,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,soto introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 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 ,manatee  
,semipostal ,stamp4  #a4 ,manatee       
semipostal stamp  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,united ,states ,postal ,service shall  
issue a semipostal stamp 7hereinafter in
 this ,act referred to as the ,manatee  
,semipostal ,stamp7 in accordance with  
this section4  7b7 ,terms and conditions
 ,the issuance and sale of the ,manatee 
,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 ,pursuant  
to section #daf7;d7 of such title #ci1  
all amounts becoming available from the 
sale of the ,manatee ,semipostal ,stamp 
shall be transferred to the ,united     
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service for
 purposes of conserving manatees and    
manatee habitat in the ,united ,states4 
7d7 ,duration ,the ,manatee ,semipostal 
,stamp shall be made available to the   
public for a period of at least #b      
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