Notes on 31 U.S.C. § 5111 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 31 U.S.C. § 5111 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 980; Pub. L. 100-274,
Sec. 3, Mar. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 49; Pub. L. 102-390, title II,
Sec. 222, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1629.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
Section
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5111(a)( 31:272. R.S. Sec. 3503.
1)
31:275. R.S. Sec. 3509; Aug. 23, 1912,
ch. 350, Sec. 1(last par.
words before 7th comma under
heading "Assay Office at Salt
Lake City, Utah"), 37 Stat.
384.
31:322. R.S. Sec. 3516.
31:342. June 4, 1897, ch. 2, Sec.
1(1st par. under heading
"Recoinage, Reissue, and
Transportation of Minor
Coins"), 30 Stat. 27.
31:345. R.S. Sec. 3532; Aug. 23, 1912,
ch. 350, Sec. 1(last par.
words before 7th comma under
heading "Assay Office at Salt
Lake City, Utah"), 37 Stat.
384.
31:353. R.S. Sec. 3540; Aug. 23, 1912,
ch. 350, Sec. 1(last par.
words before 7th comma under
heading "Assay Office at Salt
Lake City, Utah"), 37 Stat.
384.
31:391(a). July 23, 1965, Pub. L. 89-81,
Sec. 101(a), 79 Stat. 254;
restated Dec. 31, 1970, Pub.
L. 91-607, Sec. 201, 84 Stat.
1768.
5111(a)( 31:368. R.S. Sec. 3551; Aug. 23, 1912,
2) ch. 350, Sec. 1(last par.
words before 7th comma under
heading "Assay Office at Salt
Lake City, Utah"), 37 Stat.
384.
5111(a)( 31:324h. Oct. 18, 1973, Pub. L. 93-127,
3) Sec. 5, 87 Stat. 456.
5111(a)( 31:367. Jan. 29, 1874, ch. 19, 18
4) Stat. 6.
5111(b) 31:340. R.S. Sec. 3528; Apr. 24, 1906,
ch. 1861, 34 Stat. 132; Dec.
2, 1918, ch. 1, 40 Stat. 1051;
Aug. 14, 1937, ch. 631, 50
Stat. 647; June 21, 1941, ch.
213, 55 Stat. 255; June 30,
1954, ch. 427, 68 Stat. 336;
July 9, 1956, ch. 535, Sec. 1,
70 Stat. 518; restated July
23, 1965, Pub. L. 89-81, Sec.
206(a), 79 Stat. 256.
5111(c) 31:393(a). July 23, 1965, Pub. L. 89-81,
Secs. 103(a), 105, 106, 79
Stat. 255.
5111(d) 31:395, 396.
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In subsection (a)(1), the words "coins described in" are
substituted for "coins of the denominations set forth in" in
31:391(a) because of the restatement. The text of 31:253, 272, and
345(1st sentence) is omitted as superseded by the source provisions
restated in section 321(c) of the revised title. The text of
31:275, 322, 342, 345(last sentence), and 353 is omitted as
unnecessary because of the restatement.
In subsection (a)(2), the words "Secretary of the Treasury" are
substituted for "engraver" and "superintendent of coining
department of the mint at Philadelphia" because of the source
provisions restated in section 321(c) of the revised title. The
words "under such regulations as the superintendent, with the
approval of the Director of the Mint, may prescribe" are omitted as
unnecessary because of section 321(b) of the revised title. The
words "national medal dies" are substituted for "Dies of a national
character" for clarity. The words "or the machinery or apparatus
thereof be used for that purpose" are omitted as unnecessary
because of the restatement.
In subsection (a)(3), the words "numismatic items" are retained
and used throughout the revised title to apply to medals, proof
coins, uncirculated coins, numismatic accessories, and other
numismatic items to eliminate unnecessary words and for
consistency. The words "In connection with the operations of the
Bureau of the Mint" are omitted as unnecessary because of the
restatement. The text of 31:324h(last sentence) is omitted as
unnecessary because of the source provisions restated in section
5132(a) of the revised title.
