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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4333 

To provide for the issuance of a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 9, 2017 

Mr. FASO (for himself, Mr. PETERSON, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, 

Ms. PINGREE, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. LANCE, 

Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. COHEN, 

Mr. KEATING, Mr. POCAN, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. KATKO, 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 

COLLINS of New York, Mr. ZELDIN, and Mr. DONOVAN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government 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 a Lyme Disease Research 

Semipostal Stamp. 

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 ‘‘Lyme Disease Re5 search Stamp Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LYME DISEASE RESEARCH SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—To afford a convenient way for 

3 members of the public to contribute to funding for Lyme 

4 disease and related tick-borne illness research within the 

5 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the 

6 United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal 

7 stamp (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Lyme 

8 Disease Research Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance with 

9 this section. 

10 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance and sale 

11 of the Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp shall be 

12 governed by the provisions of section 416 of title 39, 

13 United States Code, and regulations issued under such 

14 section. 

15 (c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—All amounts becoming avail17 able from the sale of the Lyme Disease Research 

18 Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 

19 416(d) of such title 39) shall be transferred to the 

20 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis21 eases, for the purpose described in subsection (a), 

22 through payments which shall be made at least twice 

23 a year. 

24 (2) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In accord25 ance with section 416(d)(4) of such title 39, 

26 amounts becoming available from the sale of the 


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1 Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp (as so de2 termined) shall not be taken into account in any de3 cision relating to the level of appropriations or other 

4 Federal funding to be furnished in any year to the 

5 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis6 eases. 

7 (d) DURATION.—The Lyme Disease Research 

8 Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the public 

9 for a period of at least 6 years, beginning no later than 

10 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 (e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 

12 ‘‘semipostal stamp’’ refers to a stamp described in section 

13 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. 

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