Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4512
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2021-07-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of</b> <b>2021</b> </p> <p>This bill removes the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue semipostal stamps (stamps sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) except as provided by an act of Congress. (Currently, the USPS issues semipostals using its own discretion to determine the causes it considers to be in the national public interest.)</p> <p>The bill also makes entities (currently, only agencies) eligible to receive amounts that become available from the sale of semipostals. Congress must determine the appropriate agencies or entities that receive such amounts. </p> <p>The USPS must issue regulations addressing how administrative costs incurred relating to semipostals shall be computed, recovered, and kept to a minimum. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4512 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2021 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to remove the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2021 . 2. Limitation on United States Postal Service semipostal stamp authority Section 416 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Limited authority The Postal Service may issue and sell semipostals under this section only for such purposes or causes as provided for by an Act of Congress. ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking appropriate agency or agencies and inserting appropriate agency or entity, as provided for by an Act of Congress pursuant to subsection (b), ; and (ii) by striking such agency and inserting such agency or entity ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) Administrative costs The Postal Service shall issue regulations addressing how the costs incurred by the Postal Service in carrying out this section shall be computed, recovered, and kept to a minimum. ; (3) by striking subsection (e); and (4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.