,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,esty 7for herself and ,mr4 ,cook7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,armed 
,services1 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 ,families of ,fallen ,heroes       
,semipostal ,stamp4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,support 
the ,families of ,fallen ,heroes        
,semipostal ,stamp ,act4  #b4 ,families 
of ,fallen ,heroes ,semipostal ,stamp   
7a7 ,in general ,in order to afford a   
convenient way for members of the public
 to contribute to funding for programs  
benefitting the families of fallen      
service members1 the ,united ,states    

,postal ,service shall issue a          
semipostal stamp 7referred to in this   
,act as the ,families of ,fallen ,heroes
 ,semipostal ,stamp7 in accordance with 
the provisions of this section4  7b7    
,terms and conditions  7#a7 ,in general 
,the issuance and sale of the ,families 
of ,fallen ,heroes ,semipostal ,stamp   
under this section shall be governed by 
the provisions of section #daf of title 
#ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 and         
regulations issued under such section1  
subject to the requirements of this     
subsection4  7#b7 ,duration ,the        
,families of ,fallen ,heroes ,semipostal
 ,stamp shall be made available to the  
public for a period of #d years1        
beginning no later than #ab months after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  7#c7 ,disposition of proceeds ,after  
costs have been recovered by the ,united
 ,states ,postal ,service pursuant to   
section #daf7;d77#e7 of title #ci1      
,united ,states ,code1 any amounts      
becoming available from the sale of the 

,families of ,fallen ,heroes ,semipostal
 ,stamp 7as determined under section    
#daf7;d7 of such title7 shall be        
transferred1 through payments which     
shall be made at least twice a year1 as 
follows3  7,a7 #ej percent of such      
amounts shall be transferred to the     
,tragedy ,assistance ,program for       
,survivors4  7,b7 #ej percent of such   
amounts shall be transferred to the     
,families of the ,fallen support program
 of the ,united ,service ,organizations1
 ,inc4  7#d7 ,agencies ,the ,tragedy    
,assistance ,program for ,survivors and 
,families of the ,fallen support program
 of the ,united ,service ,organizations1
 ,inc41 shall be deemed to be agencies  
for purposes of applying section        
#daf7;d77#a7 of title #ci1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7c7 ,definition ,in this
 ,act1 the term semipostal stamp refers 
to a stamp described in section         
#daf7;a77#a7 of title #ci1 ,united      
,states ,code4