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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4492
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of
a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute
to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 18, 2000
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. HYDE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. STUMP, Mr. EVANS,
Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr.
REGULA, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.
FILNER, Mr. GILMAN, and Mr. SHAYS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for the
issuance of a semipostal in order to afford the public
a convenient way to contribute to funding for the estab-
lishment of the World War II Memorial.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SEMIPOSTAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 39, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 414 the
following:
‘‘§ 414a. Special postage stamp for the establishment
of the World War II Memorial
‘‘(a) In order to afford the public a convenient way
to contribute to funding for the establishment of the
World War II Memorial, the Postal Service shall establish
a special rate of postage for first-class mail under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(b) The rate of postage established under this
section—
‘‘(1) shall be equal to the regular first-class rate
of postage, plus a differential of not to exceed 25
percent;
‘‘(2) shall be set by the Governors in accord-
ance with such procedures as the Governors shall by
regulation prescribe (in lieu of the procedures under
chapter 36); and
‘‘(3) shall be offered as an alternative to the
regular first-class rate of postage.
The use of the special rate of postage established under
this section shall be voluntary on the part of postal pa-
trons.
‘‘(c)(1) Amounts becoming available for the establish-
ment of the World War II Memorial pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be paid to the American Battle Monuments
Commission. Payments under this section shall be made
under such arrangements as the Postal Service shall by
mutual agreement with the American Battle Monuments
Commission establish in order to carry out the purposes
of this section, except that, under those arrangements,
payments to such Commission shall be made at least twice
a year.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, the term ‘amounts
becoming available for the establishment of the World War
II Memorial pursuant to this section’ means—
‘‘(A) the total amounts received by the Postal
Service that it would not have received but for the
enactment of this section, reduced by
‘‘(B) an amount sufficient to cover reasonable
costs incurred by the Postal Service in carrying out
this section, including those attributable to the
printing, sale, and distribution of stamps under this
section,
as determined by the Postal Service under regulations that
it shall prescribe.
‘‘(d) It is the sense of the Congress that nothing in
this section should—
‘‘(1) directly or indirectly cause a net decrease
in total Federal funding received by the American
Battle Monuments Commission below the level that
would otherwise have been received but for the en-
actment of this section; or
‘‘(2) affect regular first-class rates of postage
or any other regular rates of postage.
‘‘(e) Special postage stamps under this section shall
be made available to the public beginning on such date
as the Postal Service shall by regulation prescribe, but in
no event later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section or, if earlier, November 11, 2000
(Veterans Day).
‘‘(f) The Postmaster General shall include in each re-
port rendered under section 2402 with respect to any pe-
riod during any portion of which this section is in effect
information concerning the operation of this section, ex-
cept that, at a minimum, each shall include—
‘‘(1) the total amount described in subsection
(c)(2)(A) which was received by the Postal Service
during the period covered by such report; and
‘‘(2) of the amount under paragraph (1), how
much (in the aggregate and by category) was re-
quired for the purposes described in subsection
(c)(2)(B).
‘‘(g) This section shall cease to be effective upon the
determination of the Postmaster General (in consultation
with the American Battle Monuments Commission) that
the Commission has or will have the funds necessary to
pay all expenses of the establishment of the World War
II Memorial. Any excess funds shall be deposited in the
fund within the Treasury of the United States created by
section 2113 of title 36 and may be used for any of the
purposes allowable under such section.
‘‘(h) As used in this section, the term ‘World War
II Memorial’ refers to the memorial the construction of
which is authorized by Public Law 103–32.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The analysis
for chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is amended
by striking the item relating to section 414 and inserting
the following:
‘‘414. Special postage stamps to benefit breast cancer research.
‘‘414a. Special postage stamps for the establishment of the World War II Me-
morial.’’.
(2) The heading for section 414 of title 39, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 414. Special postage stamps to benefit breast can-
cer research’’.
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