,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #achd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,sablan introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the issuance of a ,wildlife 
,refuge ,system ,conservation           
,semipostal ,stamp4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,wildlife
 ,refuge ,system ,conservation          
,semipostal ,stamp ,act of #bjac4  #b4  
,wildlife refuge system conservation    
semipostal stamp  7a7 ,in general ,in   
order to afford a convenient way for    
members of the public to contribute to  
funding for the maintenance backlog and 
operational shortfall of the ,national  

,wildlife ,refuge ,system1 the ,united  
,states ,postal ,service shall issue a  
semipostal stamp 7referred to in this   
,act as the ,wildlife ,refuge ,system   
,conservation ,semipostal ,stamp7 in    
accordance with the provisions of this  
section4  7b7 ,cost and use  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,wildlife ,refuge ,system  
,conservation ,semipostal ,stamp shall  
be offered at a cost equal to the cost  
of mailing a letter weighing #a ounce or
 less at the nonautomation single-piece 
first-ounce letter rate1 in effect at   
the time of purchase1 plus a            
differential of not less than #ae       
percent4  7#b7 ,voluntary use ,the use  
of any semipostal issued under this     
section shall be voluntary on the part  
of postal patrons4  7#c7 ,special rate  
,the special rate of postage of an      
individual stamp under this section     
shall be an amount that is evenly       
divisible by #e4  7c7 ,other terms and  
conditions ,the issuance and sale of the
 ,wildlife ,refuge ,system ,conservation

 ,semipostal ,stamp shall be governed by
 the provisions of section #daf of title
 #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 and        
regulations issued under such section1  
subject to subsection 7b7 and the       
following3  7#a7 ,disposition of        
proceeds  7,a7 ,in general ,all amounts 
becoming available from the sale of the 
,wildlife ,refuge ,system ,conservation 
,semipostal ,stamp 7as determined under 
section #daf7;d7 of such title #ci7     
shall be transferred to the ,united     
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1   
for the purpose described in subsection 
7a71 through payments which shall be    
made at least twice a year1 with the    
proceeds to be allocated to the         
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system     
appropriation subactivity4  7,b7        
,proceeds not to be offset ,in          
accordance with section #daf7;d77#d7 of 
such title #ci1 amounts becoming        
available from the sale of the ,wildlife
 ,refuge ,system ,conservation          
,semipostal ,stamp 7as so determined7   

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--  7i7  
the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife 
,service2 or  7ii7 any of the funds     
identified in subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7  
,duration ,the ,wildlife ,refuge ,system
 ,conservation ,semipostal ,stamp shall 
be made available to the public for a   
period of at least #b years1 beginning  
no later than #ab months after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#c7    
,limitation ,the ,wildlife ,refuge      
,system ,conservation ,semipostal ,stamp
 shall not be subject to1 or taken into 
account for purposes of applying1 any   
limitation under section                
#daf7;e77#a77;,c7 of such title #ci4    
7d7 ,definition ,for purposes of this   
,act1 the term semipostal stamp refers  
to a stamp described in section         
#daf7;a77#a7 of title #ci1 ,united      
,states ,code4