[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1254 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1254

  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 7, 2015

 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) 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 2015''.

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, subject to 
subsection (b) of this section.
    (b) Disposition of Amounts.--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.
    (c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``semipostal'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 416 of title 39, United States Code.
    (d) Limitation.--For purposes of section 416 of title 39, United 
States Code (including any regulation prescribed under subsection 
(e)(1)(C) of that section), the semipostal issued under this Act shall 
not apply to any limitation relating to whether more than 1 semipostal 
may be offered for sale at the same time.
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