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Calendar No. 639 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 521 

[Report No. 117–255] 

To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 2 (legislative day, MARCH 1), 2021 

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. CARPER, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. 

ROSEN, and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 13, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 

A BILL 

To require the United States Postal Service to continue 

selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 

Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, 

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 ‘‘Multinational Species 

3 Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization 

4 Act of 2021’’. 

5 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION; REQUIREMENT TO SELL ALL 

6 STAMPS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c) of the Multinational 

8 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 

9 2010 (39 U.S.C. 416 note; Public Law 111–241) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘of at least 6 years,’’; and 

13 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

14 end the following: ‘‘and ending not earlier than 

15 the date on which the United States Postal 

16 Service provides notice to Congress under para17 graph (5)’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT TO SELL ALL STAMPS

20 PRINTED.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The United States 

22 Postal Service shall sell each copy of the Multi23 national Species Conservation Fund Semipostal 

24 Stamp that the United States Postal Service 

25 prints under this Act. 


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1 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—The 

2 United States Postal Service shall notify the 

3 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern4 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 

5 on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep6 resentatives when all copies of the Multinational 

7 Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp 

8 printed under this Act have been sold.’’. 

9 (b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

11 subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the 

12 day after the date of enactment of the Multinational 

13 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Re14 authorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–165; 

15 128 Stat. 1878). 

16 (2) CONSEQUENCE OF DESTRUCTION OF

17 STAMPS.—If the United States Postal Service de18 stroys 1 or more Multinational Species Conservation 

19 Fund Semipostal Stamps before the date of enact20 ment of this Act, the United States Postal Service 

21 shall print and sell the same number of such stamps 

22 on or after that date of enactment. 


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Calendar No. 639 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 521 

[Report No. 117–255] 

A BILL 

To require the United States Postal Service to constamps are sold, and for other purposes. tion Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining tinue selling the Multinational Species ConservaDECEMBER 13, 2022 

Reported without amendment 


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