II Calendar No. 639 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 521 [Report No. 117–255] To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multi- national Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remain- ing stamps are sold, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 2 (legislative day, MARCH 1), 2021 Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. CARPER, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. ROSEN, and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs DECEMBER 13, 2022 Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Dec 14, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S521.RS S521 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 521 RS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Multinational Species 2 Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization 3 Act of 2021’’. 4 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION; REQUIREMENT TO SELL ALL 5 STAMPS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c) of the Multinational 7 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 8 2010 (39 U.S.C. 416 note; Public Law 111–241) is 9 amended— 10 (1) in paragraph (2)— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘of at least 6 years,’’; and 12 (B) by inserting before the period at the 13 end the following: ‘‘and ending not earlier than 14 the date on which the United States Postal 15 Service provides notice to Congress under para- 16 graph (5)’’; and 17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 18 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT TO SELL ALL STAMPS 19 PRINTED.— 20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The United States 21 Postal Service shall sell each copy of the Multi- 22 national Species Conservation Fund Semipostal 23 Stamp that the United States Postal Service 24 prints under this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Dec 14, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S521.RS S521 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 521 RS ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—The 1 United States Postal Service shall notify the 2 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern- 3 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 4 on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep- 5 resentatives when all copies of the Multinational 6 Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp 7 printed under this Act have been sold.’’. 8 (b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 10 subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the 11 day after the date of enactment of the Multinational 12 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Re- 13 authorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–165; 14 128 Stat. 1878). 15 (2) CONSEQUENCE OF DESTRUCTION OF 16 STAMPS.—If the United States Postal Service de- 17 stroys 1 or more Multinational Species Conservation 18 Fund Semipostal Stamps before the date of enact- 19 ment of this Act, the United States Postal Service 20 shall print and sell the same number of such stamps 21 on or after that date of enactment. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Dec 14, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S521.RS S521 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 639 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 521 [Report No. 117–255] A BILL To require the United States Postal Service to con- tinue selling the Multinational Species Conserva- tion Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 13, 2022 Reported without amendment VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Dec 14, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S521.RS S521 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS