42 U.S.C. § 274i–2 — Design and production of medal

(a) In general: The Secretary^* of the Treasury must design and strike the medals. Each medal must weigh 250 grams, measure 3 inches across, and be made of bronze.

(b) Design: (1) The design must honor the compassion, courage, and sacrifices of organ^* donors and their families, with suitable emblems, symbols, and inscriptions. (2) The design must be chosen by the Secretary of the Treasury, working with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, interested members of Stephanie Tubbs Jones's family, Dr. William H. Frist, and the Commission of Fine Arts — and then reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee^*.

(c) National medals: Medals struck under this section count as national medals under chapter 51 of title 31.

(d) Striking and delivery of minimum-sized lots: The Treasury must strike and deliver at least 100 medals at a time, whenever HHS orders them.

(e) Cost of medals: Medals sold to HHS for distribution must be priced high enough to cover the full cost of designing and striking them — labor, materials, dies, machine use, and overhead.

(f) No expenditures in advance of receipt of funds: (1) The Treasury cannot strike or hand out any medals until HHS certifies it has collected enough money to cover the cost of the medals ordered. (2) Despite that, the Treasury could start designing the medal any time after October 14, 2008, and take other steps to be ready to strike medals once certification arrives — including preparing dies and striking test pieces.