasible and
cost-effective to mint and issue American Innovation $1
coins beginning in 2017, the Secretary may mint and issue
$1 coins bearing the designs of such Presidential $1
coins issued pursuant to subsection (n) that the
Secretary determines to be appropriate. If any such
Presidential $1 coin design bore the inscription ‘In
God We Trust’ incused on the edge, the Secretary
shall modify the design to place that inscription on the
coin’s obverse only, and such modification may be
done without review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory
Committee nor consultation with the Commission of Fine
Arts.
“(C)
DEFINITION OF TERRITORY.—For purposes of this
subsection, the term ‘territory’ means the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
“(2) DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1) and
subsection (d)(2), the $1 coins issued in accordance with
paragraph (1)(A) shall meet the following design
requirements:
“(A) COIN
OBVERSE.—The design on the obverse of each coin
issued under this subsection shall contain—
“(i) a
design symbolic of Liberty; and
“(ii) the
inscription ‘In God We Trust’.
“(B) COIN
REVERSE.—The design on the reverse of each coin
issued under this subsection shall bear the following:
“(i) An
image or images emblematic of one of the following from
one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the
territories of the United States:
“(I) A
significant innovation.
“(II)
An innovator or pioneer.
“(III)
A group of innovators or pioneers.
“(ii) The
name of the State, the District of Columbia, or
territory, as applicable.
“(iii)
The inscriptions ‘$1’ and ‘United States
of America’.
“(C)
EDGE-INCUSED INSCRIPTIONS.—
“(i) IN
GENERAL.—The inscription of the year of minting or
issuance of the coin and the inscription ‘E Pluribus
Unum’ shall be edge-incused into the coin.
“(ii)
PRESERVATION OF DISTINCTIVE EDGE.—The edge-incusing
of the inscriptions under clause (i) on coins issued
under this subsection shall be done in a manner that
preserves the distinctive edge of the coin so that the
denomination of the coin is readily discernible,
including by individuals who are blind or visually
impaired.
“(3) ISSUANCE OF COINS COMMEMORATING
INNOVATION, INNOVATORS, AND PIONEERS.—
“(A)
ORDER OF ISSUANCE.—The coins issued under this
subsection commemorating either an innovation, an
individual innovator or pioneer, or a group of innovators
or pioneers, from each State, the District of Columbia,
or a territory shall be issued in alphabetic order of the
State, the District, or territory represented, starting
with Alabama.
“(B)
ISSUANCE OF COINS COMMEMORATING FOUR INNOVATIONS,
INNOVATORS, AND PIONEERS DURING EACH OF 14 YEARS.—
“(i) IN
GENERAL.—Four $1 coin designs as described in this
subsection shall be issued during each year of the period
referred to in paragraph (1) until one coin featuring one
innovation, an individual innovator or pioneer, or a
group of innovators or pioneers, from each of the States,
the District of Columbia, and territories has been
issued.
“(ii)
NUMBER OF COIN DESIGNS IN EACH YEAR.—The Secretary
shall prescribe, on the basis of such factors as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate, the number of $1
coins that shall be issued with each of the designs
selected for each year of the period referred to in
paragraph (1).
“(iii)
APPLICATION IN EVENT OF THE ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL
STATES.—Notwithstanding clause (i), if any
additional State or territory is admitted into the Union
before the end of the 14-year period referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may issue $1
coins, in accordance with this subsection during any one
year of such 14-year period, in addition to the four $1
coins issued during such year in accordance with clause
(i).
“(iv)
APPLICATION IN THE EVENT OF
INDEPENDENCE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(B)(i),
if any State or territory becomes independent or
otherwise ceases to be a State or territory of the United
States before $1 coins are minted pursuant to this
subsection, the subsection shall cease to apply with
respect to such State or territory.
“(4) SELECTION OF CONCEPT AND DESIGN.—
“(A)
CONCEPT.—With respect to each State, the District of
Columbia, and territory to be honored with a coin under
this subsection, the selection of the significant
innovation, innovator or pioneer, or group of innovators
or pioneers to be borne on the reverse of such coin shall
be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, after
consultation with the Governor or other chief executive
of the State, the District of Columbia, or territory with
respect to which a coin is to be issued under this
subsection.
“(B)
DESIGN.—Each of the designs required under this
subsection shall be selected by the Secretary after—
“(i)
consultation with—
“(I)
the Governor or other chief executive of the State, the
District of Columbia, or territory with respect to which
a coin is to be issued under this subsection; and
“(II)
the Commission of Fine Arts; and
“(ii)
review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
“(C)
SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS.—Designs for $1 coins
under this subsection may be submitted in accordance with
the design selection and approval process developed by
the Secretary in the sole discretion of the Secretary.
“(D)
STANDARDS.—Because it is important that the
Nation’s coinage and currency bear dignified designs
of which the citizens of the United States can be proud,
the Secretary shall not select any frivolous or
inappropriate design for any $1 coin minted under this
subsection.
“(E)
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS.—No head and
shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead,
and no portrait of a living person may be included in the
design of any coin issued under this subsection.
“(5) TREATMENT AS NUMISMATIC
ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136, all
$1 coins minted under this subsection shall be considered
to be numismatic items.
“(6) ISSUANCE OF NUMISMATIC COINS.—The
Secretary may mint and issue such number of $1 coins of
each design selected under this subsection in
uncirculated and proof qualities as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
“(7) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—The
issuance of coins under this subsection shall terminate
when one innovation, an individual innovator or pioneer,
or a group of innovators or pioneers, from each State,
the District of Columbia, and territory has been honored
and may not be resumed except by an Act of
Congress.”.
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