A Bill to ensure that United States Treasury funds are not expended for certain purposes of personal aggrandizement or self promotion.

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To ensure that United States Treasury funds are not expended for certain purposes of personal aggrandizement or self promotion.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 8, 2018

A BILL

To ensure that United States Treasury funds are not expended for certain purposes of personal aggrandizement or self promotion.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Challenge and Commemorative Coins Act of 2018”.

SECTION. 2. Limits on Challenge and Commemorative Coins.

(a) Any other provision of law notwithstanding, no elected official, appointed official, employee of the United States Government, or member of the United States armed forces may expend or commit any United States funds or assets for any purpose associated with the design, creation, or dissemination of any Challenge or Commemorative Coin bearing the likeness or name of any living person.

(b) Congress may enact specific exceptions to subsection (a).

(c) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “Challenge of Commemorative Coin” means…

(2) The term “Likeness” means any photograph, video, movie, drawing, cartoon, sculpture, bas relief, or other visual representation.