,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for      
herself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1
 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4    
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mrs4          
,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 and ,mr4 ,hastings7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
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 the ,peace  
,corps ,semipostal ,stamp4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,peace ,corps ,stamp ,act4  #b4 ,peace  
,corps ,semipostal ,stamp  7a7 ,in      
general ,in order to afford a convenient
 way for members of the public to       

contribute to funding the ,peace ,corps'
 ,global ,fund1 the ,united ,states     
,postal ,service shall issue a          
semipostal 7in this ,act referred to as 
the ,peace ,corps ,semipostal ,stamp7 in
 accordance with this section4  7b7     
,terms and conditions  7#a7 ,in general 
,the issuance and sale of the ,peace    
,corps ,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 the requirements of
 this subsection4  7#b7 ,duration ,the  
,peace ,corps ,semipostal ,stamp shall  
be made available to the public for a   
period of #aj years1 beginning no later 
than #ab months after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,cost ,the
 ,peace ,corps ,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 #be       
percent4  7#d7 ,disposition of proceeds 
,all amounts becoming available from the
 sale of the ,peace ,corps ,semipostal  
,stamp 7as determined under section     
#daf7;d7 of such title7 shall be        
transferred to the ,peace ,corps'       
,global ,fund through payments which    
shall be made at least twice a year4    
7#e7 ,proceeds not to be offset ,in     
accordance with section #daf7;d77#d7 of 
such title1 amounts becoming available  
from the sale of the ,peace ,corps      
,semipostal ,stamp 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 ,peace ,corps4  7c7         
,definition ,for purposes of this ,act1 
the term semipostal refers to a postage 
stamp described in section #daf7;a77#a7 
of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code4