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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1147 
To provide for the issuance of a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal 
Stamp. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 
Ms. ESTY (for herself and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of a Families of Fallen Heroes 
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 ‘‘Support the Families 
of Fallen Heroes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient 
way for members of the public to contribute to funding 
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for programs benefitting the families of fallen service 
members, the United States Postal Service shall issue a 
semipostal stamp (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Families 
of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance with 
the provisions of this section. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The issuance and sale of the 
Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp under 
this section shall be governed by the provisions of 
section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and reg-
ulations issued under such section, subject to the re-
quirements of this subsection. 
(2) DURATION.—The Families of Fallen Heroes 
Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the 
public for a period of 4 years, beginning no later 
than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(3) DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—After costs 
have been recovered by the United States Postal 
Service pursuant to section 416(d)(5) of title 39, 
United States Code, any amounts becoming available 
from the sale of the Families of Fallen Heroes 
Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 
416(d) of such title) shall be transferred, through 
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payments which shall be made at least twice a year, 
as follows: 
(A) 50 percent of such amounts shall be 
transferred to the Tragedy Assistance Program 
for Survivors. 
(B) 50 percent of such amounts shall be 
transferred to the Families of the Fallen sup-
port program of the United Service Organiza-
tions, Inc. 
(4) AGENCIES.—The Tragedy Assistance Pro-
gram for Survivors and Families of the Fallen sup-
port program of the United Service Organizations, 
Inc., shall be deemed to be agencies for purposes of 
applying section 416(d)(1) of title 39, United States 
Code. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In 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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