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Union Calendar No. 312 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1496 

[Report No. 109–556] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 17, 2005 

Referred to the Committee on Resources 

JULY 13, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a pilot 

program under which up to 15 States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps. 

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 ‘‘Electronic Duck Stamp 

5 Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) on March 16, 1934, Congress passed and 

2 President Roosevelt signed the Act of March 16, 

3 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) (popularly known as 

4 the ‘‘Duck Stamp Act’’), which requires all migra5 tory waterfowl hunters 16 years of age or older to 

6 buy a Federal migratory bird hunting and conserva7 tion stamp annually; 

8 (2) the Federal Duck Stamp program has be9 come one of the most popular and successful con10 servation programs ever initiated; 

11 (3) because of that program, the United States 

12 again is teeming with migratory waterfowl and other 

13 wildlife that benefit from wetland habitats; 

14 (4) as of the date of enactment of this Act, 

15 1,700,000 migratory bird hunting and conservation 

16 stamps are sold each year; 

17 (5) as of 2003, those stamps have generated 

18 more than $600,000,000 in revenue that has been 

19 used to preserve more than 5,000,000 acres of mi20 gratory waterfowl habitat in the United States; and 

21 (6) many of the more than 540 national wildlife 

22 refuges have been paid for wholly or partially with 

23 that revenue. 

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ACTUAL STAMP.—The term ‘‘actual stamp’’ 

2 means a Federal migratory-bird hunting and con3 servation stamp required under the Act of March 

4 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) (popularly known 

5 as the ‘‘Duck Stamp Act’’), that is printed on paper 

6 and sold through a means in use immediately before 

7 the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (2) AUTOMATED LICENSING SYSTEM.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘automated 

10 licensing system’’ means an electronic, comput11 erized licensing system used by a State fish and 

12 wildlife agency to issue hunting, fishing, and 

13 other associated licenses and products. 

14 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘automated li15 censing system’’ includes a point-of-sale, Inter16 net, or telephonic system used for a purpose de17 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

18 (3) ELECTRONIC STAMP.—The term ‘‘electronic 

19 stamp’’ means an electronic version of an actual 

20 stamp that— 

21 (A) is a unique identifier for the individual 

22 to whom it is issued; 

23 (B) can be printed on paper; 

24 (C) is issued through a State automated li25 censing system that is authorized, under State 


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1 law and by the Secretary under this Act, to 

2 issue electronic stamps; 

3 (D) is compatible with the hunting licens4 ing system of the State that issues the elec5 tronic stamp; and 

6 (E) is described in the State application 

7 approved by the Secretary under section 4(b). 

8 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 4. ELECTRONIC DUCK STAMP PILOT PROGRAM. 

11 (a) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROGRAM.—The 

12 Secretary shall conduct a 3-year pilot program under 

13 which up to 15 States authorized by the Secretary may 

14 issue electronic stamps. 

15 (b) COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION OF PRO16 GRAM.—The Secretary shall— 

17 (1) use all means necessary to expeditiously im18 plement this section by the date that is 1 year after 

19 the beginning of the first full Federal migratory wa20 terfowl hunting season after the date of enactment 

21 of this Act; and 

22 (2) carry out the pilot program for 3 Federal 

23 migratory waterfowl hunting seasons. 


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1 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

2 the program in consultation with State management agen3 cies. 

4 SEC. 5. STATE APPLICATION. 

5 (a) APPROVAL OF APPLICATION REQUIRED.—A 

6 State may not participate in the pilot program under this 

7 Act unless the Secretary has received and approved an ap8 plication submitted by the State in accordance with this 

9 section. 

