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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3113 
To require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer’s semipostal 
stamp for 6 additional years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2019 
Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the United States Postal Service to sell the 
Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp for 6 additional years. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALZHEIMER’S SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp’’ 
means the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp that the 
Postal Service began offering for sale on November 
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30, 2017, under the discretionary authority under 
section 416(b) of title 39, United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘Postal Service’’ means the United 
States Postal Service; and 
(3) the term ‘‘semipostal stamp’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘semipostal’’ in section 416(a)(1) 
of title 39, United States Code. 
(b) CONTINUED SALE.—In order to afford a conven-
ient way for members of the public to contribute to fund-
ing for medical research relating to Alzheimer’s disease, 
the Postal Service shall continue to sell the Alzheimer’s 
semipostal stamp for a 6-year period beginning on the 
date on which the Postal Service, but for the enactment 
of this Act, would have discontinued sales of the Alz-
heimer’s semipostal stamp. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
subsection, the sale of the Alzheimer’s semipostal 
stamp during the period described in subsection (b) 
shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United 
States Code, and regulations issued under that sec-
tion. 
(2) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—All amounts 
becoming available from the sale of the Alzheimer’s 
semipostal stamp (as determined under section 
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416(d) of title 39, United States Code) during the 
period described in subsection (b) of this section 
shall be transferred to the National Institutes of 
Health, for the purpose described in that subsection, 
through payments which shall be made not less fre-
quently than 2 times a year. 
(3) LEGAL AUTHORITY AND EFFECT.—During 
the period described in subsection (b), the Alz-
heimer’s semipostal stamp shall be considered to be 
issued under this section and not under subsection 
(b) of section 416 of title 39, United States Code, 
including for purposes of any limitation under that 
section (including any regulation prescribed under 
subsection (e)(1)(C) of that section) relating to 
whether more than 1 semipostal stamp may be of-
fered for sale at the same time. 
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