[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2236 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2236

 To provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
                           Semipostal Stamp.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2011

Mr. Sablan (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Pierluisi, 
Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Hirono, 
    Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wu, Mrs. 
  Maloney, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kind, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Connolly of 
  Virginia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Boren, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
 Fortenberry, and Mr. Lujan) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
                           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 ``Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
Semipostal Stamp Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM CONSERVATION SEMIPOSTAL STAMP.

    (a) In General.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to funding for the maintenance backlog and 
operational shortfall of the National Wildlife Refuge System, the 
United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal stamp (referred 
to in this Act as the ``Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal 
Stamp'') in accordance with the provisions of this section.
    (b) Cost and Use.--
            (1) In general.--The Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
        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 
Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 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 Wildlife Refuge System 
                Conservation 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 allocated to the National Wildlife 
                Refuge System appropriation subactivity.
                    (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 Wildlife Refuge System 
                Conservation 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 Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
        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 Wildlife Refuge System Conservation 
        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.
    (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.
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