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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3137 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarification relating 
to the authority of the United States Postal Service to accept donations 
as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2009 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarifica-
tion relating to the authority of the United States Postal 
Service to accept donations as an additional source of 
funding for commemorative plaques. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DONATIONS FOR COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(7) of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘business;’’ and in-
serting ‘‘business, including monetary donations made (in 
such manner as the Postal Service may prescribe) for the 
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funding of plaques in connection with the commemorative 
designation of postal facilities;’’. 
(b) DESIGNATIONS.—The donor of a monetary dona-
tion described in the amendment made by subsection (a) 
may specify the postal facility with respect to which such 
donation is to be used. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—The United States Postal Serv-
ice shall provide for a suitable plaque, in the case of any 
postal facility which has been designated by law to com-
memorate a particular individual, no later than 120 days 
after the date as of which— 
(1) a law has been enacted providing for the 
designation of the postal facility involved; and 
(2) sufficient amounts have been received, in 
the manner described in subsection (b), to provide 
for such plaque. 
Any donations received by the Postal Service under sub-
section (b) in excess of the total amount needed in order 
to provide for a suitable plaque may, with the consent of 
the donors involved, be used for the funding of a plaque 
in the case of any other postal facility as to which a law 
(as described in paragraph (1)) has been enacted. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be considered— 
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(1) to affect the authority of the United States 
Postal Service with respect to any requirements con-
cerning the design, placement, and limitation on 
costs relating to commemorative plaques (as de-
scribed in the preceding provisions of this section), 
so long as such requirements are applied in a uni-
form manner; or 
(2) to limit, supersede, or render inapplicable 
any other authority or duty which (but for this Act) 
the United States Postal Service would otherwise 
have had with respect to the commemorative des-
ignation of a facility or the funding, commissioning, 
or installation of a plaque in connection with such 
a designation. 
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