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‘‘(g) For purposes of section 416 (including any regulation pre-
scribed under subsection (e)(1)(C) of that section), the special post-
age 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 December
31, 2003.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this sub-
section 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 exceed 25 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘of not less than 15 percent’’; and
(2) by adding after the sentence following paragraph (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.’’.
SEC. 651. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 39. Section 5402(d) of title
39, United States Code, is amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; and
(2) inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(2)(A) In the exercise of its authority under paragraph (1),
the Postal Service may require any air carrier to accept as mail
shipments of day-old poultry and such other live animals as postal
regulations allow to be transmitted as mail matter. The authority
of the Postal Service under this subparagraph shall not apply
in the case of any air carrier who commonly and regularly refuses
to accept any live animals as cargo.
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Postal
Service is authorized to assess, as postage to be paid by the mailers
of any shipments covered by subparagraph (A), a reasonable sur-
charge that the Postal Service determines in its discretion to be
adequate to compensate air carriers for any necessary additional
expense incurred in handling such shipments.
‘‘(C) The authority of the Postal Service under subparagraph
(B) shall apply during the period beginning on the date of enactment
of this paragraph, and ending June 30, 2002.’’.
SEC. 652. THE 9/11 HEROES STAMP OF 2001. (a) SHORT TITLE.—
This section may be cited as the ‘‘9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001’’.
(b) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford the public a direct and
tangible way to provide assistance to the families of emergency
relief personnel killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty
in connection with the terrorist attacks against the United States
on September 11, 2001, the United States Postal Service shall
issue a semipostal in accordance with subsection (c).
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The provisions of section 416(a), (c), (d),
and (f) of title 39, United States Code, shall apply as practicable
with respect to the semipostal described in subsection (b), subject
to the following:
(1) RATE OF POSTAGE.—Section 414(c) of title 39, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of not to exceed
25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘of not less than 15 percent’’;
and
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(B) by adding after the sentence following paragraph
(2) the following: ‘‘The special rate of postage of an indi-
vidual stamp under this section shall be an amount that
is evenly divisible by 5.’’.
(2) DISPOSITION
OF
AMOUNTS
BECOMING
AVAILABLE.—All
amounts becoming available from the sale of the semipostal
(as determined under such section) shall be transferred to
the Federal Emergency Management Agency under such
arrangements as the Postal Service shall by mutual agreement
with such agency establish in order to carry out the purposes
of this section.
(3) COMMENCEMENT
AND
TERMINATION
DATES.—Stamps
under this section shall be issued—
(A) beginning on the earliest date practicable; and
(B) for such period of time as the Postal Service con-
siders necessary and appropriate, but in no event after
December 31, 2004.
(d) LIMITATION.—For purposes of section 416 of title 39, United
States Code (including any regulation prescribed under subsection
(e)(1)(C) of that section), the semipostal postage stamp issued under
this section shall not apply to any limitation relating to whether
more than one semipostal may be offered for sale at the same
time.
(e) DESIGN.—It is the sense of the Congress that the semipostal
issued under this section should depict, by such design as the
Postal Service considers to be most appropriate, the efforts of emer-
gency relief personnel at the site of the World Trade Center in
New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘emergency relief personnel’’ means fire-
fighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, emergency med-
ical technicians, members of the clergy, and other individuals
(including employees of legally organized and recognized volun-
teer organizations, whether compensated or not) who, in the
course of professional duties, respond to fire, medical, hazardous
material, or other similar emergencies; and
(2) the term ‘‘semipostal’’ has the meaning given such term
by section 416 of title 39, United States Code.
SEC. 653. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. (a) SHORT
TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Stamp Out Domestic
Violence Act of 2001’’.
(b) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford the public a direct and
tangible way to contribute to funding for domestic violence pro-
grams, the United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal
in accordance with subsection (c).
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The provisions of section 416 of title 39,
United States Code, shall apply as practicable with respect to
the semipostal described in subsection (b), subject to the following:
(1) DISPOSITION
OF
AMOUNTS
BECOMING
AVAILABLE.—All
amounts becoming available from the sale of the semipostal
(as determined under such section) shall be transferred to
the Department of Health and Human Services under such
arrangements as the Postal Service shall by mutual agreement
with such agency establish in order to carry out the purposes
of this section.
(2) COMMENCEMENT
AND
TERMINATION
DATES.—Stamps
under this section shall be issued—
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(A) beginning on the earliest date practicable, but not
later than January 1, 2004; and
(B) for such period of time as the Postal Service con-
siders necessary and appropriate, but in no event after
December 31, 2006.
(d) LIMITATION.—For purposes of section 416 of title 39, United
States Code (including any regulation prescribed under subsection
(e)(1)(C) of that section), the semipostal stamp issued under this
section shall not apply to any limitation relating to whether more
than one semipostal may be offered for sale at the same time.
(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section the term
‘‘semipostal’’ has the meaning given such term by section 416 of
title 39, United States Code.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treasury and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 2002’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.