Pub. L. 103-186, tit. II, sec. 208

DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

EnactedYear: 1993Length: 390 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 208. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES. (a) Prisoner-of-War Commemorative Coins.— Except as provided in subsection (d), an amount equal to the surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of prisoner-of-war commemorative coins described in section 202(a)(3)(A) shall be promptly paid by the Secretary in the order that follows: (1) Amounts to be made available for construction of museum.— The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of the Interior the first $3,000,000 of such surcharges for the construction of the Andersonville Prisoner-of-War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia. (2) Amounts to be paid to endowment fund.— After payment of the amount required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay 50 percent of the remaining surcharges to the endowment fund established pursuant to section 209(a). (3) Amounts to be paid to maintain national cemeteries.— After payment of the amount required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pay 50 percent of the remaining surcharges to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of maintaining national cemeteries pursuant to chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code. (b) Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coins.— Except as provided in subsection (d), an amount equal to the surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorative coins described in section 202(a)(3)(B) shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to assist the Fund’s efforts to raise an endowment to be a permanent source of support for the repair, maintenance, and addition of names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (c) Women in Military Service for America Memorial Commemorative Coins.— Except as provided in subsection (d), an amount equal to the surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of Women in Military Service for America Memorial commemorative coins described in section 202(a)(3)(C) shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of creating, endowing, and dedicating the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. (d) Surcharges From 3-Coin Sets.— In the case of surcharges derived from the sale of 3-coin sets pursuant to section 206(d)— 107 STAT. 2250 (1) ⅓ of such amount shall be distributed as provided in subsection (a); (2) ⅓ shall be distributed as provided in subsection (b); and (3) ⅓ shall be distributed as provided in subsection (c).
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