Title: Stamp Out Invasive Species Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Stamp Out Invasive Species Act
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp.
Proceeds from the sale of the stamp must be transferred in equal proportion to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for combating invasive species. (Invasive species are nonnative species whose introduction poses a serious threat to natural ecosystems and causes detrimental economic damage to local communities.)
The stamp must be made available to the public for two years.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1357 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1357

 To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit programs that 
                        combat invasive species.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

 Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
  and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit programs that 
                        combat invasive species.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stamp Out Invasive Species Act''.

SEC. 2. COMBATING INVASIVE SPECIES SEMIPOSTAL.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that invasive species pose a serious 
threat to our natural ecosystems, significantly harm native plant and 
animal populations, and cause detrimental economic damage to local 
communities.
    (b) Semipostal.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to programs that combat invasive species, the 
United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal stamp in 
accordance with the provisions of this section. Such semipostal stamp 
shall be known as the ``Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp''.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--The issuance and sale of the Combating 
        Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the 
        provisions of section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and 
        regulations issued under such section, subject to the 
        requirements of this subsection.
            (2) Differential rate.--The differential included in the 
        rate of postage established for the Combating Invasive Species 
        Semipostal Stamp under section 416(c) of such title may not 
        exceed 25 percent.
            (3) Duration.--The Combating Invasive Species Semipostal 
        Stamp shall be made available to the public for a period of 2 
        years, beginning not later than 12 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (4) Disposition of proceeds.--All amounts becoming 
        available from the sale of the Combating Invasive Species 
        Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 416(d) of such 
        title) shall be transferred in equal proportion to the 
        Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, 
        for the purpose described in subsection (a), through payments 
        which shall be made at least twice a year.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``semipostal 
stamp'' means a stamp described in section 416(a)(1) of such title.
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