12 2 STA T . 2 60 0 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 7 7 —J UL Y 17 , 200 8(b)LEGALT E ND E R.— T hecoinsm in t e du nde r this A ct sh al l be le g al tender , as p ro v ided in section 5103 o f title 31, U nited S tates C ode. (c) NUMIS MA T I CI TEMS.— F or purposes of sections 513 4 and 513 6 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. SEC.4 . D ES IGNOF COINS. (a) D ESIGN R E Q UIREMENTS.— (1) DESIGN.—The design of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans w ho, having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous per - sonal sacrifices defending the principles of our democrac y . ( 2 ) DESIGNATI O N AND INSCRI P TIONS.— O n each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— (A) a designation of the value of the coin
( B ) an inscription of the year ‘ ‘2010 ’ ’; and (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In G od W e Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘ EP luribus Unum’’. (b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted under this Act shall be— (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the Disabled V eterans’ LIFE M emorial Foundation and the Commission of Fine Arts; and (2) reviewed by the Citi z ens Coinage Advisory Committee. SEC. 5 . ISS UA NCE OF COINS. (a) Q UALIT Y O F COINS.—Coins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof q ualities. (b) MINT FACILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to stri k e any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act. (2)USEOFT H E UNITED STATES MINT AT W EST POINT, NEW YOR K .—It is the sense of the Congress that the coins minted under this Act should be struck at the United States Mint at West Point, New Y ork, to the greatest e x tent possible. (c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year beginning on J anuary 1, 2010. SEC. 6 .SA L E 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 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.
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