113 HR 5702 IH: Ambassador Ebenezer D. Bassett Commemorative Stamp Act U.S. House of Representatives 2014-11-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5702 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 13, 2014 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Ebenezer D. Bassett, the first African-American diplomat.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ambassador Ebenezer D. Bassett Commemorative Stamp Act.

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Ebenezer D. Bassett commemorative postage stamp

(a)

Issuance

The Postmaster General shall issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Ebenezer D. Bassett. (b)

Requirements

Such stamp shall— (1)be issued in the denomination used for first class mail up to one ounce in weight; (2)bear such designs as the Postmaster General shall determine; and (3)be placed on sale as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this section and shall be sold for such period thereafter as the Postmaster General shall determine.