Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/710

 PUBLIC LAW 109–266—AUG. 3, 2006

120 STAT. 679

‘‘SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE.

16 USC 718 note.

‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act’.’’. (i) DISPOSITION OF UNSOLD STAMPS.—Section 3 of the Act of July 30, 1956 (Public Law 84–838; 70 Stat. 722), is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) in subsection (a) (16 U.S.C. 718b–1)— (A) by striking ‘‘SEC. 3. (a) Hereafter’’ and all that follows through the end of the first sentence and inserting the following:

16 USC 718b, 718i.

‘‘SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF UNSOLD STAMPS.

‘‘(a) DISPOSITION OF UNSOLD STAMPS.—A Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp shall be transferred to the Postal Service or the Secretary of the Interior (or a designee) for sale to a collector if the stamp— ‘‘(1) has not been sold by the end of the hunting year (as that term is defined in section 10 of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act) during which the stamp is issued; and ‘‘(2) as determined by the Postal Service or the Secretary of the Interior— ‘‘(A) is appropriate to supply a market for sale to collectors; and ‘‘(B) is in suitable condition for sale to a collector.’’; and (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘(b) SURPLUS STOCK.—The Postal Service or the Secretary of the Interior may destroy any surplus stock of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps at such time and in such manner as the Postal Service or the Secretary of the Interior determines to be appropriate.’’. Approved August 3, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1496: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109–556 (Comm. on Resources). SENATE REPORTS: No. 109–187 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 151 (2005): Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 152 (2006): July 24, considered and passed House.

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