[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2638 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2638

      To provide for the issuance of a veterans health care stamp.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

  Mr. Shuler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 veterans health care 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 ``Veterans Stamp to Honor American 
Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS HEALTH CARE STAMP.

    (a) In General.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to funding for veterans health care, including 
new shelters, improved medical facilities, medical assistance, and 
prescription assistance for veterans, the United States Postal Service 
shall provide for the issuance and sale of a special postage stamp, 
hereinafter referred to as the ``veterans health care stamp'', in 
accordance with subsections (b) and (c).
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The issuance and sale of the veterans 
health care stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United 
States Code, except that--
            (1) the rate established for such stamp shall be equal to 
        the rate of postage that would otherwise regularly apply, plus 
        a differential of 25 percent;
            (2) all amounts becoming available from the sale of such 
        stamp--
                    (A) shall be transferred to the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 416(d) of 
                such title; and
                    (B) shall be used by the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs to carry out the purposes described in 
                subsection (a); and
            (3) such stamp shall not be subject to any numerical 
        limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title.
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