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The bill creates an official Roberto Clemente commemorative coin program that funds the Roberto Clemente Foundation from buyer surcharges and requires Treasury cost recovery to protect taxpayers — but it raises prices for collectors, concentrates a commemorative slot on one honoree, and risks reduced or delayed charitable proceeds if sales underperform.
Taxpayers are protected because the Treasury must recover all minting and program costs before any surcharge payments are made, reducing the risk that general funds will subsidize the coin program.
Collectors, baseball fans, and the public can acquire officially licensed Roberto Clemente commemorative coins (proof and uncirculated) in 2027, with preorder options and reasonable bulk discounts to improve access and provide collectible options.
Surcharge revenue from coin sales will be directed to the Roberto Clemente Foundation to fund education, youth sports, disaster relief, and historic preservation, channeling private collector dollars to charitable programs rather than via new appropriations.
Coin purchasers will pay substantially higher prices because they must cover full production costs plus surcharges (explicit surcharges are added to low-denomination coins), reducing affordability and likely deterring lower‑cost buyers.
The federal government and Mint bear production and administrative risk: if sales fall short, Mint resources and staff time may be diverted, and the program requires additional cost accounting and administrative work.
Because Foundation payments depend on net program revenue, high surcharge rates or weak demand could reduce or delay charitable payments and undermine the intended funding for education, youth sports, disaster relief, and preservation projects.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Introduced March 3, 2025 by Adriano J. Espaillat · Last progress March 3, 2025
Authorizes the U.S. Mint to produce three commemorative coin types honoring Roberto Clemente with set mintage limits, metal specs, and required inscriptions and designs. Sales will include fixed per-coin surcharges that are paid to the Roberto Clemente Foundation for its mission, but no surcharge or payments may be made until the Treasury recovers the full cost of designing and issuing the coins; all coins must be produced only in calendar year 2027. Design selection must include at least one obverse portrait of Clemente and will be made after consultation with his family, the Roberto Clemente Foundation, the Commission of Fine Arts, and review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee; the Mint must sell coins at prices covering face value, surcharges, and issuance costs and may offer reasonable discounts for bulk and prepaid orders.