[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1454 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1454

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2009

 Mr. Brown of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Young of 
Alaska, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. 
  King of New York, Mr. Tanner, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
    Government Reform, 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 concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  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 2009''.

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.--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 25 percent.
    (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, and the Rhinoceros and 
                Tiger 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 5 years, beginning no later than 12 months 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Stamp depictions.--Stamps issued under this Act shall 
        depict images of flagship multinational species, such as 
        African and Asian elephants, rhinoceros and tigers, marine 
        turtles, and certain species of great apes.
            (4) 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.
    (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.
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