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[H.R. 1206 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1206

                     One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen


                                 An Act


 
To grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize 
     States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act 
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Actual stamp.--The term ``actual stamp'' means a Federal 
    migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp required under the 
    Act of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) (popularly known as 
    the ``Duck Stamp Act''), that is printed on paper and sold through 
    the means established by the authority of the Secretary immediately 
    before the date of enactment of this Act.
        (2) Automated licensing system.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``automated licensing system'' 
        means an electronic, computerized licensing system used by a 
        State fish and wildlife agency to issue hunting, fishing, and 
        other associated licenses and products.
            (B) Inclusion.--The term ``automated licensing system'' 
        includes a point-of-sale, Internet, telephonic system, or other 
        electronic applications used for a purpose described in 
        subparagraph (A).
        (3) Electronic stamp.--The term ``electronic stamp'' means an 
    electronic version of an actual stamp that--
            (A) is a unique identifier for the individual to whom it is 
        issued;
            (B) can be printed on paper or produced through an 
        electronic application with the same indicators as the State 
        endorsement provides;
            (C) is issued through a State automated licensing system 
        that is authorized, under State law and by the Secretary under 
        this Act, to issue electronic stamps;
            (D) is compatible with the hunting licensing system of the 
        State that issues the electronic stamp; and
            (E) is described in the State application approved by the 
        Secretary under section 4(b).
        (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ELECTRONIC DUCK STAMPS.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may authorize any State to issue 
electronic stamps in accordance with this Act.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall implement this section in 
consultation with State management agencies.
SEC. 4. STATE APPLICATION.
    (a) Approval of Application Required.--The Secretary may not 
authorize a State to issue electronic stamps under this Act unless the 
Secretary has received and approved an application submitted by the 
State in accordance with this section. The Secretary may determine the 
number of new States per year to participate in the electronic stamp 
program.
    (b) Contents of Application.--The Secretary may not approve a State 
application unless the application contains--
        (1) a description of the format of the electronic stamp that 
    the State will issue under this Act, including identifying features 
    of the licensee that will be specified on the stamp;
        (2) a description of any fee the State will charge for issuance 
    of an electronic stamp;
        (3) a description of the process the State will use to account 
    for and transfer to the Secretary the amounts collected by the 
    State that are required to be transferred to the Secretary under 
    the program;
        (4) the manner by which the State will transmit electronic 
    stamp customer data to the Secretary;
        (5) the manner by which actual stamps will be delivered;
        (6) the policies and procedures under which the State will 
    issue duplicate electronic stamps; and
        (7) such other policies, procedures, and information as may be 
    reasonably required by the Secretary.
    (c) Publication of Deadlines, Eligibility Requirements, and 
Selection Criteria.--Not later than 30 days before the date on which 
the Secretary begins accepting applications under this section, the 
Secretary shall publish--
        (1) deadlines for submission of applications;
        (2) eligibility requirements for submitting applications; and
        (3) criteria for approving applications.
SEC. 5. STATE OBLIGATIONS AND AUTHORITIES.
    (a) Delivery of Actual Stamp.--The Secretary shall require that 
each individual to whom a State sells an electronic stamp under this 
Act shall receive an actual stamp--
        (1) by not later than the date on which the electronic stamp 
    expires under section 6(c); and
        (2) in a manner agreed upon by the State and Secretary.
    (b) Collection and Transfer of Electronic Stamp Revenue and 
Customer Information.--
        (1) Requirement to transmit.--The Secretary shall require each 
    State authorized to issue electronic stamps to collect and submit 
    to the Secretary in accordance with this section--
            (A) the first name, last name, and complete mailing address 
        of each individual that purchases an electronic stamp from the 
        State;
            (B) the face value amount of each electronic stamp sold by 
        the State; and
            (C) the amount of the Federal portion of any fee required 
        by the agreement for each stamp sold.
        (2) Time of transmittal.--The Secretary shall require the 
    submission under paragraph (1) to be made with respect to sales of 
    electronic stamps by a State according to the written agreement 
    between the Secretary and the State agency.
        (3) Additional fees not affected.--This section shall not apply 
    to the State portion of any fee collected by a State under 
    subsection (c).
    (c) Electronic Stamp Issuance Fee.--A State authorized to issue 
electronic stamps may charge a reasonable fee to cover costs incurred 
by the State and the Department of the Interior in issuing electronic 
stamps under this Act, including costs of delivery of actual stamps.
    (d) Duplicate Electronic Stamps.--A State authorized to issue 
electronic stamps may issue a duplicate electronic stamp to replace an 
electronic stamp issued by the State that is lost or damaged.
    (e) Limitation on Authority To Require Purchase of State License.--
A State may not require that an individual purchase a State hunting 
license as a condition of issuing an electronic stamp under this Act.
SEC. 6. ELECTRONIC STAMP REQUIREMENTS; RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC STAMP.
    (a) Stamp Requirements.--The Secretary shall require an electronic 
stamp issued by a State under this Act--
        (1) to have the same format as any other license, validation, 
    or privilege the State issues under the automated licensing system 
    of the State; and
        (2) to specify identifying features of the licensee that are 
    adequate to enable Federal, State, and other law enforcement 
    officers to identify the holder.
    (b) Recognition of Electronic Stamp.--Any electronic stamp issued 
by a State under this Act shall, during the effective period of the 
electronic stamp--
        (1) bestow upon the licensee the same privileges as are 
    bestowed by an actual stamp;
        (2) be recognized nationally as a valid Federal migratory bird 
    hunting and conservation stamp; and
        (3) authorize the licensee to hunt migratory waterfowl in any 
    other State, in accordance with the laws of the other State 
    governing that hunting.
    (c) Duration.--An electronic stamp issued by a State shall be valid 
for a period agreed to by the State and the Secretary, which shall not 
exceed 45 days.
SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF STATE PARTICIPATION.
    The authority of a State to issue electronic stamps under this Act 
may be terminated--
        (1) by the Secretary, if the Secretary--
            (A) finds that the State has violated any of the terms of 
        the application of the State approved by the Secretary under 
        section 4; and
            (B) provides to the State written notice of the termination 
        by not later than the date that is 30 days before the date of 
        termination; or
        (2) by the State, by providing written notice to the Secretary 
    by not later than the date that is 30 days before the termination 
    date.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.