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Union Calendar No. 161 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2872 
[Report No. 118–198] 
To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow 
States to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2023 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of California) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DUARTE and Ms. DE LA CRUZ 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 26, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 
2013 to allow States to issue electronic stamps under 
such Act, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SEC. 1. AUTHORIZING FULLY ELECTRONIC STAMPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Permanent Elec-
tronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718r) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ACTUAL 
STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘ELECTRONIC STAMP’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘actual stamp’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘electronic stamp’’; and 
(C) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) upon the date of purchase; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘under sub-
section (e)’’ before the period at the end; and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f) and inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) DELIVERY OF ACTUAL STAMPS.—The Secretary 
shall issue an actual stamp after March 10 of each year 
to each individual that purchased an electronic stamp for 
the preceding waterfowl seasons.’’. 
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(b) STAMP VALID THROUGH CLOSE OF HUNTING SEA-
SON.—Section 6 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp 
Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718s(c)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall, during 
the effective period of the electronic stamp—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall—’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘for a period 
agreed to by the State and the Secretary, which shall 
not exceed 45 days’’ and inserting ‘‘until the first 
June 30 that occurs after the date of issuance of such 
stamp’’. 
(c) ELECTRONIC STAMPS AS PERMIT.—Section 1(a)(1) 
of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp 
Act (16 U.S.C. 718a(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘as an electronic stamp or’’ 
after ‘‘Conservation Stamp,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘actual’’ after ‘‘face of the’’. 
(d) CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC STAMP.—Section 2(3) 
of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 
U.S.C. 718o(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(F) may contain an image of the actual 
stamp.’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 
Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow 
the Secretary of the Interior to issue electronic stamps 
under such Act, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 161 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2872 
[Report No. 118–198] 
A BILL 
To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp 
Act of 2013 to allow States to issue electronic 
stamps under such Act, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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