[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2472 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2472

  To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United 
States Postal Service for research and demonstration projects relating 
                     to autism spectrum disorders.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2012

Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Isakson) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United 
States Postal Service for research and demonstration projects relating 
                     to autism spectrum disorders.

    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 ``Autism Spectrum Disorders Semipostal 
Stamp Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``semipostal'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 416 of title 39, United States Code.

SEC. 3. AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS SEMIPOSTAL.

    (a) In General.--In order to contribute to funding for research and 
new demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders, the 
United States Postal Service shall, for a 5-year period beginning not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, provide for 
the issuance and sale of a semipostal, in accordance with section 416 
of title 39, United States Code.
    (b) Image.--The images displayed on the semipostal issued under 
this Act shall be selected by the United States Postal Service from 
among--
            (1) the works of artists with autism spectrum disorder; or
            (2) works chosen in consultation with individuals with 
        autism spectrum disorder.
    (c) Disposition of Amounts.--Of the amounts becoming available from 
the sale of the semipostal under this Act--
            (1) 50 percent shall be transferred to the National 
        Institutes of Health for research into autism spectrum 
        disorders; and
            (2) 50 percent shall be transferred to the Administration 
        on Developmental Disabilities for new demonstration projects 
        that are projects of national significance described in 
        subparagraph (A) and clauses (i), (ii), and (vi) of 
        subparagraph (D) of section 161(2) of the Developmental 
        Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
        U.S.C. 15081(2)) designed to ensure that individuals with 
        autism spectrum disorders have the opportunity to achieve their 
        fullest potential.
    (d) Annual Report.--For each year in which the United States Postal 
Service transfers amounts under subsection (c), the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, acting through the head of each agency of the 
Department of Health and Human Services receiving amounts under this 
Act, shall submit to Congress and the Comptroller General of the United 
States a report concerning the use of such amounts that includes a 
description of any significant advances or accomplishments during the 
year covered by the report that were funded, in whole or in part, with 
such amounts.
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