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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Dec 28, 2012
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town.
Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States.
Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2018.
Requires all such coin sales to include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
Requires all surcharges received by the Secretary from coin sales to be paid to Boys Town to: (1) promote and provide for the cause of Boys Town, and (2) care and assist children and families in underserved communities across America.
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Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · D–NE
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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