Title: Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp.
The proceeds from the sale of this stamp (after the recovery of costs) shall be transferred as follows: (1) 50% to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, and (2) 50% to the Families of the Fallen support program of United Service Organizations, Inc.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1147 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1147

 To provide for the issuance of a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal 
                                 Stamp.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

Ms. Esty (for herself and Mrs. Walorski) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal 
                                 Stamp.

    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 ``Support the Families of Fallen 
Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES SEMIPOSTAL STAMP.

    (a) In General.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to funding for programs benefitting the 
families of fallen service members, the United States Postal Service 
shall issue a semipostal stamp (referred to in this Act as the 
``Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp'') in accordance with the 
provisions of this section.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--The issuance and sale of the Families of 
        Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp under this section 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) Duration.--The Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal 
        Stamp shall be made available to the public for a period of 4 
        years, beginning no later than 12 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (3) Disposition of proceeds.--After costs have been 
        recovered by the United States Postal Service pursuant to 
        section 416(d)(5) of title 39, United States Code, any amounts 
        becoming available from the sale of the Families of Fallen 
        Heroes Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 416(d) of 
        such title) shall be transferred, through payments which shall 
        be made at least twice a year, as follows:
                    (A) 50 percent of such amounts shall be transferred 
                to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors.
                    (B) 50 percent of such amounts shall be transferred 
                to the Families of the Fallen support program of the 
                United Service Organizations, Inc.
            (4) Agencies.--The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors 
        and Families of the Fallen support program of the United 
        Service Organizations, Inc., shall be deemed to be agencies for 
        purposes of applying section 416(d)(1) of title 39, United 
        States Code.
    (c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``semipostal stamp'' refers 
to a stamp described in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States 
Code.
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