[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3231 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3231

  To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United 
    States Postal Service to support effective programs targeted at 
        improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2012

  Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
 Wyden, and Mr. Cochran) 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 to support effective programs targeted at 
        improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care.

    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 ``Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act 
of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FAMILIES FOR FOSTER YOUTH SEMIPOSTAL.

    (a) In General.--In order to increase funding for effective 
programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
care, the United States Postal Service shall, for a period of not less 
than 4 years, provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal, in 
accordance with section 416 of title 39, United States Code.
    (b) Disposition of Amounts.--
            (1) Adoption opportunities program.--Fifty percent of any 
        amounts becoming available from the sale of the semipostal 
        under this Act shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services for programs and activities authorized under 
        section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
        Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113) that specifically 
        target improvement in permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
        care through adoption, guardianship, or kinship care.
            (2) State court improvement program.--Fifty percent of any 
        amounts becoming available from the sale of the semipostal 
        under this Act shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services for programs and activities authorized under 
        section 438 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h).
    (c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``semipostal'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 416 of title 39, United States Code.
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