A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5119 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5119

  To require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's
                semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2026

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Warner, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Daines, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs.
  Blackburn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Justice, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Cramer)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL

  To require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's
                semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ALZHEIMER'S SEMIPOSTAL STAMP.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Alzheimer's semipostal stamp'' means the
        Alzheimer's semipostal stamp that the Postal Service began
        offering for sale on November 30, 2017, under the discretionary
        authority under section 416(b) of title 39, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Postal Service'' means the United States
        Postal Service; and
            (3) the term ``semipostal stamp'' has the meaning given the
        term ``semipostal'' in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, United
        States Code.
    (b) Continued Sale.--In order to afford a convenient way for
members of the public to contribute to funding for medical research
relating to Alzheimer's disease, the Postal Service shall continue to
sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for a 6-year period beginning on
the date on which the Postal Service, but for the enactment of this
Act, would have discontinued sales of the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, the
        sale of the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp during the period
        described in subsection (b) shall be governed by section 416 of
        title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued under that
        section.
            (2) Disposition of proceeds.--All amounts becoming
        available from the sale of the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp (as
        determined under section 416(d) of title 39, United States
        Code) during the period described in subsection (b) of this
        section shall be transferred to the National Institutes of
        Health, for the purpose described in that subsection, through
        payments which shall be made not less frequently than 2 times a
        year.
            (3) Legal authority and effect.--During the period
        described in subsection (b), the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp
        shall be considered to be issued under this section and not
        under subsection (b) of section 416 of title 39, United States
        Code, including for purposes of any limitation under that
        section (including any regulation prescribed under subsection
        (e)(1)(C) of that section) relating to whether more than 1
        semipostal stamp may be offered for sale at the same time.
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