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P.L. 110-363, The Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 5872 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America.
== Detailed Summary ==
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Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins<b>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Boy ScoutsHouse on May 15, 2008. The summary of America.that version is repeated here.)</b>
RequiresBoy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the coin designSecretary of the Treasury to be emblematicmint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the 100 yearscentennial of the organization.founding of the Boy Scouts of America.
RestrictsRequires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.
Restricts issuance of such coins to February 8 through December 31, 2010.
Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.
Requires payment of such surcharges to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, to be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard-to-serve areas.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008: Referred9/30/2008: Presented to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.President.
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Visitor Comments 
Jeff Archer
May 22, 2008, 1:57pm (report abuse)This is outrageous. Years ago, the Boy Scouts of America fought to be a discriminatory group. They won, but they also lost public financing because the group does not allow atheists or homosexuals in its organization. Many public entities took away their funding. Now, the U.S. Congress, in a stealth manner, has allocated a coin for the Boy Scouts. This is a blatant bigoted act aimed at about 50 million U.S. citizens. It is incredible that the federal government in this day and age supports discrimination.
Rick Ericson
May 23, 2008, 1:59pm (report abuse)I agree with Jeff. Individual scouts do good deeds, however the Boy Scouts organization discriminates against gays and atheists. The Federal government must to support discrimination.
Alan
October 14, 2008, 9:28pm (report abuse)I do not think they minted enough for the millions of Scouts and their families that will be wanting these in their collection.
350,000 for the millions of Scouts...
Good Bill - however, needs a more realistic quantity minted.
Conor
November 15, 2008, 1:00pm (report abuse)if you are sleeping in a tent do you want a homo next to you less than 3 inches away? it is only openly gays, it is just like don't ask don't tell in the military!
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