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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits
Act''.

SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR SENDING FREE MAIL TO MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES SERVING IN CERTAIN OVERSEAS OPERATIONS AND
HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS.

(a) Availability of Postal Benefits.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the United States Postal Service, shall provide for a
program under which postal benefits are provided during fiscal year
2010 to qualified individuals in accordance with this section.
(b) Qualified Individual.--In this section, the term ''qualified
individual'' means a member of the Armed Forces described in subsection
(a)(1) of section 3401 of title 39, United States Code, who is entitled
to free mailing privileges under such section.
(c) Postal Benefits Described.--
(1) Vouchers.--The postal benefits provided under the
program shall consist of such coupons or other similar evidence
of credit (in this section referred to as a ''voucher'') to
permit a person possessing the voucher to make a qualified
mailing to any qualified individual without charge using the
Postal Service. The vouchers may be in printed, electronic, or
such other format as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Postal Service, shall determine to be appropriate.
(2) Qualified mailing.--In this section, the term
''qualified mailing'' means the mailing of a single mail piece
which--
(A) is first-class mail (including any sound- or
video-recorded communication) not exceeding 13 ounces
in weight and having the character of personal
correspondence or parcel post not exceeding 15 pounds
in weight;
(B) is sent from within an area served by a United
States post office; and
(C) is addressed to any qualified individual.
(3) Coordination rule.--Postal benefits under the program
are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any reduced rates of
postage or other similar benefits which might otherwise be
available by or under law, including any rates of postage
resulting from the application of section 3401(b) of title 39,
United States Code.
(d) Number of Vouchers.--A member of the Armed Forces shall be
eligible for one voucher for every month (or part of a month) during
fiscal year 2010 in which the member is a qualified individual. Subject
to subsection (f)(2), a voucher earned during fiscal year 2010 may be
used after the end of such fiscal year.
(e) Transfer of Vouchers.--A qualified individual may transfer a
voucher to a member of the family of the qualified individual, a
nonprofit organization, or any other person selected by the qualified
individual for use to send qualified mailings to the qualified
individual or other qualified individuals.
(f) Limitations on Use; Duration.--A voucher may not be used--
(1) for more than one qualified mailing, whether that
mailing is a first-class letter or a parcel; or
(2) after the expiration date of the voucher, as designated
by the Secretary of Defense.
(g) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense (in consultation with
the Postal Service) shall prescribe such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the program, including--
(1) procedures by which vouchers will be provided or made
available in timely manner to qualified individuals; and
(2) procedures to ensure that the number of vouchers
provided or made available with respect to any qualified
individual complies with subsection (d).
(h) Transfers of Funds to Postal Service.--
(1) Based on estimates.--The Secretary of Defense shall
transfer to the Postal Service, out of amounts available to
carry out the program and in advance of each calendar quarter
during which postal benefits may be used under the program, an
amount equal to the amount of postal benefits that the
Secretary estimates will be used during such quarter, reduced
or increased (as the case may be) by any amounts by which the
Secretary finds that a determination under this subsection for
a prior quarter was greater than or less than the amount
finally determined for such quarter.
(2) Based on final determination.--A final determination of
the amount necessary to correct any previous determination
under this section, and any transfer of amounts between the
Postal Service and the Department of Defense based on that
final determination, shall be made not later than six months
after the expiration date of the final vouchers issued under
the program.
(3) Consultation required.--All estimates and
determinations under this subsection of the amount of postal
benefits under the program used in any period shall be made by
the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Postal
Service.
A:
Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefit vouchers are provided during FY2010 for members of the Armed Forces who are serving in overseas operations or who are hospitalized due to a disease or injury incurred as a result of such service. Permits the vouchers to be transferred to another person to allow that person to mail correspondence and small parcels to the member.

Limits vouchers to one per month. Allows a voucher earned during FY2010 to be used after the end of that fiscal year.

Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Postal Service an amount representing the amount of the vouchers used.