To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding of veterans programs and services offered by the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, through the issuance of a semipostal.

September 20, 2001

Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding of veterans programs and services offered by the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, through the issuance of a semipostal.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Purple Heart Stamp Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. SEMIPOSTAL TO BE ISSUED TO BENEFIT THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED.

(a) IN GENERAL- In order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the veterans programs and services offered by the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the `MOPH'), the United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal in accordance with subsection (b).

(b) REQUIREMENTS- The provisions of section 416 of title 39, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the semipostal required under this Act, subject to the following:

(1) ALLOCATION- All amounts becoming available from the sale of the semipostal shall be transferred to the MOPH under such arrangements as the Postal Service shall by mutual agreement with the MOPH establish.

(2) FREQUENCY AND DISTRIBUTION- Under those arrangements--

(A) the appropriate amounts shall be transferred to the MOPH no less frequently than 3 times a year; and

(B) of the amounts so transferred to the MOPH, the MOPH shall designate the percentage to be distributed to local chapters.

(3) COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION DATES- Stamps under this section shall be issued--

(A) beginning no later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act; and

(B) for a period of not less than 2 years in duration.

(c) DEFINITION- For purposes of this Act, the term `semipostal' has the meaning given such term by section 416(a) of title 39, United States Code.

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