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 124 STAT. 2605 PUBLIC LAW 111–241 —SEPT. 30, 2010 Public Law 111–241 111th Congress An Act To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Multinational Species Conserva- tion Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010’’. SEC. 2. MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUNDS SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient way for mem- bers of the public to contribute to funding for the operations sup- ported by the Multinational Species Conservation Funds, the United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal stamp (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp’’) in accordance with succeeding provisions of this section. (b) COST AND USE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be offered at a cost equal to the cost of mailing a letter weighing 1 ounce or less at the nonautomation single-piece first-ounce letter rate, in effect at the time of purchase, plus a differential of not less than 15 percent. (2) VOLUNTARY USE.—The use of any semipostal issued under this section shall be voluntary on the part of postal patrons. (3) SPECIAL RATE.—The special rate of postage of an indi- vidual stamp under this section shall be an amount that is evenly divisible by 5. (c) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance and sale of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued under such section, subject to subsection (b) and the following: (1) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—All amounts becoming available from the sale of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 416(d) of such title 39) shall be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, for the purpose described in subsection (a), through payments which shall be made at least twice a year, with the proceeds to be divided equally 39 USC 416 note. 39 USC 416 note. Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010. Sept. 30, 2010 [H.R. 1454]