,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjag,mr4 
,curbelo of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mrs4
 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of      
,california1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4         
,o',rourke1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1   
,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 and ,mr4           
,blumenauer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 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 ,mental   
,health ,awareness ,semipostal ,stamp4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,mental ,health ,awareness      
,semipostal ,stamp ,act4  #b4 ,mental   
,health ,awareness ,semipostal ,stamp   

7a7 ,in general ,in order to afford a   
convenient way for members of the public
 to contribute to funding for mental    
illness research and suicide prevention 
programs within the ,national ,institute
 of ,mental ,health1 the ,united ,states
 ,postal ,service shall issue a         
semipostal stamp 7hereinafter in this   
,act referred to as the ,mental ,health 
,awareness ,semipostal ,stamp7 in       
accordance with succeeding provisions of
 this section4  7b7 ,cost and use  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,mental ,health        
,awareness ,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
 ,mental ,health ,awareness ,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 ,mental ,health    
,awareness ,semipostal ,stamp 7as       
determined under section #daf7;d7 of    
such title #ci7 shall be transferred to 
the ,national ,institute of ,mental     
,health1 for the purpose described in   
subsection 7a71 through payments which  
shall be made at least twice a year1 to 
fund the ,brain ,research ,through      
,advancing ,innovative                  
,neurotechnologies 7,,brain7            
,initiative4  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 
,mental ,health ,awareness ,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 the ,national  
,institute of ,mental ,health4  7#b7    
,duration ,the ,mental ,health          
,awareness ,semipostal ,stamp shall be  
made available to the public for a      
period of at least #f years1 beginning  
no later than #ab months after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#c7    
,limitation ,the ,mental ,health        
,awareness ,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