[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8899 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8899

To provide for the issuance of a Ko'ko' Bird Semipostal Stamp, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2024

Mr. Moylan (for himself and Mr. Sablan) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the issuance of a Ko'ko' Bird Semipostal Stamp, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ko'ko' Bird Initiative to Restore 
Bio-Diversity Semipostal Stamp Act'' or the ``Ko'ko' BIRDS Stamp Act''.

SEC. 2. KO'KO' BIRD SEMIPOSTAL STAMP.

    (a) In General.--The United States Postal Service shall issue a 
semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Ko'ko' 
Bird Semipostal Stamp'') in accordance with this section.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The issuance and sale of the Ko'ko' Bird 
Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of section 416 of 
title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued under such 
section.
    (c) Disposition of Proceeds.--
            (1) In general.--All amounts becoming available from the 
        sale of the Ko'ko' Bird Semipostal Stamp (as determined under 
        section 416(d) of such title 39) shall be transferred to the 
        Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources of the Guam 
        Department of Agriculture for wildlife conservation efforts, 
        programs for native bird rehabilitation and breeding efforts, 
        and brown tree snake eradication, through payments which shall 
        be made at least twice a year.
            (2) Proceeds not to be offset.--In accordance with section 
        416(d)(4) of such title 39, amounts becoming available from the 
        sale of the Ko'ko' Bird Semipostal Stamp (as so determined) 
        shall not be taken into account in any decision relating to the 
        level of appropriations or other Federal funding to be 
        furnished in any year to the United States Postal Service.
    (d) Duration.--The Ko'ko' Bird Semipostal Stamp shall be made 
available to the public for a period of not less than four years, 
beginning not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (e) Semipostal Stamp Defined.--In this Act, the term ``semipostal 
stamp'' refers to a stamp described in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, 
United States Code.
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