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Calendar No. 486 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1454 

[Report No. 111–234] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 8, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

JULY 27, 2010 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species 

Conservation Funds 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 ‘‘Multinational Species 

5 Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS 

2 SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient 

4 way for members of the public to contribute to funding 

5 for the operations supported by the Multinational Species 

6 Conservation Funds, the United States Postal Service 

7 shall issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act re8 ferred to as the ‘‘Multinational Species Conservation 

9 Funds Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance with succeeding 

10 provisions of this section. 

11 (b) COST.—The Multinational Species Conservation 

12 Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be offered at a cost equal 

13 to the cost of mailing a letter weighing 1 ounce or less 

14 at the nonautomation single-piece first-ounce letter rate, 

15 in effect at the time of purchase, plus a differential of 

16 not less than 25 percent. 

17 (c) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance 

18 and sale of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 

19 Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of 

20 section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and regula21 tions issued under such section, subject to subsection (b) 

22 and the following: 

23 (1) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—All amounts becoming 

25 available from the sale of the Multinational 

26 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp 

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1 (as determined under section 416(d) of such 

2 title 39) shall be transferred to the United 

3 States Fish and Wildlife Service, for the pur4 pose described in subsection (a), through pay5 ments which shall be made at least twice a 

6 year, with the proceeds to be divided equally 

7 among the African Elephant Conservation 

8 Fund, the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, 

9 the Great Ape Conservation Fund, the Marine 

10 Turtle Conservation Fund, the Rhinoceros and 

11 Tiger Conservation Fund, and other inter12 national wildlife conservation funds authorized 

13 by the Congress after the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act and administered by the Service as 

15 part of the Multinational Species Conservation 

16 Fund. 

17 (B) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In 

18 accordance with section 416(d)(4) of such title 

19 39, amounts becoming available from the sale 

20 of the Multinational Species Conservation 

21 Funds Semipostal Stamp (as so determined) 

22 shall not be taken into account in any decision 

23 relating to the level of appropriations or other 

24 Federal funding to be furnished in any year 

25 to— 

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1 (i) the United States Fish and Wild2 life Service; or 

3 (ii) any of the funds identified in sub4 paragraph (A). 

5 (2) DURATION.—The Multinational Species 

6 Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be 

7 made available to the public for a period of at least 

8 5 years, beginning no later than 12 months after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 (3) STAMP DEPICTIONS.—Stamps issued under 

11 this Act shall depict images of flagship multinational 

12 species, such as African and Asian elephants, rhinoc13 eros and tigers, marine turtles, and certain species 

14 of great apes. 

15 (4) LIMITATION.—The Multinational Species 

16 Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall not be 

17 subject to, or taken into account for purposes of ap18 plying, any limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of 

19 such title 39. 

20 (5) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 

21 Amounts transferred under paragraph (1) shall not 

22 be used to fund or support the Wildlife Without 

23 Borders Program or to supplement funds made 

24 available for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con25 servation Fund. 

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1 (d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 

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

3 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. 

4 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Multinational Species 

6 Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010’’. 

7 SEC. 2. MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS 

8 SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient way 

10 for members of the public to contribute to funding for the 

11 operations supported by the Multinational Species Con12 servation Funds, the United States Postal Service shall 

13 issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act referred 

14 to as the ‘‘Multinational Species Conservation Funds 

15 Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance with succeeding provi16 sions of this section. 

17 (b) COST AND USE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Multinational Species 

19 Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be of20 fered at a cost equal to the cost of mailing a letter 

21 weighing 1 ounce or less at the nonautomation single22 piece first-ounce letter rate, in effect at the time of 

23 purchase, plus a differential of not less than 15 per24 cent. 

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1 (2) VOLUNTARY USE.—The use of any semipostal 

2 issued under this section shall be voluntary on the 

3 part of postal patrons. 

4 (3) SPECIAL RATE.—The special rate of postage 

5 of an individual stamp under this section shall be an 

6 amount that is evenly divisible by 5. 

7 (c) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance 

8 and sale of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 

9 Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of 

10 section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and regulations 

11 issued under such section, subject to subsection (b) and the 

12 following: 

13 (1) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—All amounts becoming 

15 available from the sale of the Multinational Spe16 cies Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (as 

17 determined under section 416(d) of such title 39) 

18 shall be transferred to the United States Fish 

19 and Wildlife Service, for the purpose described in 

20 subsection (a), through payments which shall be 

21 made at least twice a year, with the proceeds to 

22 be divided equally among the African Elephant 

23 Conservation Fund, the Asian Elephant Con24 servation Fund, the Great Ape Conservation 

25 Fund, the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, the 

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1 Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, and 

2 other international wildlife conservation funds 

3 authorized by the Congress after the date of the 

4 enactment of this Act and administered by the 

5 Service as part of the Multinational Species 

6 Conservation Fund. 

7 (B) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In ac8 cordance with section 416(d)(4) of such title 39, 

9 amounts becoming available from the sale of the 

10 Multinational Species Conservation Funds 

11 Semipostal Stamp (as so determined) shall not 

12 be taken into account in any decision relating to 

13 the level of appropriations or other Federal fund14 ing to be furnished in any year to— 

15 (i) the United States Fish and Wildlife 

16 Service; or 

17 (ii) any of the funds identified in sub18 paragraph (A). 

19 (2) DURATION.—The Multinational Species Con20 servation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be made 

21 available to the public for a period of at least 2 years, 

22 beginning no later than 12 months after the date of 

23 the enactment of this Act. 

24 (3) LIMITATION.—The Multinational Species 

25 Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall not be 

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1 subject to, or taken into account for purposes of ap2 plying, any limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of 

3 such title 39. 

4 (4) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts 

5 transferred under paragraph (1) shall not be used to 

6 fund or support the Wildlife Without Borders Pro7 gram or to supplement funds made available for the 

8 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. 

9 (d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 

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

11 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. 

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Calendar No. 486 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1454 

[Report No. 111–234] 

AN ACT 

To provide for the issuance of a Multinational 

Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. 

JULY 27, 2010 

Reported with an amendment 

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