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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 325 
To provide for the issuance of the Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. 
RADEWAGEN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. HAS-
TINGS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of the Peace Corps 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 ‘‘Peace Corps Stamp 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PEACE CORPS 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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the Peace Corps’ Global Fund, the United States Postal 
Service shall issue a semipostal (in this Act referred to 
as the ‘‘Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance 
with this section. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The issuance and sale of the 
Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by 
the provisions of section 416 of title 39, United 
States Code, and regulations issued under such sec-
tion, subject to the requirements of this subsection. 
(2) DURATION.—The Peace Corps Semipostal 
Stamp shall be made available to the public for a pe-
riod of 10 years, beginning no later than 12 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) COST.—The Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp 
shall be offered at a cost equal to the cost of mailing 
a letter weighing 1 ounce or less at the nonautoma-
tion single-piece first-ounce letter rate, in effect at 
the time of purchase, plus a differential of not less 
than 25 percent. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—All amounts 
becoming available from the sale of the Peace Corps 
Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 
416(d) of such title) shall be transferred to the 
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Peace Corps’ Global Fund through payments which 
shall be made at least twice a year. 
(5) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In accord-
ance with section 416(d)(4) of such title, amounts 
becoming available from the sale of the Peace Corps 
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 Peace Corps. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘semipostal’’ refers to a postage stamp described in sec-
tion 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. 
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