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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1784 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2019 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. MCSALLY, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) 

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 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— 

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

9 given that term in section 2011 of the Social Secu10 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j); 


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

2 given that term in section 2 of the Elder Abuse Pre3 vention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21701); 

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

5 States Postal Service; 

6 (4) the term ‘‘semipostal stamp’’ has the mean7 ing given the term ‘‘semipostal’’ in section 416(a)(1) 

8 of title 39, United States Code; and 

9 (5) the term ‘‘Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semi10 postal Stamp’’ means the semipostal stamp issued 

11 under subsection (b). 

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

13 for members of the public to contribute to raising aware14 ness of and combating elder abuse and to funding for elder 

15 justice activities, the Postal Service shall issue a semipost16 al stamp in accordance with subsection (c). 

17 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

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

19 subsection, the issuance and sale of, and the deter20 mination of amounts becoming available from the 

21 sale of, the Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal 

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

23 United States Code, and regulations issued under 

24 that section. 


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

2 available to the public the Stamp Out Elder Abuse 

3 Semipostal Stamp for a period of not less than 2 

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

5 of enactment of this Act. 

6 (3) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 

7 (A) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—Half of 

8 the amounts becoming available from the sale 

9 of the Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal 

10 Stamp shall be transferred to the Department 

11 of Justice, to remain available until expended, 

12 for the purposes of— 

13 (i) prevention of and education re14 garding elder abuse; 

15 (ii) investigation, prosecution, and liti16 gation expenses relating to elder abuse; 

17 (iii) data collection regarding elder 

18 abuse; 

19 (iv) elder abuse victim services; and 

20 (v) any other expense of the Depart21 ment of Justice relating to elder abuse. 

22 (B) ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY

23 LIVING.—Half of the amounts becoming avail24 able from the sale of the Stamp Out Elder 

25 Abuse Semipostal Stamp shall be transferred to 


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1 the Department of Health and Human Services, 

2 to remain available until expended, for the pur3 poses of elder justice activities authorized under 

4 subtitle B of title XX of the Social Security Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 1397j et seq.). 

6 (C) ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSFERS.— 

7 Transfers under this paragraph shall be made 

8 to the Department of Justice and the Depart9 ment of Health and Human Services not less 

10 frequently than 2 times a year and under such 

11 other arrangements as the Postal Service shall 

12 by mutual agreement with the applicable agency 

13 establish in order to carry out the purposes of 

14 this Act. 

15 (D) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In 

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

17 United States Code, amounts becoming avail18 able from the sale of the Stamp Out Elder 

19 Abuse Semipostal Stamp shall not be taken into 

20 account in any decision relating to the level of 

21 appropriations or other Federal funding to be 

22 furnished in any year to the Department of 

23 Justice or the Department of Health and 

24 Human Services. 


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

2 Semipostal Stamp shall not be subject to, or taken 

3 into account for purposes of applying, any limitation 

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

5 Code. 

6 (5) PROMOTION.—The Department of Justice 

7 and the Department of Health and Human Services 

8 may use Federal funds to promote the sale of the 

9 Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp, which 

10 may include the preparation and dissemination of re11 ports, brochures, or other appropriate materials to 

12 be made available to the public that describe elder 

13 justice issues and the benefits of the sale of the 

14 Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp. 

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