Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§274i–2 Design and Production of Medal

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Treasury must make bronze Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medals that weigh 250 grams and are 3 inches across. The medals must honor the courage and kindness of organ donors and their families and show fitting symbols and words. The Treasury Secretary picks the design after talking with 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, and the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee reviews it. The medals are official national medals. Treasury must produce and give HHS at least 100 medals whenever HHS orders them. HHS must pay a price that fully covers design and production costs, including labor, materials, dies, machine use, and overhead. Treasury cannot make or give out medals until HHS certifies it has enough funds to pay, but Treasury may start designing and prepare dies and test pieces any time after October 14, 2008.

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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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60