[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 750 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 750

 To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for gang prevention 
  programs through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued 
                            postage stamps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2009

 Mr. Baca (for himself, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Meeks of New 
  York, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
 McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. 
   Weiner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, 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 allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for gang prevention 
  programs through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued 
                            postage stamps.

    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 ``Stamp Out Gang Violence Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMP.

    (a) In General.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to funding for gang prevention programs, the 
United States Postal Service shall provide for a special postage stamp 
in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The issuance and sale of the stamp 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be governed by section 416 of title 
39, United States Code, and regulations under such section, subject to 
the following:
            (1) Disposition of proceeds.--All amounts becoming 
        available from the sale of such stamp shall be transferred to 
        the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) 
        Program, administered by the Office of Justice Programs of the 
        Department of Justice, through payments which shall be made at 
        least twice a year.
            (2) Duration.--Such 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.--Such stamp shall not be counted for 
        purposes of applying any numerical limitation under subsection 
        (e)(1)(C) of such section.
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