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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5334 

To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit programs that combat 

invasive species. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2016 

Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. 

HANNA, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. KATKO, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. MENG, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. DOLD, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, and 

Mr. WALZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 

Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture, 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 semipostal to benefit 

programs that combat invasive species. 

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 Invasive 

5 Species Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COMBATING INVASIVE SPECIES SEMIPOSTAL. 

2 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that invasive species 

3 pose a serious threat to our natural ecosystems, signifi4 cantly harm native plant and animal populations, and 

5 cause detrimental economic damage to local communities. 

6 (b) SEMIPOSTAL.—In order to afford a convenient 

7 way for members of the public to contribute to programs 

8 that combat invasive species, the United States Postal 

9 Service shall issue a semipostal stamp in accordance with 

10 the provisions of this section. Such semipostal stamp shall 

11 be known as the ‘‘Combating Invasive Species Semipostal 

12 Stamp’’. 

13 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The issuance and sale of the 

15 Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp shall 

16 be governed by the provisions of section 416 of title 

17 39, United States Code, and regulations issued 

18 under such section, subject to the requirements of 

19 this subsection. 

20 (2) DIFFERENTIAL RATE.—The differential in21 cluded in the rate of postage established for the 

22 Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp under 

23 section 416(c) of such title may not exceed 25 per24 cent. 

25 (3) DURATION.—The Combating Invasive Spe26 cies Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the 


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1 public for a period of 2 years, beginning not later 

2 than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 

3 Act. 

4 (4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—All amounts 

5 becoming available from the sale of the Combating 

6 Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp (as determined 

7 under section 416(d) of such title) shall be trans8 ferred in equal proportion to the Department of the 

9 Interior and the Department of Agriculture, for the 

10 purpose described in subsection (a), through pay11 ments which shall be made at least twice a year. 

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

13 ‘‘semipostal stamp’’ means a stamp described in section 

14 416(a)(1) of such title. 

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