10 (b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary 

11 may not approve a State application unless the application 

12 contains— 

13 (1) a description of the format of the electronic 

14 stamp that the State will issue under the pilot pro15 gram, including identifying features of the licensee 

16 that will be specified on the stamp; 

17 (2) a description of any fee the State will 

18 charge for issuance of an electronic stamp; 

19 (3) a description of the process the State will 

20 use to account for and transfer to the Secretary the 

21 amounts collected by the State that are required to 

22 be transferred to the Secretary under the program; 

23 (4) the manner by which the State will transmit 

24 electronic stamp customer data to the Secretary; 


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1 (5) the manner by which actual stamps will be 

2 delivered; 

3 (6) the policies and procedures under which the 

4 State will issue duplicate electronic stamps; and 

5 (7) such other policies, procedures, and infor6 mation as may be reasonably required by the Sec7 retary. 

8 (c) PUBLICATION OF DEADLINES, ELIGIBILITY RE9 QUIREMENTS, AND SELECTION CRITERIA.—Not later than 

10 30 days before the date on which the Secretary begins ac11 cepting applications for participation in the pilot program, 

12 the Secretary shall publish— 

13 (1) deadlines for submission of applications to 

14 participate in the program; 

15 (2) eligibility requirements for participation in 

16 the program; and 

17 (3) criteria for selecting States to participate in 

18 the program. 

19 SEC. 6. STATE OBLIGATIONS AND AUTHORITIES. 

20 (a) DELIVERY OF ACTUAL STAMP.—The Secretary 

21 shall require that each individual to whom a State sells 

22 an electronic stamp under the pilot program shall receive 

23 an actual stamp— 

24 (1) by not later than the date on which the 

25 electronic stamp expires under section 7(c); and 


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1 (2) in a manner agreed upon by the State and 

2 Secretary. 

3 (b) COLLECTION AND TRANSFER OF ELECTRONIC

4 STAMP REVENUE AND CUSTOMER INFORMATION.— 

5 (1) REQUIREMENT TO TRANSMIT.—The Sec6 retary shall require each State participating in the 

7 pilot program to collect and submit to the Secretary 

8 in accordance with this section— 

9 (A) the first name, last name, and com10 plete mailing address of each individual that 

11 purchases an electronic stamp from the State; 

12 (B) the face value amount of each elec13 tronic stamp sold by the State; and 

14 (C) the amount of the Federal portion of 

15 any fee required by the agreement for each 

16 stamp sold. 

17 (2) TIME OF TRANSMITTAL.—The Secretary 

18 shall require the submission under paragraph (1) to 

19 be made with respect to sales of electronic stamps 

20 by a State occurring in a month— 

21 (A) by not later than the 15th day of the 

22 subsequent month; or 

23 (B) as otherwise specified in the applica24 tion of the State approved by the Secretary 

25 under section 5. 


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1 (3) ADDITIONAL FEES NOT AFFECTED.—This 

2 section shall not apply to the State portion of any 

3 fee collected by a State under subsection (c). 

4 (c) ELECTRONIC STAMP ISSUANCE FEE.—A State 

5 participating in the pilot program may charge a reason6 able fee to cover costs incurred by the State and the De7 partment of the Interior in issuing electronic stamps 

8 under the program, including costs of delivery of actual 

9 stamps. 

10 (d) DUPLICATE ELECTRONIC STAMPS.—A State par11 ticipating in the pilot program may issue a duplicate elec12 tronic stamp to replace an electronic stamp issued by the 

13 State that is lost or damaged. 

14 (e) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PUR15 CHASE OF STATE LICENSE.—A State may not require 

16 that an individual purchase a State hunting license as a 

17 condition of issuing an electronic stamp under the pilot 

18 program. 

19 SEC. 7. ELECTRONIC STAMP REQUIREMENTS; RECOGNI20 TION OF ELECTRONIC STAMP. 

21 (a) STAMP REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall re22 quire an electronic stamp issued by a State under the pilot 

23 program— 


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1 (1) to have the same format as any other li2 cense, validation, or privilege the State issues under 

3 the automated licensing system of the State; and 

4 (2) to specify identifying features of the licensee 

5 that are adequate to enable Federal, State, and 

6 other law enforcement officers to identify the holder. 

