I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7061 
To provide for the issuance of a Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2018 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 
York, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and 
Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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 provide for the issuance of a Stamp Out Elder Abuse 
Semipostal Stamp. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stamp Out Elder 
Abuse Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. STAMP OUT ELDER ABUSE SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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(1) the term ‘‘elder justice’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2011 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j); 
(2) the term ‘‘elder abuse’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2 of the Elder Abuse Pre-
vention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21701); 
(3) the term ‘‘Postal Service’’ means the United 
States Postal Service; 
(4) the term ‘‘semipostal stamp’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘semipostal’’ in section 416(a)(1) 
of title 39, United States Code; and 
(5) the term ‘‘Stamp Out Elder Abuse 
Semipostal Stamp’’ means the semipostal stamp 
issued under subsection (b). 
(b) ISSUANCE.—In order to afford a convenient way 
for members of the public to contribute to raising aware-
ness of and combatting elder abuse and to funding for 
elder justice activities, the Postal Service shall issue a 
semipostal stamp in accordance with subsection (c). 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
subsection, the issuance and sale of, and the deter-
mination of amounts becoming available from the 
sale of, the Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal 
Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, 
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United States Code, and regulations issued under 
that section. 
(2) DURATION.—The Postal Service shall make 
available to the public the Stamp Out Elder Abuse 
Semipostal Stamp for a period of not less than 2 
years, beginning not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(3) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
(A) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—Half of 
the amounts becoming available from the sale 
of the Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal 
Stamp shall be transferred to the Department 
of Justice, to remain available until expended, 
for the purposes of— 
(i) prevention of and education re-
garding elder abuse; 
(ii) investigation, prosecution, and liti-
gation expenses relating to elder abuse; 
(iii) data collection regarding elder 
abuse; 
(iv) elder abuse victim services; and 
(v) any other expense of the Depart-
ment of Justice relating to elder abuse. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION
FOR
COMMUNITY 
LIVING.—Half of the amounts becoming avail-
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able from the sale of the Stamp Out Elder 
Abuse Semipostal Stamp shall be transferred to 
the Department of Health and Human Services, 
to remain available until expended, for the pur-
poses of elder justice activities authorized under 
subtitle B of title XX of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1397j et seq.). 
(C) ADMINISTRATION
OF
TRANSFERS.— 
Transfers under this paragraph shall be made 
to the Department of Justice and the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services not less 
frequently than 2 times a year and under such 
other arrangements as the Postal Service shall 
by mutual agreement with the applicable agency 
establish in order to carry out the purposes of 
this Act. 
(D) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In 
accordance with section 416(d)(4) of title 39, 
United States Code, amounts becoming avail-
able from the sale of the Stamp Out Elder 
Abuse Semipostal Stamp shall not be taken into 
account in any decision relating to the level of 
appropriations or other Federal funding to be 
furnished in any year to the Department of 
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Justice or the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The Stamp Out Elder Abuse 
Semipostal Stamp shall not be subject to, or taken 
into account for purposes of applying, any limitation 
under section 416(e)(1)(C) of title 39, United States 
Code. 
(5) PROMOTION.—The Department of Justice 
and the Department of Health and Human Services 
may use Federal funds to promote the sale of the 
Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp, which 
may include the preparation and dissemination of re-
ports, brochures, or other appropriate materials to 
be made available to the public that describe elder 
justice issues and the benefits of the sale of the 
Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp. 
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