text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Act of 1964 
  Commemorative Coin Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds that--
              (1) on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks' brave act of defiance, 
          refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated 
          bus in Montgomery, Alabama, galvanized the modern civil rights 
          movement and led to the desegregation of the South;
              (2) on February 1, 1960, 4 college students, Joseph McNeil, 
          Franklin McCain, David Richmond, and Ezell Blair, Jr., asked to 
          be served at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and 
          lunch counter sit-ins began to occur throughout the South to 
          challenge segregation in places of public accommodation;
              (3) on May 4, 1961, the Freedom Rides into the South began 
          to test new court orders barring segregation in interstate 
          transportation, and riders were jailed and beaten by mobs in 
          several places, including Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama;
              (4) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the leading civil 
          rights advocate of the time, spearheading the civil rights 
          movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s with 
          the goal of nonviolent social change and full civil rights for 
          African Americans;
              (5) on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led 
          over 250,000 civil rights supporters in the March on Washington 
          and delivered his famous ``I Have A Dream'' speech to raise 
          awareness and support for civil rights legislation;
              (6) Mrs. Coretta Scott King, a leading participant in the 
          American civil rights movement, was side-by-side with her 
          husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during many civil rights 
          marches, organized Freedom Concerts to draw attention to the 
          Movement, and worked in her own right to create an America in 
          which all people have equal rights;
              (7) the mass movement sparked by Rosa Parks and led by Dr. 
          Martin Luther King, Jr., among others, called upon the Congress 
          and Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson to pass 
          civil rights legislation which culminated in the enactment of 
          the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
              (8) the Civil Rights Act of 1964 greatly expanded civil 
          rights protections, outlawing racial discrimination and 
          segregation in public places and places of public 
          accommodation, in federally funded programs and employment and 
          encouraging desegregation in public schools, and has served as 
          a model for subsequent anti-discrimination laws;
              (9) we are an eminently better Nation because of Rosa 
          Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and all those men and women 
          who have confronted, and continue to confront, injustice and 
          inequality wherever they see it;
              (10) equality in education was one of the cornerstones of 
          the civil rights movement;
              (11) on September 10, 1961, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 
          wrote that African American ``students are coming to understand 
          that education and learning have become tools for shaping the 
          future and not devices of privilege for an exclusive few'';
              (12) over its long and distinguished history, the United 
          Negro College Fund has provided scholarships and operating 
          funds to its member colleges that have enabled more than 
          300,000 young African Americans to earn college degrees and 
          become successful members of society;
              (13) those graduates include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 
          as well as leaders in the fields of education, science, 
          medicine, law, entertainment, literature, the military, and 
          politics who have made major contributions to the civil rights 
          movement and the creation of a more equitable society;
              (14) Congress has an obligation to lead America's continued 
          struggle to fight discrimination and ensure equal rights for 
          all; and
              (15) the year 2014 will mark the semicentennial of the 
          passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  
  SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
  
      (a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act 
  referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not more than 
  350,000 $1 coins, each of which shall--
              (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
              (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 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) Design Requirements.--The design of the coins minted under this 
  Act shall be emblematic of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 
  1964 and its contribution to civil rights in America.
      (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 ``2014''; 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 
          established under section 5135 of title 31, United States Code.
  
  SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
  
      (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
  in uncirculated and proof qualities.
      (b) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted 
  under this Act beginning January 1, 2014, except that the Secretary may 
  initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before such date.
      (c) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins shall be minted 
  under this Act after December 31, 2014.
  
  SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
  
      (a) Sale Price.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
  coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price 
  equal to the sum of the face value of the coins, the surcharge required 
  under section 7(a) for the coins, and the cost of designing and issuing 
  such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
  overhead expenses, and marketing).
      (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
  issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
      (c) Prepaid Orders at a 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) Surcharge Required.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $10 
  per coin.
      (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
  States Code, all surcharges which are received by the Secretary from 
  the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the 
  Secretary to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to carry out the 
  purposes of the Fund, including providing scholarships and internships 
  for minority students and operating funds and technology enhancement 
  services for 39 member historically black colleges and universities.
      (c) Audits.--The United Negro College Fund shall be subject to the 
  audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States 
  Code, with regard to the amounts received by the Fund under subsection 
  (b).
target: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, during 2014, up to 350,000 one-dollar coins designed to be emblematic of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its contribution to civil rights in America.
  
   Requires sales to include a $10 surcharge per coin, which shall be paid to the United Negro College Fund.
feat_title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.