[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS SEMIPOSTAL STAMP 
                      REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2013

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (S. 231) to reauthorize the Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                 S. 231

       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 ``Multinational Species 
     Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 
     2013''.

     SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

       Section 2(c)(2) of the Multinational Species Conservation 
     Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (39 U.S.C. 416 note) is 
     amended by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``6 years''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Collins) and the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend 
their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Madam Speaker, S. 231, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act, was introduced by Senator Rob 
Portman on February 7, 2013.
  S. 231 would extend the Multinational Species stamp for an additional 
4 years, through December 31, 2016.

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  The Multinational Species stamp was initially signed into law in 2010 
in a bill introduced by then-Representative Henry Brown of South 
Carolina. Profits from this stamp will go to support programs designed 
to help to protect African and Asian elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, 
great apes, and marine turtles. Since its introduction, the stamp has 
generated $2.5 million in proceeds that have been divided equally among 
the conservation programs.
  By supporting this legislation, the Postal Service will be better 
able to sell its existing stock of 75 million Save the Vanishing 
Species stamps in further support of these conservation efforts. And 
with that, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, S. 231, the Multinational Species Conservation Fund 
Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act, would require the United States 
Postal Service to continue issuing the Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp for 4 more years.
  The conservation fund is a small initiative, run by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, that supports a variety of conservation efforts that 
benefit several species, including great apes, rhinoceroses, tigers, 
and marine turtles. Because semipostal stamps cost more than typical 
stamps, they allow members of the public to donate to a particular 
cause encouraged by the stamp. Passage of this bill is a way to raise 
revenue for the Multinational Species Conservation Fund without 
increasing its appropriations.
  We have no objections to the passage of S. 231, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I urge all Members to support 
passage of S. 231.
  At this point, I yield back the balance of my time as well.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, S. 231.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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