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This bill, titled the "National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Coin Act," mandates that the Secretary of the Treasury mint and issue special coins to honor the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the historical service and sacrifice of firefighters across the United States. These coins will be available in three denominations: $5 gold coins (up to 50,000), $1 silver coins (up to 400,000), and half-dollar clad coins (up to 750,000), all of which will be legal tender and considered numismatic items. The designs for these coins, which must include inscriptions of "Liberty," "In God We Trust," "United States of America," "E Pluribus Unum," the year "2029," and the coin's value, will be selected by the Secretary in consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, and reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. The coins can be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities and will only be available for sale during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2029. The sale price will include the face value, a surcharge, and the costs of production and distribution, with a portion of the surcharge from each coin sale going to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to support its mission. The bill also includes provisions to ensure that the minting and issuance of these coins do not result in any net cost to the U.S. government and that all production costs are recovered before any surcharges are disbursed to the Foundation.

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