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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drago the Wolf, post: 1223653, member: 22476&quot;]Well, here is my proposed bill:</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">THIS ACT SHALL BE TITLED AS THE &quot;HISTORIC BUILDINGS &amp; MONUMENTS HALF DOLLAR COIN ACT&quot;</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">SEC 2. DESIGN AND ISSUANCE OF HALF DOLLAR COINS FEATURING HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">(a) Notwithstanding the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury under the 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, beginning in 2013, coins in the denomination of 50 cents shall be redesigned, and have such designs, and be in such form and tenor as the Secretary may select in accordance with this section.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">(b) The obverse of these new half dollar coins shall continue to feature President John F. Kennedy and shall not change in design, unless otherwise legislated.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">(b) The reverse of these new half dollar coins shall feature four different Historical Buildings and/or Monuments each year, over an 8 year program, with the White House to be the first Historic Building featured. </span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">SEC 3. REVERT BACK TO A PERMANENT REVERSE</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">(a) The traditional Eagle &amp; Shield design shall be permanently placed back on the half dollar coin&#039;s reverse after the &quot;Historic Buildings &amp; Monuments&quot; half dollar program ends, unless a new design is otherwise legislated.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">SEC 4. PUBLIC AWARENESS</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">(a) A public awareness program shall be put into place to educate the American public on the new half dollar coins featuring the new Historic Buildings &amp; Monuments, similar to the &quot;State/Territorial/America the Beautiful Quarter Dollar&quot; series, and the &quot;Presidential/Native American One Dollar Coin&quot; series. </span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">SEC 5. VENDING MACHINE &amp; SELF-CHECKOUT ACCEPTABILITY</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">(a) Vendors and self checkout companies will be given a chance in advance, to retool and reprogram their machines to take the new half dollar coins, should they choose to do so, and wish to invest in accepting the new coins.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">===================================================================</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><br /></span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">You people can let me know if I left anything out, or if this looks good enough or not.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"></span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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