American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2002

American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to change the design on the obverse and reverse sides of five-cent coins issued in 2003, 2004, and 2005 to commemorate the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase. States that: (1) if the Secretary elects to change the obverse side design, the new design shall include an image of President Thomas Jefferson in commemoration of his role with respect to the Louisiana Purchase and the commissioning of the Louis and Clark Expedition; and (2) if the reverse side depiction is changed, the new design shall commemorate the Louisiana Purchase.

Amends Federal law to declare that after December 31, 2005, any five-cent coin issued shall bear on its obverse side an image of Thomas Jefferson, and on its reverse side an image of Jefferson's home at Monticello.

Establishes the Coin Design Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on any design proposals relating to circulating coinage and numismatic items, and any other proposals or issues relating to items produced by the United States Mint as the Secretary may request.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4903 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4903

 To amend title 31, United States Code, to specify that the reverse of 
   the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2002

 Mr. Cantor (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
  Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
Moran of Virginia, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Wolf) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 31, United States Code, to specify that the reverse of 
   the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello, 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 ``Keep Monticello on the Nickel Act''.

SEC. 2. REVERSE OF THE NICKEL REQUIRED TO BEAR AN IMAGE OF MONTICELLO.

    (a) In General.--Section 5112(d)(1) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the 4th sentence the following new 
sentence: ``The reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of 
Monticello.''.
    (b) Clarification on Authority of the Secretary.--No provision of 
section 5112(d)(2) of title 31, United States Code, may be construed as 
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to alter or change the design 
on the reverse of the 5-cent piece.
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