Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/2038

 PUBLIC LAW 110–161—DEC. 26, 2007

121 STAT. 2017

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‘‘(2) SINGLE DISTRICT OR TERRITORY DESIGN.—The design on the reverse side of each quarter dollar issued during 2009 shall be emblematic of one of the following: The District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ‘‘(3) SELECTION OF DESIGN.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each of the 6 designs required under this subsection for quarter dollars shall be— ‘‘(i) selected by the Secretary after consultation with— ‘‘(I) the chief executive of the District of Columbia or the territory being honored, or such other officials or group as the chief executive officer of the District of Columbia or the territory may designate for such purpose; and ‘‘(II) the Commission of Fine Arts; and ‘‘(ii) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. ‘‘(B) SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS.—Designs for quarter dollars may be submitted in accordance with the design selection and approval process developed by the Secretary in the sole discretion of the Secretary. ‘‘(C) PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary may include participation by District or territorial officials, artists from the District of Columbia or the territory, engravers of the United States Mint, and members of the general public. ‘‘(D) STANDARDS.—Because it is important that the Nation’s coinage and currency bear dignified designs of which the citizens of the United States can be proud, the Secretary shall not select any frivolous or inappropriate design for any quarter dollar minted under this subsection. ‘‘(E) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS.— No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design of any quarter dollar under this subsection. ‘‘(4) TREATMENT AS NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136, all coins minted under this subsection shall be considered to be numismatic items. ‘‘(5) ISSUANCE.— ‘‘(A) QUALITY OF COINS.—The Secretary may mint and issue such number of quarter dollars of each design selected under paragraph (4) in uncirculated and proof qualities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ‘‘(B) SILVER COINS.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary may mint and issue such number of quarter dollars of each design selected under paragraph (4) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, with a content of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. ‘‘(C) TIMING AND ORDER OF ISSUANCE.—Coins minted under this subsection honoring the District of Columbia

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