HR 3616 · 103th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, Americans who have been prisoners of war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Memorial, and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1993-11-22· Sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 103-186.(1993-12-14)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Coin Title II: U.S. Veterans Commemorative Coins Title III: Reform of Commemorative Coin Programs Title IV: Bicentennial of the United States Capitol Commemorative Coin Act Title I: Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Coin - Jefferson Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue one-dollar coins emblematic of Thomas Jefferson and his home, Monticello; and (2) pay surcharges from coin sales to the Jefferson Endowment Fund and to the Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Title II: U.S. Veterans Commemorative Coins - United States Veterans Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary to issue the following three types of one-dollar commemorative coins: (1) emblematic of the experience of Americans who have been prisoners of war; (2) emblematic of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; and (3) symbolic of women's service in the armed forces. Requires the Secretary to pay specified amounts of surcharges received from coin sales to: (1) the Secretary of the Interior for construction of the Andersonville Prisoner-of-War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia; (2) an endowment fund to be establis…

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