,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dccc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #i1        
#bjag,mr4 ,faso 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,peterson1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1 ,ms4        
,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4      
,moulton1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 
,mr4 ,lance1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,sean 
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4   
,cohen1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4
 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,katko1
 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,king
 of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4    
,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1   
and ,mr4 ,donovan7 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 ,lyme     

,disease ,research ,semipostal ,stamp4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,lyme ,disease ,research ,stamp 
,act4  #b4 ,lyme ,disease ,research     
,semipostal ,stamp  7a7 ,in general ,to 
afford a convenient way for members of  
the public to contribute to funding for 
,lyme disease and related tick-borne    
illness research within the ,national   
,institute of ,allergy and ,infectious  
,diseases1 the ,united ,states ,postal  
,service shall issue a semipostal stamp 
7hereinafter in this ,act referred to as
 the ,lyme ,disease ,research           
,semipostal ,stamp7 in accordance with  
this section4  7b7 ,terms and conditions
 ,the issuance and sale of the ,lyme    
,disease ,research ,semipostal ,stamp   
shall be governed by the provisions of  
section #daf of title #ci1 ,united      
,states ,code1 and regulations issued   
under such section4  7c7 ,disposition of
 proceeds  7#a7 ,in general ,all amounts
 becoming available from the sale of the
 ,lyme ,disease ,research ,semipostal   

,stamp 7as determined under section     
#daf7;d7 of such title #ci7 shall be    
transferred to the ,national ,institute 
of ,allergy and ,infectious ,diseases1  
for the purpose described in subsection 
7a71 through payments which shall be    
made at least twice a year4  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 ,lyme    
,disease ,research ,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     
,allergy and ,infectious ,diseases4  7d7
 ,duration ,the ,lyme ,disease ,research
 ,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  7e7 ,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