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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4914 

To provide for the issuance of the Diabetes Prevention Semipostal Stamp, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 30, 2019 

Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. COHEN, Mr. KING of New 

York, Ms. BASS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. BROOKS

of Indiana, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CLARKE of 

New York, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COX of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS

of Illinois, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

LIPINSKI, Ms. MOORE, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. 

ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 

SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 

A BILL 

To provide for the issuance of the Diabetes Prevention 

Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Diabetes Prevention 

3 Semipostal Stamp Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DIABETES PREVENTION SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient 

6 way for members of the public to contribute to funding 

7 diabetes prevention activities, the United States Postal 

8 Service shall issue a semipostal (in this Act referred to 

9 as the ‘‘Diabetes Prevention Semipostal Stamp’’) in ac10 cordance with this section. 

11 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The issuance and sale of the 

13 Diabetes Prevention Semipostal Stamp shall be gov14 erned by the provisions of section 416 of title 39, 

15 United States Code, and regulations issued under 

16 such section, subject to the requirements of this sub17 section. 

18 (2) DURATION.—The Diabetes Prevention 

19 Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the 

20 public for a period of 10 years, beginning no later 

21 than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 

22 this Act. 

23 (3) COST.—The Diabetes Prevention Semipost24 al Stamp shall be offered at a cost equal to the cost 

25 of mailing a letter weighing 1 ounce or less at the 

26 nonautomation single-piece first-ounce letter rate, in 


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1 effect at the time of purchase, plus a differential of 

2 not less than 25 percent. 

3 (4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—All amounts 

4 becoming available from the sale of the Diabetes 

5 Prevention Semipostal Stamp (as determined under 

6 section 416(d) of such title) shall be transferred to 

7 the National Diabetes Prevention Program of the 

8 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through 

9 payments which shall be made at least twice a year. 

10 (5) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In accord11 ance with section 416(d)(4) of such title, amounts 

12 becoming available from the sale of the Diabetes 

13 Prevention Semipostal Stamp shall not be taken into 

14 account in any decision relating to the level of ap15 propriations or other Federal funding to be fur16 nished in any year to the Centers for Disease Con17 trol and Prevention or the National Diabetes Pre18 vention Program. 

19 (c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 

20 ‘‘semipostal’’ refers to a postage stamp described in sec21 tion 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. 

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