7 (b) RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC STAMP.—Any 

8 electronic stamp issued by a State under the pilot program 

9 shall, during the effective period of the electronic stamp— 

10 (1) bestow upon the licensee the same privileges 

11 as are bestowed by an actual stamp; 

12 (2) be recognized nationally as a valid Federal 

13 migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp; and 

14 (3) authorize the licensee to hunt migratory wa15 terfowl in any other State, in accordance with the 

16 laws of the other State governing that hunting. 

17 (c) DURATION.—An electronic stamp issued by a 

18 State under the pilot program shall be valid for a period 

19 agreed to by the State and the Secretary, which shall not 

20 exceed 45 days. 

21 SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF STATE PARTICIPATION. 

22 Participation by a State in the pilot program may be 

23 terminated— 

24 (1) by the Secretary, if the Secretary— 


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1 (A) finds that the State has violated any of 

2 the terms of the application of the State ap3 proved by the Secretary under section 5; and 

4 (B) provides to the State written notice of 

5 the termination by not later than the date that 

6 is 30 days before the date of termination; or 

7 (2) by the State, by providing written notice to 

8 the Secretary by not later than the date that is 30 

9 days before the termination date. 

10 SEC. 9. EVALUATION. 

11 (a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in consultation 

12 with State fish and wildlife management agencies and ap13 propriate stakeholders with expertise specific to the duck 

14 stamp program, shall evaluate the pilot program and de15 termine whether the pilot program has provided a cost16 effective and convenient means for issuing migratory-bird 

17 hunting and conservation stamps, including whether the 

18 program has— 

19 (1) increased the availability of those stamps; 

20 (2) assisted States in meeting the customer 

21 service objectives of the States with respect to those 

22 stamps; 

23 (3) maintained actual stamps as an effective 

24 and viable conservation tool; and 


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1 (4) maintained adequate retail availability of 

2 the actual stamp. 

3 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con4 gress a report on the findings of the Secretary under sub5 section (a). 

6 SEC. 10. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

7 (a) PROHIBITION ON TAKING.—The first section of 

8 the Act of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a) is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘That no person who has attained the age of 

10 sixteen years’’ and all that follows through the end of the 

11 section and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TAKING. 

13 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para15 graph (2), no individual who has attained the age of 

16 16 years shall take any migratory waterfowl unless, 

17 at the time of the taking, the individual carries on 

18 the person of the individual a valid Migratory Bird 

19 Hunting and Conservation Stamp, validated by the 

20 signature of the individual written in ink across the 

21 face of the stamp prior to the time of the taking by 

22 the individual of the waterfowl. 

23 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—No stamp described in para24 graph (1) shall be required for the taking of migra25 tory waterfowl— 


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1 ‘‘(A) by Federal or State agencies; 

2 ‘‘(B) for propagation; or 

3 ‘‘(C) by the resident owner, tenant, or 

4 sharecropper of the property, or officially des5 ignated agencies of the Department of the Inte6 rior, for the killing, under such restrictions as 

7 the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, of 

8 such waterfowl when found damaging crops or 

9 other property. 

10 ‘‘(b) DISPLAY OF STAMP.—Any individual to whom 

11 a stamp has been sold under this Act shall, upon request, 

12 display the stamp for inspection to— 

13 ‘‘(1) any officer or employee of the Department 

14 of the Interior who is authorized to enforce this Act; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(2) any officer of any State or political sub17 division of a State authorized to enforce State game 

18 laws. 

19 ‘‘(c) OTHER LICENSES.—Nothing in this section re20 quires any individual to affix the Migratory Bird Hunting 

21 and Conservation Stamp to any other license prior to tak22 ing 1 or more migratory waterfowl.’’. 

