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The bill commemorates U.S. diplomacy and funds diplomatic history programs through a surcharged commemorative coin issued in 2029—boosting recognition and targeted nonprofit support while shifting costs, administrative burdens, and availability risks onto collectors, the Mint/Treasury, and potentially taxpayers if sales fall short.
Collectors and the public gain a new commemorative coin program honoring the U.S. Foreign Service and diplomacy, increasing historical recognition and collectible options.
A dedicated surcharge funding stream will provide the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) with resources for oral histories, publications, and public programs that preserve U.S. diplomatic history.
Taxpayers are protected from subsidizing the commemorative program because the Treasury must recover all production and issuance costs before surcharge proceeds are disbursed.
Coin purchasers (collectors and gift buyers) will pay higher prices because coins include surcharges and full cost recovery, raising out-of-pocket costs compared with face value.
The Mint, Treasury, and other federal employees face increased administrative burden to design, review, track production costs, implement surcharges, and manage disbursements, which could slow timelines and raise labor costs.
Limiting minting to a single year (2029) and finite production runs risks shortages for collectors, driving secondary-market price inflation and disadvantaging those who miss initial sales.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes Treasury to mint commemorative gold, silver, and half-dollar coins in 2029 honoring the Foreign Service and directs surcharges to ADST after cost recovery.
Introduced November 19, 2025 by Ami Bera · Last progress November 19, 2025
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint three commemorative coins in a one-year window (calendar year 2029) honoring U.S. diplomacy and the Foreign Service, with specified mintage limits, metal specifications, and required inscriptions and design consultations. Sets sale-price rules, permits bulk and prepaid sales, establishes per-coin surcharges to be paid to the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training to support diplomatic history activities, requires audits for those funds, and requires full Treasury cost recovery so the program causes no net cost to the government.