In subsection (a)(4), the words "may mint" are substituted for
"It shall be lawful for coinage to be executed" in 31:367, and the
words "regular minting operations" are substituted for "required
coinage of the United States", for consistency in the revised
section. The words "at the mints of the United States" and
"according to the legally prescribed standards and devices of such
country" are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. The
words "The Secretary of the Treasury . . . shall prescribe a
charge" are substituted for "the charge . . . to be fixed by the
Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury" because of the source provisions restated in section
321(c) of the revised title. The words "minting the foreign coins"
are substituted for "the same", for clarity. The words "under such
regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe" are
omitted as unnecessary because of section 321(b) of the revised
title.
In subsection (b), the first sentence is added for clarity and
because of the restatement. The words "amount by which the nominal
value of the coins minted from the metal exceeds the cost of the
metal" are substituted for "gain arising from the coinage of metals
purchased out of such fund into coin of a nominal value exceeding
the cost of such metals" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
"The Secretary shall deposit in the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts excess amounts in the coinage profit fund" are substituted
for "such sums as shall from time to time be transferred therefrom
to the general fund of the Treasury" for clarity and for
consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (c), the words "metallic strip" are omitted as
being included in "materials", and the word "terms" is omitted as
being included in "conditions".
In subsection (d)(1), the words "prohibit or limit" are
substituted for "prohibit, curtail, or regulate" because of the
restatement and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
"prohibition or limitation" are substituted for "such action"
because of the restatement. The words "under such rules and
regulations as he may prescribe" are omitted as unnecessary because
of section 321(b) of the revised title.
In subsection (d)(2), the word "person" is substituted for
"Whoever" for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (d)(3), the words "and his delegates" are omitted
as unnecessary because of the power of the Secretary to delegate
under section 321(b) of the revised title. The word "remedies" is
substituted for "judicial and other remedies available to the
United States" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "of
property subject to forfeiture pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section" and "for the enforcement of forfeitures of property
subject to forfeiture under any provision of title 26" are omitted
as unnecessary because of the restatement.
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Internal Revenue Code of 1954, referred to in subsec. (d)(3),
was redesignated the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by Pub. L. 99-
514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, and is classified
generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
AMENDMENTS
1992 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-390 inserted ", including the
cost of coin bags and pallets" after "distributing the coins" in
fourth sentence.
1988 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-274 inserted heading and amended
subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as
follows: "The Secretary may make contracts on conditions the
Secretary decides are appropriate and in the public interest to
acquire equipment, manufacturing facilities, patents, patent
rights, technical knowledge and assistance, and materials necessary
to produce rapidly an adequate supply of coins referred to in
section 5112(a)(1)-(4) of this title."
TERMINATION OF COINAGE PROFIT FUND AND COINAGE METAL FUND
All assets and liabilities of Coinage Profit Fund and Coinage
Metal Fund transferred to United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund
and both coinage funds to cease to exist as separate funds as their
activities and functions are subsumed under and subject to United
States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, see section 5136 of this title.
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS
Provisions authorizing commemorative medals were contained in the
following acts:
Pub. L. 108-447, div. B, title I, Sec. 124, Dec. 8, 2004, 118
Stat. 2871, as amended by Pub. L. 109-13, div. A, title VI, Sec.
6060, May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 297, recognizing members of public
safety agencies killed in the terrorist attacks in the United
States on Sept. 11, 2001.
Pub. L. 108-368, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1746, recognizing
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. and his widow Coretta Scott
King.
Pub. L. 108-180, Dec. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 2645, recognizing
Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry and Eliza Briggs, and Levi
Pearson.
Pub. L. 108-162, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2017, recognizing Dr.
Dorothy Irene Height.
Pub. L. 108-101, Oct. 29, 2003, 117 Stat. 1195, recognizing
Jackie Robinson.
Pub. L. 108-60, July 17, 2003, 117 Stat. 862, recognizing Prime
Minister Tony Blair.
Pub. L. 107-127, Jan. 16, 2002, 115 Stat. 2405, recognizing
General Henry H. Shelton.
Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title XI, Sec. 1101], Dec.
21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-311, recognizing the Navajo Code
Talkers.
Pub. L. 106-251, July 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 624, recognizing Ronald
and Nancy Reagan.
Pub. L. 106-250, July 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 622, recognizing Pope
John Paul II.
Pub. L. 106-225, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 457, recognizing
Charles M. Schulz.
Pub. L. 106-175, Mar. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 21, recognizing
Archbishop John Cardinal O'Connor.
Pub. L. 106-153, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1733, recognizing Father
Theodore M. Hesburgh.
Pub. L. 106-26, May 4, 1999, 113 Stat. 50, recognizing Rosa
Parks.
Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title I, Sec. 139(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681-597, recognizing the individuals commonly referred to as
the "Little Rock Nine".
Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title I, Sec. 139(b), Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681-598, recognizing Gerald R. and Betty Ford.
Pub. L. 105-215, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 895, recognizing Nelson
Rolihlahla Mandela.
Pub. L. 105-51, Oct. 6, 1997, 111 Stat. 1170, recognizing
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Pub. L. 105-16, June 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 35, recognizing Mother
Teresa of Calcutta.
Pub. L. 105-14, May 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 32, recognizing Frank
Sinatra.
Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title X, Sec. 1066, Sept. 23, 1996, 110
Stat. 2654, recognizing civilians who defended Pearl Harbor.
Pub. L. 104-111, Feb. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 772, recognizing Billy
and Ruth Graham.
Pub. L. 103-457, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4799, recognizing Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Pub. L. 102-479, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2308, commemorating the
250th anniversary of the founding of the American Philosophical
Society and of the birth of Thomas Jefferson.
Pub. L. 102-406, Oct. 12, 1992, 106 Stat. 1986, commemorating
Benjamin Franklin's contributions to American fire services.
Pub. L. 102-281, title III, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 137; Pub. L.
103-328, title II, Sec. 203, Sept. 29, 1994, 108 Stat. 2369,
recognizing members of the United States Armed Forces who served in
a combat zone in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict.
Pub. L. 102-33, Apr. 23, 1991, 105 Stat. 177, recognizing General
Colin L. Powell.
Pub. L. 102-32, Apr. 23, 1991, 105 Stat. 175, recognizing General
H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, Secs. 1491, 1494, Nov. 5,
1990, 104 Stat. 1720, 1722, recognizing General Matthew B. Ridgway.
Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, Secs. 1492, 1494, Nov. 5,
1990, 104 Stat. 1721, 1722, recognizing veterans of the Armed
Forces of the United States who were present in Hawaii on Dec. 7,
1941, and participated in combat operations that day.
Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, Secs. 1493, 1494, Nov. 5,
1990, 104 Stat. 1722, commemorating centennial of Yosemite National
Park.
Pub. L. 101-296, May 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 197, recognizing
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller.
Pub. L. 101-260, Mar. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 122, commemorating
bicentennial of United States Coast Guard.
Pub. L. 100-639, Nov. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 3331, recognizing Andrew
Wyeth.
Pub. L. 100-437, Secs. 1-3, Sept. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 1717,
recognizing Jesse Owens.
Pub. L. 100-210, Secs. 1, 2, Dec. 24, 1987, 101 Stat. 1441,
recognizing Mary Lasker.
Pub. L. 99-418, Sept. 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 952, recognizing Aaron
Copland.
Pub. L. 99-311, May 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 464, recognizing Harry
Chapin.
Pub. L. 99-298, May 13, 1986, 100 Stat. 432, recognizing Natan
(Anatoly) and Avital Shcharansky.
Pub. L. 99-295, May 12, 1986, 100 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 100-210,
Sec. 3, Dec. 24, 1987, 101 Stat. 1441; Pub. L. 100-437, Sec. 4,
Sept. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 1717, commemorating the Young Astronaut
Program.
Pub. L. 95-630, title IV, Secs. 401-407, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat.
3679, 3680, recognizing outstanding individuals in the American
arts.
(!1) See References in Text note below.