23 (b) SALES; FUND DISPOSITION; UNSOLD STAMPS.— 

24 Section 2 of the Act of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718b) 

25 is amended by striking ‘‘SEC. 2.’’ and all that follows 


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1 through the end of subsection (a) and inserting the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 2. SALES; FUND DISPOSITION; UNSOLD STAMPS. 

4 ‘‘(a) SALES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The stamps required under 

6 section 1 shall be sold by the Postal Service and may 

7 be sold by the Department of the Interior, pursuant 

8 to regulations promulgated jointly by the Postal 

9 Service and the Secretary, at— 

10 ‘‘(A) any post office; and 

11 ‘‘(B) such other establishments, facilities, 

12 or locations as the Postal Service or the Sec13 retary (or a designee) may direct or authorize. 

14 ‘‘(2) PROCEEDS.—The funds received from the 

15 sale of stamps under this Act by the Department of 

16 the Interior shall be deposited in the Migratory Bird 

17 Conservation Fund in accordance with section 4. 

18 ‘‘(3) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VALUES.—Ex19 cept as provided in subsection (b), the Postal Service 

20 shall collect the full face value of each stamp sold 

21 under this section for the applicable hunting year. 

22 ‘‘(4) VALIDITY.—No stamp sold under this Act 

23 shall be valid under any circumstances to authorize 

24 the taking of migratory waterfowl except— 


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1 ‘‘(A) in compliance with Federal and State 

2 laws (including regulations); 

3 ‘‘(B) on the condition that the individual 

4 so taking the waterfowl wrote the signature of 

5 the individual in ink across the face of the 

6 stamp prior to the taking; and 

7 ‘‘(C) during the hunting year for which the 

8 stamp was issued. 

9 ‘‘(5) UNUSED STAMPS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF RETAIL DEALER.—In 

11 this paragraph, the term ‘retail dealer’ means— 

12 ‘‘(i) any individual or entity that is 

13 regularly engaged in the business of retail14 ing hunting or fishing equipment; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) any individual or entity duly au16 thorized to act as an agent of a State or 

17 political subdivision of a State for the sale 

18 of State or county hunting or fishing li19 censes. 

20 ‘‘(B) REDEMPTION OF UNUSED STAMPS.— 

21 The Department of the Interior, pursuant to 

22 regulations promulgated by the Secretary, shall 

23 provide for the redemption, on or before the 

24 30th day of June of each year, of unused 


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1 stamps issued for the year under this Act 

2 that— 

3 ‘‘(i) were sold on consignment to any 

4 person authorized by the Secretary to sell 

5 stamps on consignment (including retail 

6 dealers for resale to customers); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) have not been resold by any such 

8 person. 

9 ‘‘(6) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN STAMP

10 SALES.—The Postal Service shall not— 

11 ‘‘(A) sell on consignment any stamps 

12 issued under this Act to any individual, busi13 ness, or organization; or 

14 ‘‘(B) redeem stamps issued under this Act 

15 that are sold on consignment by the Secretary 

16 (or any agent of the Secretary).’’. 

17 (c) COST OF STAMPS.—Section 2(b) of the Act of 

18 March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718b(b)) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘(b) The’’ and inserting the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(b) COST OF STAMPS.—The’’; 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 


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1 (3) by striking ‘‘migratory bird conservation 

2 fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Migratory Bird Conservation 

3 Fund’’; and 

4 (4) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘For pur5 poses’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of any such 

6 year.’’. 

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION AND EXEMPTION.—Section 3 of 

8 the Act of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718c) is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘SEC. 3. Nothing’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION AND EXEMPTION. 

11 ‘‘Nothing’’. 

