116 HR 111 IH: Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2019 U.S. House of Representatives 2019-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 111IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 3, 2019Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to remove the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2019.

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Limitation on United States Postal Service semipostal stamp authority

Section 416 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1)by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b)

Limited authority

The Postal Service may issue and sell semipostals under this section only for such purposes or causes as provided for by an Act of Congress.; (2)in subsection (d)— (A)in paragraph (1)— (i)by striking appropriate agency or agencies and inserting appropriate agency or entity, as provided for by an Act of Congress pursuant to subsection (b),; and (ii)by striking such agency and inserting such agency or entity; (B)by striking paragraph (2); and (C)by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (3)by striking subsection (e); and (4)by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.