[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1454 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 210
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1454
[Report No. 111-358, Part I]
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
December 7, 2009
Additional sponsors: Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky,
Mr. Michaud, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Shuster, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sablan, Mr.
Fleming, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Royce, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Mack, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Shea-Porter,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Holt, Mr. Cleaver, Ms.
Lee of California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Posey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Chaffetz, Ms. Corrine Brown
of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Kratovil, Mr.
Dicks, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Thompson of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Berkley, Mr.
Putnam, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Farr, Mr. Buchanan, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Alexander, Mr. McGovern, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs.
Tauscher, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Berman, Mr. Mario
Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Kline of
Minnesota, Mr. Cole, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Thompson
of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Israel, Mr.
Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Latham, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Honda, Mr. Chandler,
Mr. Doyle, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Carter, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Paulsen, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Ross, Mr. Smith
of Nebraska, Mr. Boccieri, Ms. Titus, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Clarke, Mr.
Latta, Mr. Cao, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Ruppersberger,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Rooney, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida,
Mr. Maffei, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr.
Upton, Mr. Schock, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Camp, Mr. Roskam, Mr.
Moore of Kansas, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Davis of
Kentucky, Mr. Mica, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Welch,
Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Minnick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Massa, Mr. Baird, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Norton, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. Grijalva,
Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Engel, Ms.
Richardson, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Crowley
December 7, 2009
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
December 7, 2009
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed to
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered
to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
12, 2009]
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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, 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 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.
(5) 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.
Union Calendar No. 210
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1454
[Report No. 111-358, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation
Funds Semipostal Stamp.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 7, 2009
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
December 7, 2009
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed to
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered
to be printed