[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5702 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5702

 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor 
      of Ebenezer D. Bassett, the first African-American diplomat.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2014

 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor 
      of Ebenezer D. Bassett, the first African-American diplomat.

    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 ``Ambassador Ebenezer D. Bassett 
Commemorative Stamp Act''.

SEC. 2. EBENEZER D. BASSETT COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP.

    (a) Issuance.--The Postmaster General shall issue a commemorative 
postage stamp in honor of Ebenezer D. Bassett.
    (b) Requirements.--Such stamp shall--
            (1) be issued in the denomination used for first class mail 
        up to one ounce in weight;
            (2) bear such designs as the Postmaster General shall 
        determine; and
            (3) be placed on sale as soon as practicable after the date 
        of the enactment of this section and shall be sold for such 
        period thereafter as the Postmaster General shall determine.
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