,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bihb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjad,mr4 ,toomey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the issuance 
of a forever stamp to honor the         
sacrifices of the brave men and women of
 the ,armed ,forces who are still       
prisoner1 missing1 or unaccounted for1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,perpetual ,,pow_/,,mia ,stamp ,act of  
#bjad4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
that-- 7#a7 the ,department of ,defense 
reports that more than #hc1jjj          
servicemembers remain missing since     
,world ,war ,,ii2  7#b7 the ,united     
,states ,government has an obligation   
to-- 7,a7 achieve the fullest possible  
accounting for the people of the ,united
 ,states who have gone missing while    
serving the country2 and  7,b7 leave no 

person unaccounted for in future        
conflicts2  7#c7 in #aihb1 the ,national
 ,league of ,families ,,pow_/,,mia flag 
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,,pow_/,,mia flag7 became the first flag
 other than the flag of the ,united     
,states to fly over the ,white ,house in
 ,washington1 ,,dc2  7#d7 ,public ,law  
#aja-cee1 enacted on ,august #aj1 #aiij1
 designated the ,,pow_/,,mia flag as the
 symbol of our ,nation's concern and    
commitment to resolving as fully as     
possible the fates of ,americans still  
prisoner1 missing and unaccounted for in
 ,southeast ,asia2 and  7#e7 the        
,,pow_/,,mia flag should maintain       
continued visibility as a constant      
reminder of the plight of the people of 
the ,united ,states who are prisoners of
 war or missing in action4  #c4         
,perpetual ,,pow_/,,mia stamp  7a7 ,in  
general ,in order to continue to honor  
the sacrifices of the brave men and     
women of the ,armed ,forces who have    
been prisoners of war1 missing in       

action1 or unaccounted for1 the ,postal 
,service shall issue a forever stamp    
that-- 7#a7 is suitable for that        
purpose2 and  7#b7 depicts the          
,,pow_/,,mia flag4  7b7 ,definition ,for
 purposes of this ,act1 the term forever
 stamp means a stamp that-- 7#a7 meets  
the postage required for first-class    
mail up to #a ounce in weight2 and  7#b7
 retains full validity for the postage  
described in paragraph 7#a7 even if the 
rate of that postage is later increased4
  7c7 ,effective ,date ,the stamp       
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
issued beginning as soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this ,act
 and shall not thereafter be            
discontinued4