Veterans Health Care Stamp Act

Veterans Health Care Stamp Act - Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide for the issuance and sale of a veterans health care stamp to help fund the medical care and treatment of veterans.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3942 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3942

      To provide for the issuance of a veterans health care stamp.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 27, 2009

  Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gordon of 
 Tennessee, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
   McCotter, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
 California, and Mr. Platts) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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

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                                 A BILL


 
      To provide for the issuance of a veterans health care stamp.

    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 ``Veterans Health Care Stamp Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS HEALTH CARE STAMP.

    (a) In General.--In order to afford a convenient way for members of 
the public to contribute to funding for the medical care and treatment 
of veterans, the United States Postal Service shall provide for the 
issuance and sale of a special postage stamp, hereinafter referred to 
as the ``veterans health care stamp'', in accordance with subsections 
(b) and (c).
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The issuance and sale of the veterans 
health care stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United 
States Code, except that--
            (1) all amounts becoming available from the sale of such 
        stamp shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs in accordance with section 416(d) of such title; and
            (2) such stamp shall not be subject to any numerical 
        limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title.
    (c) Annual Reissuance.--The veterans health care stamp shall bear 
such illustration, depiction, or other image or design as the Postal 
Service shall determine in time to allow for its reissuance to coincide 
with Veterans Day of each year.
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