[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2919 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2919

 To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding of veterans programs 
 and services offered by the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the 
   United States of America, Incorporated, through the issuance of a 
                              semipostal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2001

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Veterans' Affairs, 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 concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding of veterans programs 
 and services offered by the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the 
   United States of America, Incorporated, through the issuance of a 
                              semipostal.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Purple Heart Stamp Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. SEMIPOSTAL TO BE ISSUED TO BENEFIT THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE 
              PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
              INCORPORATED.

    (a) In General.--In order to afford the public a convenient way to 
contribute to funding for the veterans programs and services offered by 
the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, 
Incorporated (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``MOPH''), the 
United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal in accordance 
with subsection (b).
    (b) Requirements.--The provisions of section 416 of title 39, 
United States Code, shall apply with respect to the semipostal required 
under this Act, subject to the following:
            (1) Allocation.--All amounts becoming available from the 
        sale of the semipostal shall be transferred to the MOPH under 
        such arrangements as the Postal Service shall by mutual 
        agreement with the MOPH establish.
            (2) Frequency and distribution.--Under those arrangements--
                    (A) the appropriate amounts shall be transferred to 
                the MOPH no less frequently than 3 times a year; and
                    (B) of the amounts so transferred to the MOPH, the 
                MOPH shall designate the percentage to be distributed 
                to local chapters.
            (3) Commencement and termination dates.--Stamps under this 
        section shall be issued--
                    (A) beginning no later than 12 months after the 
                date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) for a period of not less than 2 years in 
                duration.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``semipostal'' 
has the meaning given such term by section 416(a) of title 39, United 
States Code.
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