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[H.R. 2872 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 161
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2872

                          [Report No. 118-198]

   To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow 
    States to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2023

 Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 14, 2023

           Additional sponsors: Mr. Duarte and Ms. De La Cruz

                           September 14, 2023

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                               26, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow 
    States to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SEC. 1. AUTHORIZING FULLY ELECTRONIC STAMPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp 
Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718r) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Actual Stamp'' 
                and inserting ``Electronic Stamp'';
                    (B) by striking ``actual stamp'' and inserting 
                ``electronic stamp''; and
                    (C) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) upon the date of purchase; and'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``under subsection 
        (e)'' before the period at the end; and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and 
        inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Delivery of Actual Stamps.--The Secretary shall issue an 
actual stamp after March 10 of each year to each individual that 
purchased an electronic stamp for the preceding waterfowl seasons.''.
    (b) Stamp Valid Through Close of Hunting Season.--Section 6 of the 
Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718s(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall, during the 
        effective period of the electronic stamp--'' and inserting 
        ``shall--''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``for a period agreed to 
        by the State and the Secretary, which shall not exceed 45 
        days'' and inserting ``until the first June 30 that occurs 
        after the date of issuance of such stamp''.
    (c) Electronic Stamps as Permit.--Section 1(a)(1) of the Migratory 
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a(a)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``as an electronic stamp or'' after 
        ``Conservation Stamp,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``actual'' after ``face of the''.
    (d) Contents of Electronic Stamp.--Section 2(3) of the Permanent 
Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718o(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) may contain an image of the actual stamp.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow the 
        Secretary of the Interior to issue electronic stamps under such 
        Act, and for other purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 161

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2872

                          [Report No. 118-198]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow 
    States to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 14, 2023

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed