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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2472 

To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United States 

Postal Service for research and demonstration projects relating to autism 

spectrum disorders. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 26, 2012 

Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. ISAKSON) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by 

the United States Postal Service for research and demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders. 

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 ‘‘Autism Spectrum Dis5 orders Semipostal Stamp Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘semipostal’’ has the meaning 

8 given that term in section 416 of title 39, United States 

9 Code. 


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1 SEC. 3. AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS SEMIPOSTAL. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to contribute to funding 

3 for research and new demonstration projects relating to 

4 autism spectrum disorders, the United States Postal Serv5 ice shall, for a 5-year period beginning not later than 1 

6 year after the date of enactment of this Act, provide for 

7 the issuance and sale of a semipostal, in accordance with 

8 section 416 of title 39, United States Code. 

9 (b) IMAGE.—The images displayed on the semipostal 

10 issued under this Act shall be selected by the United 

11 States Postal Service from among— 

12 (1) the works of artists with autism spectrum 

13 disorder; or 

14 (2) works chosen in consultation with individ15 uals with autism spectrum disorder. 

16 (c) DISPOSITION OF AMOUNTS.—Of the amounts be17 coming available from the sale of the semipostal under this 

18 Act— 

19 (1) 50 percent shall be transferred to the Na20 tional Institutes of Health for research into autism 

21 spectrum disorders; and 

22 (2) 50 percent shall be transferred to the Ad23 ministration on Developmental Disabilities for new 

24 demonstration projects that are projects of national 

25 significance described in subparagraph (A) and 

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1 tion 161(2) of the Developmental Disabilities Assist2 ance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 

3 15081(2)) designed to ensure that individuals with 

4 autism spectrum disorders have the opportunity to 

5 achieve their fullest potential. 

6 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—For each year in which the 

7 United States Postal Service transfers amounts under 

8 subsection (c), the Secretary of Health and Human Serv9 ices, acting through the head of each agency of the De10 partment of Health and Human Services receiving 

11 amounts under this Act, shall submit to Congress and the 

12 Comptroller General of the United States a report con13 cerning the use of such amounts that includes a descrip14 tion of any significant advances or accomplishments dur15 ing the year covered by the report that were funded, in 

16 whole or in part, with such amounts. 

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