IB Union Calendar No. 210 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1454 [Report No. 111–358, Part I] 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 A BILL To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009.

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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.

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