Expresses the sense of Congress that nothing in this Act should: (1) directly or indirectly cause a net decrease in total funds received by the American Battle Monuments Commission below the level that would otherwise have been received but for the enactment of this section; or (2) affect regular first-class rates of postage or any other regular rates of postage.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2739 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
2d Session
S. 2739
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a
semipostal stamp in order to afford the public a convenient way to
contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II
Memorial.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 15, 2000
Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Roth, Mr.
Thurmond, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a
semipostal stamp in order to afford the public a convenient way to
contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II
Memorial.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SEMIPOSTAL STAMP FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORLD WAR II
MEMORIAL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 414 the following:
``Sec. 414a. Special postage stamp for the establishment of the World
War II Memorial
``(a) In order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute
to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial, the
Postal Service shall establish a special rate of postage for first-
class mail under this section.
``(b) The rate of postage established under this section--
``(1) shall be equal to the regular first-class rate of
postage, plus a differential of not to exceed 25 percent;
``(2) shall be set by the Governors in accordance with such
procedures as the Governors shall by regulation prescribe (in
lieu of the procedures under chapter 36); and
``(3) shall be offered as an alternative to the regular
first-class rate of postage.
The use of the special rate of postage established under this section
shall be voluntary on the part of postal patrons.
``(c)(1) Amounts becoming available for the establishment of the
World War II Memorial under this section shall be paid to the American
Battle Monuments Commission. Payments under this section shall be made
under such arrangements as the Postal Service shall by mutual agreement
with the American Battle Monuments Commission establish in order to
carry out the purposes of this section, except that, under those
arrangements, payments to such Commission shall be made at least twice
a year.
``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `amounts becoming
available for the establishment of the World War II Memorial under this
section' means--
``(A) the total amounts received by the Postal Service that
it would not have received but for the enactment of this
section, reduced by
``(B) an amount sufficient to cover reasonable costs
incurred by the Postal Service in carrying out this section,
including those attributable to the printing, sale, and
distribution of stamps under this section,
as determined by the Postal Service under regulations that it shall
prescribe.
``(d) It is the sense of the Congress that nothing in this section
should--
``(1) directly or indirectly cause a net decrease in total
Federal funding received by the American Battle Monuments
Commission below the level that would otherwise have been
received but for the enactment of this section; or
``(2) affect regular first-class rates of postage or any
other regular rates of postage.
``(e) Special postage stamps under this section shall be made
available to the public beginning on such date as the Postal Service
shall by regulation prescribe, but in no event later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this section or, if earlier, November 11,
2000 (Veterans Day).
``(f) The Postmaster General shall include in each report rendered
under section 2402 with respect to any period during any portion of
which this section is in effect information concerning the operation of
this section, except that, at a minimum, each shall include--
``(1) the total amount described in subsection (c)(2)(A)
which was received by the Postal Service during the period
covered by such report; and
``(2) of the amount under paragraph (1), how much (in the
aggregate and by category) was required for the purposes
described in subsection (c)(2)(B).
``(g) This section shall cease to be effective upon the
determination of the Postmaster General (in consultation with the
American Battle Monuments Commission) that the Commission has or will
have the funds necessary to pay all expenses of the establishment of
the World War II Memorial. Any excess funds shall be deposited in the
fund within the Treasury of the United States created by section 2113
of title 36 and may be used for any of the purposes allowable under
such section.
``(h) As used in this section, the term `World War II Memorial'
refers to the memorial the construction of which is authorized by
Public Law 103-32.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) The analysis for chapter 4 of title
39, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 414 and inserting the following:
``414. Special postage stamps to benefit breast cancer research.
``414a. Special postage stamps for the establishment of the World War
II Memorial.''.
(2) The heading for section 414 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 414. Special postage stamps to benefit breast cancer research''.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5264)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5264)
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
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