,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,zeldin introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,reform1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,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 a ,,pfc     
,garfield ,m4 ,langhorn ,memorial       
,semipostal ,stamp to ,benefit our      
,veterans1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title2 findings  7a7 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,pfc   
,garfield ,m4 ,langhorn ,memorial       
,semipostal ,stamp to ,benefit our      
,veterans ,act of #bjai4  7b7 ,findings 
,the ,congress finds the following3     
7#a7 ,,pfc ,garfield ,m4 ,langhorn was  
deployed to ,vietnam as a private first 

class and radio operator with ,troop ,c1
 #gth ,squadron 7,airmobile71 #agth     
,cavalry ,regiment1 #ast ,aviation      
,brigade4  7#b7 ,on ,january #ae1 #aifi1
 ,,pfc ,langhorn and his unit responded 
to a downed ,american helicopter near   
,plei ,djereng in ,pleiku ,province1    
,south ,vietnam4 ,after ,,pfc ,langhorn 
and his unit responded to the downed    
helicopter1 they were attacked by       
entrenched ,north ,vietnamese forces4   
7#c7 ,during the battle1 ,,pfc ,langhorn
 threw himself on an active enemy hand  
grenade that had been thrown near       
several wounded soldiers4 ,,pfc         
,langhorn was killed during the         
explosion but saved the lives of the    
rest of his platoon4  7#d7 ,on ,april   
#g1 #aigj1 the ,president of the ,united
 ,states of ,america1 in the name of    
,congress1 awarded ,,pfc ,garfield      
,langhorn the ,congressional ,medal of  
,honor posthumously to commemorate his  
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in
 action at the risk of his life above   

and beyond the call of duty4  #b4 ,,pfc 
,garfield ,m4 ,langhorn ,memorial       
,semipostal ,stamp to ,benefit our      
,veterans  7a7 ,in general ,in order to 
afford a convenient way for members of  
the public to contribute to funding for 
the ,supportive ,services for ,veteran  
,families program of the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs under section #bjdd  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 the
 ,united ,states ,postal ,service shall 
issue a semipostal stamp 7referred to in
 this ,act as the ,,pfc ,garfield ,m4   
,langhorn ,memorial ,semipostal ,stamp  
to ,benefit our ,veterans7 in accordance
 with the provisions of this section4   
7b7 ,cost ,the ,,pfc ,garfield ,m4      
,langhorn ,memorial ,semipostal ,stamp  
to ,benefit our ,veterans 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  7c7 ,other terms and          
conditions ,the issuance and sale of the
 ,,pfc ,garfield ,m4 ,langhorn ,memorial
 ,semipostal ,stamp to ,benefit our     
,veterans 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 ,,pfc ,garfield ,m4
 ,langhorn ,memorial ,semipostal ,stamp 
to ,benefit our ,veterans shall be      
transferred to the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs for the purpose of   
funding the operations of the program   
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 
,,pfc ,garfield ,m4 ,langhorn ,memorial 
,semipostal ,stamp to ,benefit our      

,veterans 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 program    
described in subsection 7a7 or to the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7
 ,duration ,the ,,pfc ,garfield ,m4     
,langhorn ,semipostal ,stamp to ,benefit
 our ,veterans shall be made available  
to the public for a period of at least  
#e years1 beginning no later than #ab   
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4  7#c7 ,stamp depictions   
,stamps issued under this ,act shall    
depict ,,pfc ,garfield ,m4 ,langhorn4   
7#d7 ,limitation ,the ,,pfc ,garfield   
,m4 ,langhorn ,semipostal ,stamp to     
,benefit our ,veterans 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