,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aghd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjai,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,rosen1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 and ,ms4        
,klobuchar7 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 ,stamp
 ,out ,elder ,abuse ,semipostal ,stamp4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,stamp ,out ,elder ,abuse ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,stamp ,out ,elder ,abuse
 ,semipostal ,stamp  7a7 ,definitions   
,in this section-- 7#a7 the term elder  
justice has the meaning given that term 
in section #bjaa of the ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;j72 
7#b7 the term elder abuse has the       
meaning given that term in section #b of
 the ,elder ,abuse ,prevention and      
,prosecution ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4        
#bagja72  7#c7 the term ,postal ,service
 means the ,united ,states ,postal      

,service2  7#d7 the term semipostal     
stamp has the meaning given the term    
semipostal in section #daf7;a77#a7 of   
title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code2 and   
7#e7 the term ,stamp ,out ,elder ,abuse 
,semipostal ,stamp means the semipostal 
stamp issued under subsection 7b74  7b7 
,issuance ,in order to afford a         
convenient way for members of the public
 to contribute to raising awareness of  
and combating elder abuse and to funding
 for elder justice activities1 the      
,postal ,service shall issue a          
semipostal stamp in accordance with     
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,terms and         
conditions  7#a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in this subsection1 the        
issuance and sale of1 and the           
determination of amounts becoming       
available from the sale of1 the ,stamp  
,out ,elder ,abuse ,semipostal ,stamp   
shall be governed by section #daf of    
title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   
regulations issued under that section4  
7#b7 ,duration ,the ,postal ,service    

shall make available to the public the  
,stamp ,out ,elder ,abuse ,semipostal   
,stamp for a period of not less than #b 
years1 beginning not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7#c7 ,disposition of proceeds    
7,a7 ,department of ,justice ,half of   
the amounts becoming available from the 
sale of the ,stamp ,out ,elder ,abuse   
,semipostal ,stamp shall be transferred 
to the ,department of ,justice1 to      
remain available until expended1 for the
 purposes of-- 7i7 prevention of and    
education regarding elder abuse2  7ii7  
investigation1 prosecution1 and         
litigation expenses relating to elder   
abuse2  7iii7 data collection regarding 
elder abuse2  7iv7 elder abuse victim   
services2 and  7v7 any other expense of 
the ,department of ,justice relating to 
elder abuse4  7,b7 ,administration for  
community living ,half of the amounts   
becoming available from the sale of the 
,stamp ,out ,elder ,abuse ,semipostal   
,stamp shall be transferred to the      

,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 to remain available until    
expended1 for the purposes of elder     
justice activities authorized under     
subtitle ,b of title ,,xx of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;j  
et seq474  7,c7 ,administration of      
transfers ,transfers under this         
paragraph shall be made to the          
,department of ,justice and the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services not less frequently than #b   
times a year and under such other       
arrangements as the ,postal ,service    
shall by mutual agreement with the      
applicable agency establish in order to 
carry out the purposes of this ,act4    
7,d7 ,proceeds not to be offset ,in     
accordance with section #daf7;d77#d7 of 
title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1       
amounts becoming available from the sale
 of the ,stamp ,out ,elder ,abuse       
,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 ,department of ,justice or  
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services4  7#d7 ,limitation ,the ,stamp
 ,out ,elder ,abuse ,semipostal ,stamp  
shall not be subject to1 or taken into  
account for purposes of applying1 any   
limitation under section                
#daf7;e77#a77;,c7 of title #ci1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#e7 ,promotion ,the    
,department of ,justice and the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services may use ,federal funds to     
promote the sale of the ,stamp ,out     
,elder ,abuse ,semipostal ,stamp1 which 
may include the preparation and         
dissemination of reports1 brochures1 or 
other appropriate materials to be made  
available to the public that describe   
elder justice issues and the benefits of
 the sale of the ,stamp ,out ,elder     
,abuse ,semipostal ,stamp4