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shall take such action as may be appropriate to ensure that by the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date— ‘‘(A) any business operations conducted by any such agency, instrumentality, system, or entity that involve coins or currency will be fully capable of accepting and dispensing $1 coins in connection with such operations; and ‘‘(B) displays signs and notices denoting such capability on the premises where coins or currency are accepted or dispensed, including on each vending machine. ‘‘(2) PUBLICITY.—The Director of the United States Mint, shall work closely with consumer groups, media outlets, and schools to ensure an adequate amount of news coverage, and other means of increasing public awareness, of the inauguration of the Presidential $1 Coin Program established in subsection (n) to ensure that consumers know of the availability of the coin. ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary shall take steps to ensure that an adequate supply of $1 coins is available for commerce and collectors at such places and in such quantities as are appropriate by— ‘‘(A) consulting, to accurately gauge demand for coins and to anticipate and eliminate obstacles to the easy and efficient distribution and circulation of $1 coins as well as all other circulating coins, from time to time but no less frequently than annually, with a coin users group, which may include— ‘‘(i) representatives of merchants who would benefit from the increased usage of $1 coins; ‘‘(ii) vending machine and other coin acceptor manufacturers; ‘‘(iii) vending machine owners and operators; ‘‘(iv) transit officials; ‘‘(v) municipal parking officials; ‘‘(vi) depository institutions; ‘‘(vii) coin and currency handlers; ‘‘(viii) armored-car operators; ‘‘(ix) car wash operators; and ‘‘(x) coin collectors and dealers; ‘‘(B) submitting an annual report to the Congress containing— ‘‘(i) an assessment of the remaining obstacles to the efficient and timely circulation of coins, particularly $1 coins; ‘‘(ii) an assessment of the extent to which the goals of subparagraph (C) are being met; and ‘‘(iii) such recommendations for legislative action the Board and the Secretary may determine to be appropriate; ‘‘(C) consulting with industry representatives to encourage operators of vending machines and other automated coin-accepting devices in the United States to accept coins issued under the Presidential $1 Coin Program established under subsection (n) and any coins bearing any design in effect before the issuance of coins required under subsection (n) (including the so-called ‘Sacagawea-design’ $1

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