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[H.R. 1454 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1454

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten


                                 An Act


 
  To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation 
                         Funds Semipostal Stamp.

    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 ``Multinational Species Conservation 
Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS SEMIPOSTAL STAMP.
    (a) In General.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to funding for the operations supported by the 
Multinational Species Conservation Funds, the United States Postal 
Service shall issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act 
referred to as the ``Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Semipostal Stamp'') in accordance with succeeding provisions of this 
section.
    (b) Cost and Use.--
        (1) In general.--The Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
    Semipostal Stamp shall be offered at a cost equal to the cost of 
    mailing a letter weighing 1 ounce or less at the nonautomation 
    single-piece first-ounce letter rate, in effect at the time of 
    purchase, plus a differential of not less than 15 percent.
        (2) Voluntary use.--The use of any semipostal issued under this 
    section shall be voluntary on the part of postal patrons.
        (3) Special rate.--The special rate of postage of an individual 
    stamp under this section shall be an amount that is evenly 
    divisible by 5.
    (c) Other Terms and Conditions.--The issuance and sale of the 
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be 
governed by the provisions of section 416 of title 39, United States 
Code, and regulations issued under such section, subject to subsection 
(b) and the following:
        (1) Disposition of proceeds.--
            (A) In general.--All amounts becoming available from the 
        sale of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal 
        Stamp (as determined under section 416(d) of such title 39) 
        shall be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service, for the purpose described in subsection (a), through 
        payments which shall be made at least twice a year, with the 
        proceeds to be divided equally among the African Elephant 
        Conservation Fund, the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, the 
        Great Ape Conservation Fund, the Marine Turtle Conservation 
        Fund, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, and other 
        international wildlife conservation funds authorized by the 
        Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
        administered by the Service as part of the Multinational 
        Species Conservation Fund.
            (B) Proceeds not to be offset.--In accordance with section 
        416(d)(4) of such title 39, amounts becoming available from the 
        sale of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 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--
                (i) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or
                (ii) any of the funds identified in subparagraph (A).
        (2) Duration.--The Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
    Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the public for a period 
    of at least 2 years, beginning no later than 12 months after the 
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        (3) Limitation.--The Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
    Semipostal Stamp shall not be subject to, or taken into account for 
    purposes of applying, any limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of 
    such title 39.
        (4) Restriction on use of funds.--Amounts transferred under 
    paragraph (1) shall not be used to fund or support the Wildlife 
    Without Borders Program or to supplement funds made available for 
    the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``semipostal 
stamp'' refers to a stamp described in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, 
United States Code.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.