United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act

This bill tells the U.S. Treasury to make special coins that honor America’s Foreign Service and its role in diplomacy. The coins will be $5 gold (up to 50,000), $1 silver (up to 400,000), and half-dollar clad (up to 750,000). They are legal money, but mainly meant for collectors. Designs will highlight the importance of diplomacy and the Foreign Service’s contributions. The coins can be sold in uncirculated and proof versions, and only during one year: 2029 .

Each coin includes a small extra charge. That surcharge—$35 on the $5 coin, $10 on the $1 coin, and $5 on the half-dollar—goes to the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training to support collecting and sharing U.S. diplomatic history. The Mint can offer bulk and prepaid order discounts. The Treasury must make sure the program doesn’t cost taxpayers anything, and no surcharge money is paid out until all minting and marketing costs are covered. Also, this coin program can only go forward if it doesn’t push the yearly total of commemorative coin programs over the legal limit .

Key points

• Who is affected: Coin collectors, gift buyers, and the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, which receives the surcharges after costs are covered .
• What changes: A one-year commemorative coin program with special designs honoring U.S. diplomacy; coins sold at a price that covers face value, costs, and a surcharge; possible discounts for bulk and prepaid orders .
• When: Coins may be issued only in 2029 .