[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 332 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 332

    To provide for the issuance of the Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

Ms. Lee (for herself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Moore) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the issuance of the Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp.

    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 ``Peace Corps Stamp Act''.

SEC. 2. PEACE CORPS SEMIPOSTAL STAMP.

    (a) In General.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to funding the Peace Corps' Global Fund, the 
United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal (in this Act 
referred to as the ``Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp'') in accordance with 
this section.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--The issuance and sale of the Peace Corps 
        Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of section 
        416 of title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued 
        under such section, subject to the requirements of this 
        subsection.
            (2) Duration.--The Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp shall be 
        made available to the public for a period of 10 years, 
        beginning no later than 12 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (3) Cost.--The Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp shall be 
        offered at a cost equal to the cost of mailing a letter 
        weighing 1 ounce or less at the nonautomation single-piece 
        first-ounce letter rate, in effect at the time of purchase, 
        plus a differential of not less than 25 percent.
            (4) Disposition of proceeds.--All amounts becoming 
        available from the sale of the Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp (as 
        determined under section 416(d) of such title) shall be 
        transferred to the Peace Corps' Global Fund through payments 
        which shall be made at least twice a year.
            (5) Proceeds not to be offset.--In accordance with section 
        416(d)(4) of such title, amounts becoming available from the 
        sale of the Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp shall not be taken 
        into account in any decision relating to the level of 
        appropriations or other Federal funding to be furnished in any 
        year to the Peace Corps.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``semipostal'' 
refers to a postage stamp described in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, 
United States Code.
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