H.R. 4104 — Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

[116th Congress Public Law 209]
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Public Law 116-209
116th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration 
   of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro Leagues 
            baseball. <<NOTE: Dec. 4, 2020 -  [H.R. 4104]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Negro Leagues 
Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act. 31 USC 5112 note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial 
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 
        establishment of the Negro National League, a professional 
        baseball league formed in response to African-American players 
        being banned from the major leagues.
            (2) <<NOTE: Andrew Foster.>>  On February 13, 1920, Andrew 
        ``Rube'' Foster convened a meeting of 8 independent African-
        American baseball team owners at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, 
        Missouri, to form a ``league of their own,'' establishing the 
        Negro National League, the first successful, organized 
        professional African-American baseball league in the United 
        States.
            (3) Soon, additional leagues formed in eastern and southern 
        States.
            (4) The Negro Leagues would operate for 40 years until 1960.
            (5) The story of the Negro Leagues is a story of strong-
        willed athletes who forged a glorious history in the midst of an 
        inglorious era of segregation in the United States.
            (6) The passion of the Negro Leagues players for the 
        ``National Pastime'' would not only change the game, but also 
        the United States.
            (7) The creation of the Negro Leagues provided a playing 
        field for more than 2,600 African-American and Hispanic baseball 
        players to showcase their world-class baseball abilities.
            (8) The Negro Leagues introduced an exciting brand of 
        baseball that was in stark contrast to Major League Baseball.
            (9) A fast, aggressive style of play attracted black and 
        white fans who sat together to watch those games at a time when 
        it was virtually unheard of to interact socially in such a way.
            (10) Negro Leagues baseball would become a catalyst for 
        economic development across the United States in major urban 
        centers such as Kansas City, St. Louis, New York, Memphis, 
        Baltimore, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Atlanta.

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            (11) The Negro Leagues pioneered ``Night Baseball'' in 1930, 
        5 years before Major League Baseball, and would introduce game-
        changing innovations such as shin guards and the batting helmet.
            (12) The Negro Leagues helped make the National Pastime a 
        global game as players from the Negro Leagues--
                    (A) were the first people from the United States to 
                play in many Spanish-speaking countries; and
                    (B) introduced professional baseball to the Japanese 
                in 1927.
            (13) <<NOTE: Jackie Robinson.>>  Jackie Robinson, a military 
        veteran and former member of the Negro Leagues' Kansas City 
        Monarchs, would break Major League Baseball's color barrier on 
        April 15, 1947, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for 
        other African-American and Hispanic baseball players.
            (14) The Negro Leagues were born out of segregation yet 
        would become a driving force for social change in the United 
        States.
            (15) <<NOTE: Leroy Paige. Larry Doby. Willie Mays. Henry 
        Aaron. Ernie Banks. Roy Campanella.>>  The Negro Leagues 
        produced future Major League Baseball stars, including Leroy 
        ``Satchel'' Paige, Larry Doby, Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Ernie 
        Banks, and Roy Campanella.
            (16) The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was established in 
        Kansas City, Missouri, in 1990--
                    (A) to save from extinction a precious piece of 
                Americana and baseball history; and
                    (B) to use the many life lessons of the powerful 
                story of triumph over adversity of Negro Leagues players 
                to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
            (17) In 2006, Congress granted National Designation to the 
        Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, recognizing it as ``America's 
        Home'' for Negro Leagues baseball history.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this 
Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the following 
coins:
            (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold.
            (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 400,000 $1 coins, which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver.
            (3) Half-dollar clad coins.--Not more than 400,000 half-
        dollar coins which shall--
                    (A) weigh 11.34 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
                    (C) be minted to the specifications for half-dollar 
                coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United 
                States Code.

    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.

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    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, 
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered 
to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The designs of the coins minted under this 
        Act shall be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and 
        its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under 
        this Act there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of the year ``2022''; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God 
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E 
                Pluribus Unum''.

    (b) Selection.--The designs for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
            (1) <<NOTE: Consultation.>>  selected by the Secretary after 
        consultation with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and 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 Facilities.--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 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2022.
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 surcharge provided in 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.--
            (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) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of--
            (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin;
            (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and
            (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin.

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    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f)(1) of title 31, United 
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of 
coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to 
the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for educational and outreach programs 
and exhibits.
    (c) Audits.--The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum shall be subject to 
the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States 
Code, with regard to the amounts received under subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may be 
included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin during 
a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the issuance of 
such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin programs 
issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative coin 
program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United 
States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The 
Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out this 
subsection.
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure 
that--
            (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result 
        in any net cost to the United States Government; and
            (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed 
        to any recipient designated in section 7 until the total cost of 
        designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this Act 
        (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead 
        expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the United 
        States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 
        title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 9. MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

    The Secretary shall develop and execute a marketing, advertising, 
promotional, and educational program to promote the collecting of the 
coins authorized under this subsection.
SEC. 10. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with 
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the

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Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, 
provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on 
passage.

    Approved December 4, 2020.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4104 (S. 2321):
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
            Sept. 22, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate.

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