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[84 STAT. 1768]
PUBLIC LAW 91-000—MMMM. DD, 1970
[84 STAT. 1768]

1768 statute of limitations.

PUBLIC LAW 91-607-DEC. 31, 1970

[84 STAT.

(g)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any action to enforce any cause of action under this section shall be forever barred unless commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued. (2) Whenever any enforcement action is instituted by or on behalf of the United States with respect to any matter which is or could be the subject of a private right of action under this section, the running of the statute of limitations in respect of every private right of action arising under this section and based in whole or m part on such matter shall be suspended during the pendency of the enforcement action so instituted and for one year thereafter: Provided, That whenever the running of the statute of limitations in respect of a cause of action arising under this section is suspended under this paragraph, any action to enforce such cause of action shall be forever barred unless commenced either within the period of suspension or within the four-year period referred to in paragraph (1). (h) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as affecting in any manner the right of the United States or any other party to bring an action under any other law of the United States or of any State, including any right which may exist in addition to specific statutory authority, challenging the legality of any act or practice which may be proscribed by this section. No regulation or order issued by the Board under this siection shall in any manner constitute a defense to such action. TITLE II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO COINAGE

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60 Stat. 596.

SEC. 201. Section 101 of the Coinage Act of 1965 (31 U.S.C. 391) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary may mint and issue coins of the denominations set forth in subsection (c) in such quantities as he determines to be necessary to meet national needs. "(b) Any coin minted under authority of subsection (a) shall be a clad coin. The cladding shall be an alloy of 75 per centum copper and 25 per centum nickel, and shall weigh not less than 30 per centum of the weight of the whole coin. The core shall be copper. "(c)(1) The dollar shall be 1.500 inches in diameter and weigh 22.68 grams. "(2) The half dollar shall be 1.205 inches in diameter and weigh 11.34 grams. "(3) The quarter dollar shall be 0.955 inch in diameter and weigh 5.67 grams. " (4) The dime shall be 0.705 inch in diameter and weigh 2.268 grams. " (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Secretary is authorized to mint and issue not more than one hundred and fifty million one-dollar pieces which shall have— "(1) a diameter of 1.500 inches; " (2) a cladding of an alloy of eight hundred parts of silver and two hundred parts of copper; and "(3) a core of an alloy of silver and copper such that the whole coin weighs 24.592 grams and contains 9.837 grams of silver and 14.755 grams of copper." ^^'^- ^^^- ^^^ ^^^ purposes of this title, the Administrator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury twenty-five million five hundred thousand fine troy ounces of silver now held in the national stockpile established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h) which is excess to strategic needs. Such transfer shall be made at the value of $1.292929292 for each fine troy ounce of silver so transferred. Such silver shall be