118 HR 8899 IH: Ko’ko’ Bird Initiative to Restore Bio-Diversity Semipostal Stamp Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-06-28 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.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8899IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 28, 2024Mr. Moylan (for himself and Mr. Sablan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo provide for the issuance of a Ko'ko' Bird Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ko’ko’ Bird Initiative to Restore Bio-Diversity Semipostal Stamp Act or the Ko’ko’ BIRDS Stamp Act.

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Ko’ko’ Bird semipostal stamp

(a)

In general

The United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the Ko’ko’ Bird Semipostal Stamp) in accordance with this section.(b)

Terms and conditions

The issuance and sale of the Ko’ko’ Bird Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued under such section.(c)

Disposition of proceeds

(1)

In general

All amounts becoming available from the sale of the Ko’ko’ Bird Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 416(d) of such title 39) shall be transferred to the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources of the Guam Department of Agriculture for wildlife conservation efforts, programs for native bird rehabilitation and breeding efforts, and brown tree snake eradication, through payments which shall be made at least twice a year.(2)

Proceeds not to be offset

In accordance with section 416(d)(4) of such title 39, amounts becoming available from the sale of the Ko’ko’ Bird Semipostal Stamp (as so determined) shall not be taken into account in any decision relating to the level of appropriations or other Federal funding to be furnished in any year to the United States Postal Service.(d)

Duration

The Ko’ko’ Bird Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the public for a period of not less than four years, beginning not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.(e)

Semipostal stamp defined

In this Act, the term semipostal stamp refers to a stamp described in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code.