Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-652
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2019-03-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species

Government trust funds

Mammals

Postal service

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp and notify Congress when all copies have been sold.</p> <p>If the USPS destroys one or more such stamps before this bill's enactment, it shall print and sell the same number of such stamps.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 652 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Udall , Mr. Carper , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Markey , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization; requirement to sell all stamps (a) In general Section 2(c) of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 ( 39 U.S.C. 416 note; Public Law 111–241 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking of at least 6 years, ; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: and ending not earlier than the date on which the United States Postal Service provides notice to Congress under paragraph (5) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) Requirement to sell all stamps printed (A) In general The United States Postal Service shall sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp that the United States Postal Service prints under this Act. (B) Notification of Congress The United States Postal Service shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives when all copies of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp printed under this Act have been sold. . (b) Retroactive applicability (1) In general The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the day after the date of enactment of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–165 ; 128 Stat. 1878). (2) Consequence of destruction of stamps If the United States Postal Service destroys 1 or more Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamps before the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall print and sell the same number of such stamps on or after that date of enactment.