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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2719 

To provide for the issuance of a Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2019 

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and 

in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, 

Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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 Stamp Out Elder Abuse 

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 ‘‘Stamp Out Elder 

5 Abuse Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STAMP OUT ELDER ABUSE SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 


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1 (1) the term ‘‘elder justice’’ has the meaning 

2 given that term in section 2011 of the Social Secu3 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j); 

4 (2) the term ‘‘elder abuse’’ has the meaning 

5 given that term in section 2 of the Elder Abuse Pre6 vention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21701); 

7 (3) the term ‘‘Postal Service’’ means the United 

8 States Postal Service; 

9 (4) the term ‘‘semipostal stamp’’ has the mean10 ing given the term ‘‘semipostal’’ in section 416(a)(1) 

11 of title 39, United States Code; and 

12 (5) the term ‘‘Stamp Out Elder Abuse 

13 Semipostal Stamp’’ means the semipostal stamp 

14 issued under subsection (b). 

15 (b) ISSUANCE.—In order to afford a convenient way 

16 for members of the public to contribute to raising aware17 ness of and combatting elder abuse and to funding for 

18 elder justice activities, the Postal Service shall issue a 

19 semipostal stamp in accordance with subsection (c). 

20 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 

22 subsection, the issuance and sale of, and the deter23 mination of amounts becoming available from the 

24 sale of, the Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal 

25 Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, 


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1 United States Code, and regulations issued under 

2 that section. 

3 (2) DURATION.—The Postal Service shall make 

4 available to the public the Stamp Out Elder Abuse 

5 Semipostal Stamp for a period of not less than 2 

6 years, beginning not later than 1 year after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act. 

8 (3) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

9 (A) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—Half of 

10 the amounts becoming available from the sale 

11 of the Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal 

12 Stamp shall be transferred to the Department 

13 of Justice, to remain available until expended, 

14 for the purposes of— 

15 (i) prevention of and education re16 garding elder abuse; 

17 (ii) investigation, prosecution, and liti18 gation expenses relating to elder abuse; 

19 (iii) data collection regarding elder 

20 abuse; 

21 (iv) elder abuse victim services; and 

22 (v) any other expense of the Depart23 ment of Justice relating to elder abuse. 

24 (B) ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY

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1 able from the sale of the Stamp Out Elder 

2 Abuse Semipostal Stamp shall be transferred to 

3 the Department of Health and Human Services, 

4 to remain available until expended, for the pur5 poses of elder justice activities authorized under 

6 subtitle B of title XX of the Social Security Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 1397j et seq.). 

8 (C) ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSFERS.— 

9 Transfers under this paragraph shall be made 

10 to the Department of Justice and the Depart11 ment of Health and Human Services not less 

12 frequently than 2 times a year and under such 

13 other arrangements as the Postal Service shall 

14 by mutual agreement with the applicable agency 

15 establish in order to carry out the purposes of 

16 this Act. 

17 (D) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In 

18 accordance with section 416(d)(4) of title 39, 

19 United States Code, amounts becoming avail20 able from the sale of the Stamp Out Elder 

21 Abuse Semipostal Stamp shall not be taken into 

22 account in any decision relating to the level of 

23 appropriations or other Federal funding to be 

24 furnished in any year to the Department of 


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1 Justice or the Department of Health and 

2 Human Services. 

3 (4) LIMITATION.—The Stamp Out Elder Abuse 

4 Semipostal Stamp shall not be subject to, or taken 

5 into account for purposes of applying, any limitation 

6 under section 416(e)(1)(C) of title 39, United States 

7 Code. 

8 (5) PROMOTION.—The Department of Justice 

9 and the Department of Health and Human Services 

10 may use Federal funds to promote the sale of the 

11 Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp, which 

12 may include the preparation and dissemination of re13 ports, brochures, or other appropriate materials to 

14 be made available to the public that describe elder 

15 justice issues and the benefits of the sale of the 

16 Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp. 

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