In the Senate of the United States, 
July 29, 2010. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1454) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the 
issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Semipostal Stamp.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS 
SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient way 
for members of the public to contribute to funding for the 
operations supported by the Multinational Species Con-
servation Funds, the United States Postal Service shall 
issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act referred 
to as the ‘‘Multinational Species Conservation Funds
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Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance with succeeding provi-
sions of this section. 
(b) COST AND USE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be of-
fered at a cost equal to the cost of mailing a letter 
weighing 1 ounce or less at the nonautomation single- 
piece first-ounce letter rate, in effect at the time of 
purchase, plus a differential of not less than 15 per-
cent. 
(2) VOLUNTARY USE.—The use of any semipostal 
issued under this section shall be voluntary on the 
part of postal patrons. 
(3) SPECIAL RATE.—The special rate of postage 
of an individual stamp under this section shall be an 
amount that is evenly divisible by 5. 
(c) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance 
and sale of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of 
section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and regulations 
issued under such section, subject to subsection (b) and the 
following: 
(1) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—All amounts becoming 
available from the sale of the Multinational Spe-
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cies Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (as 
determined under section 416(d) of such title 39) 
shall be transferred to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, for the purpose described in 
subsection (a), through payments which shall be 
made at least twice a year, with the proceeds to 
be divided equally among the African Elephant 
Conservation Fund, the Asian Elephant Con-
servation Fund, the Great Ape Conservation 
Fund, the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, the 
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund, and 
other international wildlife conservation funds 
authorized by the Congress after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and administered by the 
Service as part of the Multinational Species 
Conservation Fund. 
(B) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In ac-
cordance with section 416(d)(4) of such title 39, 
amounts becoming available from the sale of the 
Multinational 
Species 
Conservation 
Funds 
Semipostal Stamp (as so determined) shall not 
be taken into account in any decision relating to 
the level of appropriations or other Federal fund-
ing to be furnished in any year to—
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(i) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; or 
(ii) any of the funds identified in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) DURATION.—The Multinational Species Con-
servation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be made 
available to the public for a period of at least 2 years, 
beginning no later than 12 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall not be 
subject to, or taken into account for purposes of ap-
plying, any limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of 
such title 39. 
(4) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts 
transferred under paragraph (1) shall not be used to 
fund or support the Wildlife Without Borders Pro-
gram or to supplement funds made available for the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.
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(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘semipostal stamp’’ refers to a stamp described in section 
416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. 
Attest: 
Secretary.