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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1937

To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast-cancer research

through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States

postage stamps.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 10, 1996

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. BOXER, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, and Ms.

SNOWE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breastcancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 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 ‘‘Breast-Cancer Re5 search Stamp Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMPS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford the public a

8 convenient way to contribute to funding for breast-cancer

9 research, the United States Postal Service shall establish
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1 a special rate of postage for first-class mail under this sec2 tion.

3 (b) HIGHER RATE.—The rate of postage established

4 under this section—

5 (1) shall be 1 cent higher than the rate that

6 would otherwise apply;

7 (2) may be established without regard to any

8 procedures under chapter 36 of title 39, United

9 States Code, and notwithstanding any other provi10 sion of law; and

11 (3) shall be offered as an alternative to the rate

12 that would otherwise apply.

13 The use of the rate of postage established under this sec14 tion shall be voluntary on the part of postal patrons.

15 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts attributable to

17 the 1-cent differential established under this Act

18 shall be paid by the United States Postal Service to

19 the National Institutes of Health to be used for

20 breast-cancer research and related activities to carry

21 out the purposes of this Act, except that under those

22 arrangements, payments shall be made at least twice

23 a year.

24 (2) AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE 1-CENT

25 DIFFERENTIAL.—For purposes of this subsection,
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1 the term ‘‘amounts attributable to the 1-cent dif2 ferential established under this Act’’ means, as de3 termined by the United States Postal Service under

4 regulations that it shall prescribe—

5 (A) the total amount of revenues received

6 by the United States Postal Service that it

7 would not have received but for the enactment

8 of this Act, reduced by

9 (B) an amount sufficient to cover reason10 able administrative and other costs of the

11 United States Postal Service attributable to

12 carrying out this Act.

13 (d) SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMPS.—The United States

14 Postal Service may provide for the design and sale of spe15 cial postage stamps to carry out this Act.

16 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con17 gress that—

18 (1) nothing in this Act should directly or indi19 rectly cause a net decrease in total funds received by

20 the National Institutes of Health or any other agen21 cy or instrumentality of the Government (or any

22 component or other aspect thereof) below the level

23 that would otherwise have been anticipated absent

24 this Act; and
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1 (2) nothing in this Act should affect regular

2 first-class rates or any other regular rate of postage.

3 SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS.

4 The Postmaster General shall include in each annual

5 report rendered under section 2402 of title 39, United

6 States Code, information concerning the operation of this

7 Act.

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