President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act

President George H. W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act

This bill requires the issuance of

• $1 coins bearing the image of President George H.W. Bush for a one-year period beginning on January 1, 2020, and
• bullion coins bearing the image of First Spouse Barbara Bush during that same period.

[116th Congress Public Law 112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 116-112
116th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To require that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President George H.W. 
Bush and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bullion coins 
   during 2019 in honor of Barbara Bush. <<NOTE: Jan. 27, 2020 -  [S. 
                                 457]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: President George 
H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act. 31 USC 5112 
note. Effective date.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``President George H.W. Bush and First 
Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COINS HONORING PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND FIRST SPOUSE 
                    BARBARA BUSH.

    (a) Circulating $1 Coins Honoring President George H.W. Bush.--
Notwithstanding subsections (d), (n)(2)(E), (n)(3), (n)(4), and (n)(8) 
of section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, in addition to the 
coins to be issued under subsections (r) and (w) of such section 5112, 
and in accordance with the other provisions of subsection (n) of such 
section 5112, the Secretary of the Treasury, beginning on January 1, 
2020, shall mint and issue $1 coins that bear--
            (1) the image of President George H.W. Bush; and
            (2) an inscription of the year ``2020''.

    (b) Bullion Coins Honoring First Spouse Barbara Bush.--
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (5)(C) of section 5112(o) of title 
31, United States Code, and in accordance with the other provisions of 
such section 5112(o), the Secretary of the Treasury, beginning on 
January 1, 2020, shall mint and issue bullion coins that bear--
            (1) the image of First Spouse Barbara Bush; and
            (2) an inscription of the year ``2020''.
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions as may be 
necessary to ensure that the minting and issuing of coins under

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this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States 
Government.

    Approved January 27, 2020.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 457:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 165 (2019):
                                    Dec. 16, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.
                                                        Vol. 166 (2020):
                                    Jan. 13, considered and passed 
                                        House.

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