To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3119 To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 5, 2023 Mr. SOTO (for himself and Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account- ability, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a pe- riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con- sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. MANATEE SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service 4 shall issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act re- 5 ferred to as the ‘‘Manatee Semipostal Stamp’’) in accord- 6 ance with this section. 7 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance and sale 8 of the Manatee Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3119.IH H3119 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3119 IH the provisions of section 416 of title 39, United States 1 Code, and regulations issued under such section. 2 (c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—All amounts becoming avail- 4 able from the sale of the Manatee Semipostal Stamp 5 (as determined under section 416(d) of such title 6 39) shall be transferred to the United States Fish 7 and Wildlife Service, for purposes of conserving 8 manatees and manatee habitat in the United States, 9 through payments which shall be made at least twice 10 a year. 11 (2) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In accord- 12 ance with section 416(d)(4) of such title 39, 13 amounts becoming available from the sale of the 14 Manatee Semipostal Stamp (as so determined) shall 15 not be taken into account in any decision relating to 16 the level of appropriations or other Federal funding 17 to be furnished in any year to the United States 18 Fish and Wildlife Service. 19 (d) DURATION.—The Manatee Semipostal Stamp 20 shall be made available to the public for a period of at 21 least 2 years, beginning no later than 12 months after the 22 date of the enactment of this Act. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3119.IH H3119 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3119 IH (e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 1 ‘‘semipostal stamp’’ refers to a stamp described in section 2 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:28 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3119.IH H3119 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS