,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ac1 #bjad 
,ms4 ,de,lauro introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the
 issuance of a commemorative postage    
stamp in honor of ,ebenezer ,d4         
,bassett1 the first ,african-,american  
diplomat4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ambassador         
,ebenezer ,d4 ,bassett ,commemorative   
,stamp ,act4  #b4 ,ebenezer ,d4 ,bassett
 commemorative postage stamp  7a7       
,issuance ,the ,postmaster ,general     
shall issue a commemorative postage     
stamp in honor of ,ebenezer ,d4         
,bassett4  7b7 ,requirements ,such stamp
 shall--  7#a7 be issued in the         
denomination used for first class mail  
up to one ounce in weight2  7#b7 bear   
such designs as the ,postmaster ,general
 shall determine2 and  7#c7 be placed on
 sale as soon as practicable after the  

date of the enactment of this section   
and shall be sold for such period       
thereafter as the ,postmaster ,general  
shall determine4