Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4175
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2014-03-06
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt

Department of Veterans Affairs

Executive agency funding and structure

Postal service

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2014 - Directs the Postal Service to issue a special stamp, to be called the Victory for Veterans Stamp, at a cost of $1 each. Makes such Stamp valid for postage for first-class mail.</p> <p>Requires Stamp sale proceeds to be used as follows: (1) one-third for funding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) veterans' vocational rehabilitation programs, (2) one-third to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction, and (3) one-third for the Postal Service for modernization and fiscal administration.</p> <p>Requires such Stamp to be made available to the public within six months after the enactment of this Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4175 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2014 Mr. Larson of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , 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 A BILL To provide for the issuance of a Victory for Veterans stamp, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2014 . 2. Victory for Veterans stamp (a) In general Title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 414 the following: 414a. Victory for Veterans stamp (a) In order to provide members of the public an opportunity to honor their veterans by supporting veterans’ employment programs, to reduce the deficit, and to preserve the vital role of the United States Postal Service, the Postal Service shall issue a special stamp (referred to in this section as the Victory for Veterans Stamp ) in accordance with the provisions of this section. (b) The Victory for Veterans Stamp— (1) shall be offered at a cost equal to $1; and (2) shall be valid for purposes of postage for first-class mail. (c) (1) The amounts becoming available from the sale of the Victory for Veterans Stamp shall be used as follows: (A) One-third of such amounts shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of funding vocational rehabilitation programs for veterans under chapter 31 of title 38. (B) One-third of such amounts shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction. (C) One-third of such amounts shall be used by the Postal Service to satisfy obligations incurred under section 2005. (2) Amounts transferred under this subsection to an agency under paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) shall be made 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) For purposes of this section, the term amounts becoming available from the sale of the Victory for Veterans Stamp means— (A) the total amounts received by the Postal Service that it would not have received but for the enactment of this section, reduced by (B) an amount sufficient to cover reasonable costs incurred by the Postal Service in carrying out this section, including those attributable to the printing, sale, and distribution of the Victory for Veterans Stamp under this section, as determined by the Postal Service under regulations that it shall prescribe. (d) Amounts transferred under subsection (c)(1)(A) to the Department of Veterans Affairs shall not be taken into account in any decision relating to the level of appropriations or other Federal funding to be furnished in any year to the Department. (e) The Victory for Veterans Stamp shall be made available to the public beginning on such date as the Postal Service shall by regulation prescribe, but in no event later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this section. (f) The Postmaster General shall include in each report rendered under section 2402 information concerning the operation of this section. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections for title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 414 the following: 414a. Victory for Veterans stamp. .