Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 Public Law 118–25 Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 25 118–25 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel 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. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20230403.1 2024-02-16 Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 17575 118 2023-12-19 Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 [(Public Law 118–25)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 118–25. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. [16 U.S.C. 718o note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023”.
SEC. 2. 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 subsection heading, by striking “Actual Stamp” and inserting “Electronic Stamp”; (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “an actual stamp” and inserting “the electronic stamp”; and (C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(1) on the date of purchase of the electronic stamp; and” ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking “actual stamps” and inserting “actual stamps under subsection (e)”; (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: “(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 season.” . (b) Contents of Electronic Stamp.—Section 2 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718o) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “Federal” and all that follows through “that is printed” and inserting “Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp required under the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) that is printed”; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(F) may contain an image of the actual stamp.” . (c) Stamp Valid Through Close of Hunting Season.—Section 6 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718s) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 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 “through the first June 30 that occurs after the date of issuance of the electronic stamp by the State”. (d) 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 (as defined in section 2 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718o)) or” after “Conservation Stamp,”; and (2) by striking “face of the stamp” and inserting “face of the actual stamp (as defined in that section)”.