Public Law 116–247: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor’s mission is—

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor first opened its doors on November 10, 2006, in New Windsor, NY.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is co-located with the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is the first to recognize the estimated 1.8 million U.S. servicemembers wounded or killed in action representing recipients from the Civil War to the present day, serving as a living memorial to their sacrifice by sharing their stories through interviews, exhibits and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer database of each recipient enrolled.

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.—

(2)

$1 silver coins.—

(3)

Half-dollar clad coins.—

The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.

For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

(2)

Designation and inscriptions.—

The design for the coins minted under this Act shall be—

Coins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.

The Secretary may issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2022.

The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—

The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.

All sales of coins issued under this Act shall include a surcharge of—

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 National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc., to support the mission of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc., including capital improvements to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.

The National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc., 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).

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.

minting and issuing coins under this Act result in no net cost to the Federal Government; and

no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7(b) 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 134 STAT. 1123 States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code.