[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1454 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 486
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1454

                          [Report No. 111-234]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 8, 2009

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

                             July 27, 2010

              Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS SEMIPOSTAL 
              STAMP.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Disposition of proceeds.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the United States Fish and 
                        Wildlife Service; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) any of the funds identified 
                        in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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.
                                                       Calendar No. 486

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1454

                          [Report No. 111-234]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 27, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment