118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 788 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Duck Stamp Mod3 ernization Act of 2023’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING FULLY ELECTRONIC STAMPS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Permanent Elec6 tronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718r) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘ACTUAL STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘ELECTRONIC

11 STAMP’’; 

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

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

14 ‘‘the electronic stamp’’; and 

15 (C) by striking paragraph (1) and insert16 ing the following: 

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

18 stamp; and’’; 

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

20 stamps’’ and inserting ‘‘actual stamps under sub21 section (e)’’; 

22 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub23 section (f); and 

24 (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(e) DELIVERY OF ACTUAL STAMPS.—The Secretary 

2 shall issue an actual stamp after March 10 of each year 

3 to each individual that purchased an electronic stamp for 

4 the preceding waterfowl season.’’. 

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

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

7 U.S.C. 718o) is amended— 

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

9 all that follows through ‘‘that is printed’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation 

11 Stamp required under the Migratory Bird Hunting 

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

13 seq.) that is printed’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

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

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

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

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

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

21 stamp.’’. 

22 (c) STAMP VALID THROUGH CLOSE OF HUNTING

23 SEASON.—Section 6 of the Permanent Electronic Duck 

24 Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718s) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

2 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall, during the effec3 tive period of the electronic stamp—’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘shall—’’; and 

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

6 agreed to by the State and the Secretary, which 

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

8 the first June 30 that occurs after the date of 

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

10 (d) ELECTRONIC STAMPS AS PERMIT.—Section 

11 1(a)(1) of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation 

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

13 (1) by inserting ‘‘as an electronic stamp (as de14 fined in section 2 of the Permanent Electronic Duck 

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

16 ‘‘Conservation Stamp,’’; and 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘face of the stamp’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘face of the actual stamp (as defined in that sec19 tion)’’. 

Passed the Senate July 27, 2023. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 788 

AN ACT 

To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp 

poses. tronic stamps under that Act, and for other purAct of 2013 to allow States to issue fully elec-