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108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2676
To amend chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, to provide for the
issuance of a semipostal stamp in order to provide funding for
childhood drinking prevention and education, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 15, 2004
Mrs. Hutchison (for herself and Ms. Mikulski) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, to provide for the
issuance of a semipostal stamp in order to provide funding for
childhood drinking prevention and education, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SEMIPOSTAL STAMP TO BENEFIT CHILDHOOD DRINKING PREVENTION
AND EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 414 the following:
``Sec. 414a. Special postage stamps to benefit childhood drinking
prevention and education
``(a) In this section the term `childhood drinking' means the
consumption of alcoholic beverages by children who are between 9 and 15
years of age.
``(b) In order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute
to funding for childhood drinking prevention and education, the Postal
Service shall establish a special rate of postage for first-class mail
under this section.
``(c)(1) The rate of postage established under this section--
``(A) shall be equal to the regular first-class rate of
postage, plus a differential of not to exceed 25 percent;
``(B) 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
``(C) shall be offered as an alternative to the regular
first-class rate of postage.
``(2) The use of the special rate of postage established under this
section shall be voluntary on the part of postal patrons.
``(d)(1) Amounts becoming available for childhood drinking
prevention and education under this section shall be paid to the
Department of Health and Human Services. Payments under this section
shall be made under such arrangements as the Postal Service shall by
mutual agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services
establish in order to carry out the purposes of this section, except
that, under those arrangements, payments to the Department of Health
and Human Services shall be made at least twice a year.
``(2) In this subsection, the term `amounts becoming available for
childhood drinking prevention and education 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 full 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.
``(e) 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 for childhood drinking prevention and education
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.
``(f) 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 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this section.
``(g) 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 (d)(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 (d)(2)(B).
``(h) Section 416 shall not apply to this section. For purposes of
section 416 (including any regulation prescribed under subsection
(e)(1)(C) of that section), the special postage stamp issued under this
section shall not apply to any limitation relating to whether more than
1 semipostal may be offered for sale at the same time.
``(i) This section shall cease to be effective 2 years after the
date of enactment of this section.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Table of sections.--The table of sections 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 to benefit childhood drinking prevention
and education.''.
(2) Amendment to heading.--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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