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 
Conservation Funds, the United States Postal Service 
shall issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Multinational Species Conservation 
Funds Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance with succeeding 
provisions of this section. 
(b) COST.—The Multinational Species Conservation 
Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be offered 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 25 percent. 
(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 regula-
tions 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 
Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp 
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(as determined under section 416(d) of such 
title 39) shall be transferred to the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, for the pur-
pose described in subsection (a), through pay-
ments 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 Conservation Fund, 
the Great Ape Conservation Fund, the Marine 
Turtle Conservation Fund, the Rhinoceros and 
Tiger
Conservation
Fund,
and
other
inter-
national 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 
accordance 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 funding to be furnished in any year 
to— 
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(i) the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service; or 
(ii) any of the funds identified in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2)
DURATION.—The
Multinational
Species 
Conservation
Funds
Semipostal
Stamp
shall
be 
made available to the public for a period of at least 
5 years, beginning no later than 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) STAMP DEPICTIONS.—Stamps issued under 
this Act shall depict images of flagship multinational 
species, such as African and Asian elephants, rhinoc-
eros and tigers, marine turtles, and certain species 
of great apes. 
(4) 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. 
(5)
RESTRICTION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.— 
Amounts transferred under paragraph (1) shall not 
be used to fund or support the Wildlife Without 
Borders Program or to supplement funds made 
available for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con-
servation 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. 
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 
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. 
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(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-
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 
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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. 
(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. 
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Calendar No. 486 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1454 
[Report No. 111–234] 
AN ACT 
To provide for the issuance of a Multinational 
Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. 
JULY 27, 2010 
Reported with an amendment 
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