This program is very similar to the "Famous Dogs Half Dollar Coin Act" The only difference is the denomination, and the design of the coin. This is a potential program for the begining of a new U.S. $2 coin to replace the $2 Federal Reserve note, five or so years after the U.S. $1 coin replaces the $1 Federal Reserve note. And while I do believe that, after the "Famous Dogs" program ends, that Balto should be placed back on the new $2 coins as the permanent figure on the $2 denomination, I believe that too many people would think that there are too many more important "human" figures to go on this coin as the final design. (I wish I knew all of the breeds of these fmous dogs, becayse if I did, I would post them. The list at the bottom was orginally spreaded apart when I typed the legislation, but somehow it got pushed together, but I'm sure people will figure out the name of the famous dog on the heads side of the coin, the service they provided, and their wild ansestors for the tails side of the coin (no pun intended).

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE


This Act may be cited as the "Famous Dogs $2 Coin Act"


SEC 2. DESIGN AND ISSUANCE OF BIMETALLIC $2 COINS FEATURING FAMOUS DOGS OF U.S. HISTORY


(a) Notwithstanding the Authority of the Secretary of the Treasury under the 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, beginning in 2014, coins in the denomination of $2, shall be issued, and have such designs, and shall be in such form and tenor as the Secretary may select in accordance with this section.


(b) These new "Famous Dogs" $2 coins modeled after Canada's bimetallic $2 coin, a silver colored metal ring around a golden colored metal center, and shall be made small enough to work in vending machines and self checkout machines without having to modify the coin changer machines to take larger coins. The Canadian $2 coin shall be the prototype for the Famous Dogs $2 coins. These new $2 coins shall also fearture partially reeded sections, and partially smooth sections, just like the Canadian $2 coin, to help the blind denomination the new coin.


(c) The "Famous Dogs $2 Coin Act" shall be a 9 year program that shall feature four new obverses of the $2 coin, honoring four different famous dogs per year, to honor dogs for serving man kind for tens of thousands of years, and shall honor and feature such fallen dogs as, fire, police, rescue, military and sled dogs who served or lost their lives, serving man kind, with Balto being the first to be honored. Each honored dog's name and breed, and the words "In God We Trust" shall be stamped into the obverse of these $2 dollar coins, and shall border around the bottom of the "heads" side of these new coins. If the famous dog being honored is not a purebred "Mixed Breed" shall be stamped on the border of the coin.


(d) The reverse of the new $2 coins shall feature three different designs per every three years of the program. The Gray Wolf shall be featured on the reverse of these new half dollars for the first three years, to respect and honor the wild relatives that these dogs came from. And for wolves being the first dogs to serve man kind. "Gray Wolf" and "Two Dollars" shall be stamped on the bottom of the new coins and border the edge of the "tails" side of these new half dollar coins.


(e) The Coyote shall be featured on the reverse of these new $2 dollar coins for the second three years. This will help honor another wild dog relative that provided fur for clothing, bones for tools and jewelry and such to the Native Americans and were a part of Native American agriculture. "Coyote" and "Two Dollars" shall be stamped into the reverse of these new $2 coins, and shall border the bottom edge of the "tails" side of these new $2 coins.


(f) And the North American Red Fox shall be featured on the reverse of these new $2 coins for the last three years. This will help us honor and respect foxes as a dog relative that, like the Coyote, contributed to the Native Americans, providing fur for clothing, bones for tools, jewelry and such and were a part of Native American agriculture. "North American Red Fox" and "Two Dollars" shall be stamped on the reverse of these new $2 coins and shall border the bottom edge of such coins.


SEC 3. DISCLUSION OF "FALSE" FAMOUS DOGS


(a)These new $2 coins shall NOT include or feature dogs, that were famous for being in movies/shows/films, or for being a famous celebrity or presidential pet, etc.with the exception of Rin Tin Tin, who actually served as a real life hero war and police dog before becoming a celebrity dog. The "Famous Dogs $2 Coin Act" shall only honor dogs that were true life serving, life saving, real life heroes, with the exception of the wild dog ancestors of the dogs being featured on the reverse of such coins.


SEC 4. PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM


(a) Within a certain time, the general public, vending, self checkout and other coin-op industries shall be made aware of the new Famous Dogs $2 Coins' release date. Vendors and other industries shall be given time to retool their machines to accept the new "Famous Dogs" $2 coins, should they choose to do so. Public educational information materials shall also be provided to educate businesses, cashiers and consumers about the new $2 coins.


SEC 5. CONVERTING TO A PERMANENT DESIGN

(a) After the "Famous Dogs" $2 coin program ends, the "post-Famous Dogs" $2 coin shall keep the same size, shape and compositions as the "Famous Dogs" $2 coins, and shall feature a famous human figure of U.S. history.


SEC 6. DESIGN RELEASE SCHEDULE:

Year: Dog (Obverse) Service Dog Ancestor (Reverse) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


2014 1 Balto Sled Dog Gray Wolf

2 Togo Sled Dog

3 Fritz Sled Dog

4 Fox Sled Dog


2015 5 Sye Sled Dog Gray Wolf

6 Old Moctoc Sled Dog

7 Tillie Sled Dog

8 Billy Sled Dog


2016 9 Alaska Slim Sled Dog Gray Wolf

10 Rin Tin Tin Military/Police Dog

11 Mattie Police Dog

12 Dolph Police Dog


2017 13 Rosie Police Dog Coyote

14 Wallace Fire Dog

15 Pat Fire Dog

16 Chips War Dog


2018 17 Lex War Dog Coyote

18 Sargent Stubby War Dog

19 Smoky War Dog

20 Sallie War Dog


2019 21 Nemo A534 War Dog Coyote

22 Bamse War Dog

23 Gander War Dog

24 Gunner War Dog


2020 25 Horrie the Wog Dog War Dog North American Red Fox

26 Judy War Dog

27 Just Nuisance War Dog

28 Lava War Dog


2021 29 Moustach War Dog North American Red Fox

30 Trigger (Orginally named after the "N-word" censored out) War Dog

31 Rifleman Khan War Dog

32 Rip War Dog


2022 33 Saba War Dog North American Red Fox

34 Sinbad War Dog

35 Tich War Dog

36 Rags War Dog