I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2725
To provide for the reauthorization of the breast cancer research special
postage stamp, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 2001
Mrs. KELLY (for herself Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. DREIER, Mr.
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HAYWORTH, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. KING,
Mr. BALDACCI, Ms. LEE, Mrs. BONO, Mr. WYNN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr.
CUMMINGS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY
of New York, Mrs.
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. FORBES, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. POM-
EROY, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BUYER,
Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. LA-
FALCE, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HORN, Mr. MCINNIS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr.
KLECZKA, Mr. OBERSTAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TOM DAVIS of
Virginia, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs. MYRICK, Mrs.
BIGGERT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. BOYD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. MATSUI, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. HULSHOF,
Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. RILEY, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. TERRY,
Mr. BASS, Mr. GREEN
of Texas, Mr. MORAN
of Kansas, Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. DICKS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. RUSH, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.
GRUCCI, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. WELLER, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. HOYER, Mr.
DAVIS of Florida, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs.
EMERSON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GOODE,
Mr. SKELTON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. BROWN of Florida,
Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. STARK,
Mrs. THURMAN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr.
FROST, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WEINER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr.
FRANK, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr.
GILMAN, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
SHAYS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. GREENWOOD,
Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. KIRK, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. WELDON of Pennsyl-
vania, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. NEY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. BACA) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for the reauthorization of the breast cancer
research special postage stamp, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF BREAST CANCER RE-
SEARCH SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMP.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Breast Cancer Research Stamp Act of 2001’’.
(b) REAUTHORIZATION
AND INAPPLICABILITY
OF
LIMITATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 414 of title 39,
United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (g) and inserting the following:
‘‘(g) For purposes of section 416 (including any regu-
lation prescribed under subsection (e)(1)(C) of that sec-
tion), the special postage stamp issued under this section
shall not apply to any limitation relating to whether more
than 1 semipostal may be offered for sale at the same
time.
‘‘(h) This section shall cease to be effective after July
29, 2008.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by this subsection shall take effect on the earlier
of—
(A) the date of enactment of this Act; or
(B) July 29, 2002.
(c) RATE OF POSTAGE.—Section 414(b) of title 39,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of not to ex-
ceed 25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘of not less than 15
percent’’; and
(2) by adding after the sentence following para-
graph (3) the following: ‘‘The special rate of postage
of an individual stamp under this section shall be an
amount that is evenly divisible by 5.’’.
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