PUBLIC LAW 100-274—MAR. 31, 1988
102 STAT. 49
(4) Section 5133(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking out "and the assay office at New York and the officer in charge of the assay office at San Francisco" and by striking out "or officer". (5) Section 5133(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking out "and the officer" and by striking out "or officer". (6) Section 5133(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking out "and the officer". (7) Section 5133(b) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(b) SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—At least once each year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall settle the accounts of the superintendents of the mints. "(2) PROCEDURE.—At any settlement under this subsection, the superintendent shall— "(A) return to the Secretary any coin, clipping, or other bullion in the possession of the superintendent; and "(B) present the Secretary with a statement of bullion received and returned since the last settlement (including any bullion returned for settlement). "(3) AUDIT.—The Secretary shall— "(A) audit the accounts of each superintendent; and "(B) allow each superintendent the waste of precious metals that the Secretary determines is necessary— "(i) for refining and minting (within the limitations which the Secretary shall prescribe); and "(ii) for casting fine gold and silver bars (within the limit prescribed for refining), except that any waste allowance under this clause may not apply to deposit operations.". (8) Upon the enactment of this Act, the superintendent of the United States Assay Office at New York, New York, shall assume the position of superintendent of the Mint at West Point, New York. (9) Section 5133(c) of such title is amended by striking out "and assay offices". (10) Section 5133(d) of such title is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking out "and assay office"; and (B) in the third sentence, by striking out "and assay offices". SEC. 3. PR()TP]CTION OF INTEGRITY OF COINAGE MANUFACTURE.
Section 5111(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(c) PROCUREMENTS RELATING TO COIN PRODUCTION.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make contracts, on conditions the Secretary decides are appropriate and are in the public interest, to acquire articles, materials, supplies, and services (including equipment, manufacturing facilities, patents, patent rights, technical knowledge, and assistance) necessary to produce the coins referred to in this title. "(2) DOMESTIC CONTROL OF COINAGE.—(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in order to protect the national security through domestic control of the coinage process, the Secretary shall acquire only such articles, materials, supplies, and services (including equipment, manufacturing facilities, patents, patent
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