12 (e) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—Section 4 of the Act 

13 of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718d) is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) 

15 as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively, and in16 denting appropriately; 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘SEC. 4. All moneys’’ and all 

18 that follows through ‘‘expended:’’ and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 4. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All funds received for stamps 

22 sold under this Act shall be— 

23 ‘‘(1) accounted for by the Postal Service or the 

24 Secretary, as appropriate; 


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1 ‘‘(2) paid into the Treasury of the United 

2 States; and 

3 ‘‘(3) reserved and set aside as a special fund, 

4 to be known as the ‘Migratory Bird Conservation 

5 Fund’ (referred to in this section as the ‘fund’), to 

6 be administered by the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—All funds received into the 

8 fund are appropriated for the following purposes, to re9 main available until expended:’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (b)(1) (as redesignated by 

11 paragraphs (1) and (2))— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) So much’’ and all that 

13 follows through ‘‘for engraving’’ and inserting 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) ADVANCE ALLOTMENTS.—So much as may 

16 be necessary shall be used by the Secretary for en17 graving’’; 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘migratory bird hunting 

19 stamps’’ and inserting ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunt20 ing and Conservation Stamps’’; 

21 (C) by striking ‘‘personal’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘personnel’’; and 

23 (D) by striking ‘‘postal service’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘Postal Service’’; 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘(2) Except as provided in 

2 subsections (c) and (d) of this section’’ and in3 serting the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) AREAS FOR REFUGES.—Except as pro5 vided in paragraph (3) and subsection (c)’’; and 

6 (B) by inserting ‘‘(16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.)’’ 

7 after ‘‘Conservation Act’’; 

8 (5) in subsection (b)(3) (as so redesignated)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘(3) The Secretary of the 

10 Interior is authorized to utilize funds made 

11 available under subsection (b) of this section for 

12 the purposes of such subsection, and such other 

13 funds as may be appropriated for the purposes 

14 of such subsection, or of this subsection,’’ and 

15 inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(3) CONDITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—The 

17 Secretary may use funds made available under para18 graph (2) for the purposes of that paragraph, and 

19 such other funds as may be appropriated for the 

20 purposes of that paragraph or this paragraph,’’; and 

21 (B) in the second sentence— 

22 (i) by inserting ‘‘(16 U.S.C. 715 et 

23 seq.)’’ after ‘‘Conservation Act’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’; 


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1 (6) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (c); and 

3 (7) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘(1) The Secretary of 

6 the Interior may utilize’’ and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use’’; 

9 and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘migratory bird hunt11 ing and conservation stamps’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting and Con13 servation Stamps’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) The 

15 Secretary of the Interior’’ and inserting the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(2) COMPONENTS OF REPORT.—The Sec18 retary’’. 

19 (f) LOANS AND TRANSFERS, ALTERATION, AND RE20 PRODUCTION OF STAMPS.—Section 5 of the Act of March 

21 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718e) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 5. (a) That no person to 

23 whom has been sold a migratory-bird hunting 

24 stamp,’’ and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5. LOANS AND TRANSFERS, ALTERATION, AND RE2 PRODUCTION OF STAMPS. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person to whom has been 

4 sold a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp,’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all 

6 that follows through ‘‘shall alter’’ and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(b) ALTERATION.—Except as provided in clauses (i) 

9 and (ii) of section 504(l)(D) of title 18, United States 

10 Code, no person shall alter’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (c)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘(c) Notwithstanding’’ and 

13 inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(c) REPRODUCTION.—Notwithstanding’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ 

16 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 

17 and 

18 (C) in the matter following paragraph 

19 (2)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘migratory bird hunt21 ing stamps’’ and inserting ‘‘Migratory Bird 

22 Hunting and Conservation Stamps’’; and 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘shall be paid into the 

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1 penses for marketing, into the Migratory 

2 Bird Conservation Fund’’. 

3 (g) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 6 of the Act of March 

4 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718f) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 6. For the efficient’’ and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT. 

8 ‘‘For the efficient’’; and 

9 (2) in the first sentence— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘Department of Agri13 culture’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of the In14 terior’’; and 

15 (C) by inserting ‘‘(16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.)’’ 

16 after ‘‘Treaty Act’’. 

