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 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3396 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3396

      To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Health Care Stamp.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 30, 2013

Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Michaud, Ms. McCollum, 
   Mr. Grijalva, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Latta, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
  Wittman, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr. Honda) 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 which shall be known as 
the ``Veterans Health Care Stamp''.
    (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 (as last in effect, if expired), except that--
            (1) all amounts becoming available from the sale of the 
        stamp shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs in accordance with section 416(d) of such title; and
            (2) the stamp--
                    (A) shall be issued in time for Veterans Day of 
                each year;
                    (B) shall bear such illustration, depiction, 
                design, or other image as the United States Postal 
                Service shall determine; and
                    (C) shall not be subject to any numerical 
                limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title.
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