Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§274i–2 Design and production of medal

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part Part H–1— - Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal › § 274i–2

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Make the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medals. Each medal must weigh 250 grams, be 3 inches in diameter, and be bronze. The design must honor organ donors and their families and include fitting symbols and words. Treasury must pick the design after talking with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, interested family members of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Dr. William H. Frist, and the Commission of Fine Arts; the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee will review it. The medals are national medals under chapter 51 of title 31. Treasury must produce and give at least 100 medals when HHS orders them. HHS must pay enough to cover all design and production costs, including labor, materials, dies, machine use, and overhead. Treasury cannot make or distribute medals until HHS certifies it has the funds, but Treasury may start designing, prepare dies, and strike test pieces any time after October 14, 2008.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §274i–2

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(a)Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall design and strike the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medals, each of which shall—

(1)weigh 250 grams;

(2)have a diameter of 3 inches; and

(3)consist of bronze.

(b)(1)The design of the medals shall commemorate the compassion and courage manifested by and the sacrifices made by organ donors and their families, and the medals shall bear suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions.

(2)The design of medals struck under this section shall be—

(A)selected by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, interested members of the family of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Dr. William H. Frist, and the Commission of Fine Arts; and

(B)reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee.

(c)The medals struck pursuant to this section are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31.

(d)The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike and deliver to the Secretary of Health and Human Services no fewer than 100 medals at any time pursuant to an order by such Secretary.

(e)Medals struck under this section and sold to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for distribution in accordance with this part shall be sold to the Secretary of Health and Human Services at a price sufficient to cover the cost of designing and striking the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.

(f)(1)The Secretary of the Treasury shall not strike or distribute any medals under this part until such time as the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies that sufficient funds have been received by such Secretary to cover the cost of the medals ordered.

(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may begin designing the medal at any time after October 14, 2008, and take such other action as may be necessary to be prepared to strike such medals upon receiving the certification described in such paragraph, including preparing dies and striking test pieces.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 274i–2

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73