17 (h) VIOLATIONS; COOPERATION; USE OF CONTEST

18 FEES; DEFINITIONS; SHORT TITLE.—The Act of March 

19 16, 1934 is amended by striking sections 7 through 10 

20 (16 U.S.C. 718g–718j) and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 7. VIOLATIONS. 

22 ‘‘Any person that violates or fails to comply with any 

23 provision of this Act (including a regulation promulgated 

24 under this Act) shall be subject to the penalties described 


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1 in section 6 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 707). 

3 ‘‘SEC. 8. COOPERATION. 

4 ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with the 

5 States and the territories and possessions of the United 

6 States in the enforcement of this Act. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 9. USE OF CONTEST FEES. 

8 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

9 received by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

10 in the form of fees for entering any Migratory Bird Hunt11 ing and Conservation Stamp contest shall be credited— 

12 ‘‘(1) first, to the appropriation account from 

13 which expenditures for the administration of the 

14 contest are made; and 

15 ‘‘(2) second, to the extent any funds remain, to 

16 the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act, the terms defined 

19 in the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715 

20 et seq.) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 

21 703 et seq.) have the meanings given those terms in those 

22 Acts. 

23 ‘‘(b) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 


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1 ‘‘(1) HUNTING YEAR.—The term ‘hunting year’ 

2 means the 1-year period beginning on July 1 of each 

3 year. 

4 ‘‘(2) MIGRATORY WATERFOWL.—The term ‘mi5 gratory waterfowl’ means the species enumerated in 

6 paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of article I of the 

7 Convention between the United States and Great 

8 Britain for the Protection of Migratory Birds, signed 

9 at Washington on August 16, 1916 (USTS 628) (16 

10 U.S.C. 703 et seq.). 

11 ‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 ‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) a State; 

15 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

16 ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

17 ‘‘(D) Guam; 

18 ‘‘(E) American Samoa; 

19 ‘‘(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

20 Mariana Islands; 

21 ‘‘(G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

22 ‘‘(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

23 ‘‘(I) the Republic of Palau; and 

24 ‘‘(J) the United States Virgin Islands. 

25 ‘‘(5) TAKE.—The term ‘take’ means— 


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1 ‘‘(A) to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, col2 lect, or kill; or 

3 ‘‘(B) to attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, 

4 capture, collect, or kill. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE. 

6 ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Migratory Bird Hunt7 ing and Conservation Stamp Act’.’’. 

8 (i) DISPOSITION OF UNSOLD STAMPS.—Section 3 of 

9 the Act of July 30, 1956 (Public Law 84–838; 70 Stat. 

10 722), is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

12 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 

13 (2) in subsection (a) (16 U.S.C. 718b–1)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘SEC. 3. (a) Hereafter’’ 

15 and all that follows through the end of the first 

16 sentence and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF UNSOLD STAMPS. 

18 ‘‘(a) DISPOSITION OF UNSOLD STAMPS.—A Migra19 tory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp shall be trans20 ferred to the Postal Service or the Secretary of the Inte21 rior (or a designee) for sale to a collector if the stamp— 

22 ‘‘(1) has not been sold by the end of the hunt23 ing year (as that term is defined in section 10 of the 

24 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp 

25 Act) during which the stamp is issued; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) as determined by the Postal Service or the 

2 Secretary of the Interior— 

3 ‘‘(A) is appropriate to supply a market for 

4 sale to collectors; and 

5 ‘‘(B) is in suitable condition for sale to a 

6 collector.’’; and 

7 (B) by striking the second sentence and in8 serting the following: 

9 ‘‘(b) SURPLUS STOCK.—The Postal Service or the 

10 Secretary of the Interior may destroy any surplus stock 

11 of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps at 

12 such time and in such manner as the Postal Service or 

13 the Secretary of the Interior determines to be appro14 priate.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 312 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1496 

[Report No. 109

–556] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 

hunting stamps. may issue electronic Federal migratory bird a pilot program under which up to 15 States 

JULY 13, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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