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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 788 

To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow 

States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2023 

Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARSHALL, and Mr. KING) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 

2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps 

under that Act, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Duck Stamp Mod5 ernization Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING FULLY ELECTRONIC STAMPS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Permanent Elec8 tronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718r) is 

9 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

3 ‘‘ACTUAL STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘ELECTRONIC

4 STAMP’’; 

5 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

6 by striking ‘‘an actual stamp’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘the electronic stamp’’; and 

8 (C) by striking paragraph (1) and insert9 ing the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) on the date of purchase of the electronic 

11 stamp; and’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘actual 

13 stamps’’ and inserting ‘‘actual stamps under sub14 section (e)’’; 

15 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub16 section (f); and 

17 (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(e) DELIVERY OF ACTUAL STAMPS.—The Secretary 

20 shall issue an actual stamp after March 10 of each hunt21 ing year (as defined in section 10(b) of the Migratory Bird 

22 Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 

23 718j(b))) to each individual that purchased an electronic 

24 stamp from a State pursuant to this Act during that hunt25 ing year (as so defined).’’. 


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1 (b) CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC STAMP.—Section 2 

2 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 

3 U.S.C. 718o) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Federal’’ and 

5 all that follows through ‘‘that is printed’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation 

7 Stamp required under the Migratory Bird Hunting 

8 and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a et 

9 seq.) that is printed’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

14 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(F) may contain an image of the actual 

17 stamp.’’. 

18 (c) STAMP VALID THROUGH CLOSE OF HUNTING

19 SEASON.—Section 6 of the Permanent Electronic Duck 

20 Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718s) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

22 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall, during the effec23 tive period of the electronic stamp—’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘shall—’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘for a period 

2 agreed to by the State and the Secretary, which 

3 shall not exceed 45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘through 

4 the first June 30 that occurs after the date of 

5 issuance of the electronic stamp by the State’’. 

6 (d) ELECTRONIC STAMPS AS PERMIT.—Section 

7 1(a)(1) of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation 

8 Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a(a)(1)) is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘as an electronic stamp (as de10 fined in section 2 of the Permanent Electronic Duck 

11 Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718o)) or’’ after 

12 ‘‘Conservation Stamp,’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘face of the stamp’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘face of the actual stamp (as defined in that sec15 tion)’’. 

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