Sec. 2. REDESIGNED CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE COINS

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## SEC. 2 REDESIGNED CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE COINS Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(x) Redesign and Issuance of Quarter Dollars Emblematic of Prominent American Women and Commemorating the 19th Amendment > > > #### “(1) Redesign of quarter dollars beginning in 2022 > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Effective beginning January 1, 2022, notwithstanding the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue quarter dollars that have designs on the reverse selected in accordance with this subsection which are emblematic of the accomplishment of a prominent American woman. > > > ##### “(B) Flexibility with regard to placement of inscriptions > > Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may select a design for quarter dollars referred to in subparagraph

(A)in which— > > > ###### “(i) > > the inscription described in the second sentence of subsection (d)(1) appears on the reverse side of any such quarter dollar; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > any of the inscriptions described in the third sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the designation of the value of the coin appear on the obverse side of any such quarter dollar. > > > ##### “(C) Single prominent american woman on each quarter dollar > > The design on the reverse side of each quarter dollar issued under this subsection shall be emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of one prominent woman of the United States, and may include contributions to the United States in a wide spectrum of accomplishments and fields, including but not limited to suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and arts, and should honor women from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds. > > > ##### “(D) Issuance of quarter dollars emblematic of up to five prominent american women each year > > The designs for the quarter dollars issued during each year of the period of issuance described under paragraph

(4)shall be emblematic of up to five prominent American women. > > > ##### “(E) Selection of prominent american women generally > > The selection of a prominent American woman to be featured under this subsection shall be made by the Secretary— > > > ###### “(i) > > in accordance with a selection process developed by the Secretary; > > > ###### “(ii) > > after soliciting recommendations from the general public for prominent women designs for quarter dollars; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > in consultation with the Smithsonian Institution American Women’s History Initiative, National Women’s History Museum, and the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus. > > > #### “(2) Design generally > > The coins issued in accordance with this subsection shall meet the following design requirements— > > > ##### “(A) In general > > All designs under this subsection shall be selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. > > > ##### “(B) Obverse > > The design on the obverse of the quarter dollars shall maintain a likeness of George Washington, and be designed in a manner, such as with incused inscriptions, so as to distinguish it from the obverse design used during the previous quarters program. > > > #### “(3) Issuance of coins > > The Secretary shall prescribe, on the basis of such factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the number of new designs during each year of the period of issuance, and the number of coins which shall be issued with each of the designs selected for such year. > > > #### “(4) Period of issuance > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The program established under this subsection shall continue in effect until the end of 2025. > > > ##### “(B) Continuity > > After 2025, the Secretary may continue to issue coins minted during the program but not yet issued. ” > .