Public Law 117-127 | Public Law 117–127: To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 117–127—MAY 16, 2022

136 STAT. 1209

Public Law

117–127

117th Congress

An Act

To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes.

May 16, 2022

[H.R. 6023]

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

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021.

SECTION 1.

39 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021

”.

SEC. 2.

REAUTHORIZATION; REQUIREMENT TO SELL ALL STAMPS.

(a)

In General.—

Section 2(c) of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (39 U.S.C. 416 note; Public Law 111–241)

is amended

—

(1)

in paragraph (2)—

(A)

striking

“of at least 6 years,”; and

(B)

inserting

before the period at the end the following: “and ending not earlier than the date on which the United States Postal Service provides notice to Congress under paragraph (5)”; and

(2)

adding

at the end the following:

“(5)

Requirement to sell all stamps printed.—

“(A)

In general.—

The United States Postal Service shall sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp that the United States Postal Service prints under this Act.

“(B)

Notification of congress.—

The United States Postal Service shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives when all copies of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp printed under this Act have been sold.”

(b)

Retroactive Applicability.—

39 USC 416 note.

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the day after the date of enactment of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–165; 128 Stat. 1878).

SEC. 3.

DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 136 STAT. 1210 by reference to the latest statement titled “

Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation

” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Approved May 16, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6023:

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–301, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):

Apr. 26, considered and passed House.

May 3, considered and passed Senate.

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