,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,stefanik 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,case7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and            
,accountability1 and in addition to the 
,committees on ,natural ,resources1 and 
,agriculture1 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 semipostal to benefit programs that
 combat invasive species4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stamp ,out ,invasive ,species ,act4    
#b4 ,combating invasive species         
semipostal  7a7 ,finding ,congress finds
 that invasive species pose a serious   
threat to our natural ecosystems1       
significantly harm native plant and     
animal populations1 and cause           

detrimental economic damage to local    
communities4  7b7 ,semipostal ,in order 
to afford a convenient way for members  
of the public to contribute to programs 
at the ,department of the ,interior and 
the ,department of ,agriculture that    
combat invasive species1 the ,united    
,states ,postal ,service shall issue a  
semipostal stamp in accordance with the 
provisions of this section4 ,such       
semipostal stamp shall be known as the  
,combating ,invasive ,species           
,semipostal ,stamp4  7c7 ,terms and     
,conditions  7#a7 ,in ,general ,the     
issuance and sale of the ,combating     
,invasive ,species ,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  
,differential rate ,the differential    
included in the rate of postage         
established for the ,combating ,invasive
 ,species ,semipostal ,stamp under      

section #daf7;c7 of such title may not  
exceed #be percent4  7#c7 ,duration ,the
 ,combating ,invasive ,species          
,semipostal ,stamp shall be made        
available to the public for a period of 
#b years1 beginning not later than #ab  
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7#d7 ,disposition of        
,proceeds ,all amounts becoming         
available from the sale of the          
,combating ,invasive ,species           
,semipostal ,stamp 7as determined under 
section #daf7;d7 of such title7 shall be
 transferred in equal proportion to the 
,department of the ,interior and the    
,department of ,agriculture1 for the    
programs described in subsection 7b71   
through payments which shall be made at 
least twice a year4  7d7 ,definition    
,for purposes of this ,act1 the term    
semipostal stamp means a stamp described
 in section #daf7;a77#a7 of such title4