text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Medal of Honor 
  Memorial Coin Act of 2003''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award 
          for valor that can be bestowed upon a member of the Armed 
          Forces of the United States.
              (2) The recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor have 
          conspicuously distinguished themselves by gallantry and 
          intrepidity at the risk of their lives above and beyond the 
          call of duty.
              (3) The National Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside 
          National Cemetery is a fitting monument to the heroes who have 
          received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
              (4) The National Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside 
          National Cemetery honors the service and sacrifice of each of 
          the recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
              (5) The $1,700,000 required to build the National Medal of 
          Honor Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery was raised solely 
          through donations to the Riverside National Cemetery 
          Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Committee.
              (6) Substantial support exists among the people of the 
          United States for the minting and issuance of coins in 
          commemoration of the recipients of the Congressional Medal of 
          Honor.
              (7) The people of the United States will be able to keep 
          and hold the coins minted under this Act as a personal memorial 
          to the many heroes who have received the Congressional Medal of 
          Honor.
  
  SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
  
      (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the recipients of the 
  Congressional Medal of Honor, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 
  in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the 
  following:
              (1) $5 Gold Coins.--Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, each of 
          which shall--
                      (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                      (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                      (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
              (2) $1 Silver Coins.--Not more than 250,000 $1 coins, each 
          of which shall--
                      (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                      (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                      (C) 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 section 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.
  
      (a) In General.--The design of the coins minted under this Act 
  shall be emblematic of the values and abilities necessary to earn the 
  Congressional Medal of Honor, such as gallantry and intrepidity.
      (b) Designation and Inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this 
  Act there shall be--
              (1) a designation of the value of the coin;
              (2) an inscription of the year ``2005''; and
              (3) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
          Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
      (c) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
  shall be--
              (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with 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.
      (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may 
  be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this 
  Act.
      (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted 
  under this Act only during the period beginning on January 1, 2005, and 
  ending on December 31, 2005.
  
  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 surcharges required by section 7(a) 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.
      (c) Prepaid Orders.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
  received before the issuance of the coins minted under this Act. The 
  sale prices with respect to such prepaid orders shall be at a 
  reasonable discount.
  
  SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
  
      (a) Assessment.--Any sale by the Secretary of a coin minted under 
  this Act shall include a surcharge as follows:
              (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin.
              (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin.
      (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
  States Code, the proceeds from the surcharges received by the Secretary 
  from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be paid promptly by 
  the Secretary to the Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee, a 
  nonprofit organization established under the laws of the State of 
  California, for the purposes of--
              (1) maintaining the National Medal of Honor Memorial at 
          Riverside National Cemetery; and
              (2) constructing and maintaining such memorials as the 
          Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee and the Secretary 
          of Veterans Affairs may jointly designate.
target: Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Coin Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 five dollar gold coins and 250,000 one dollar silver coins emblematic of the values and abilities necessary to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
  
   Requires the Secretary to pay the proceeds from the sale of such coins to the Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee for the purposes of: (1) maintaining the National Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery; and (2) constructing and maintaining such memorials as the Committee and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may jointly designate.
feat_title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.