PUBLIC LAW 107-67—NOV. 12, 2001 115 STAT. 557 Termination date. "(g) For purposes of section 416 (including any regulation prescribed under subsection (e)(1)(C) of that section), the special postage stamp issued under this section shall not apply to any limitation relating to whether more than 1 semipostal may be offered for sale at the same time. "(h) This section shall cease to be effective after December 31, 2003.". (2) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by this sub- 39 USC 414 note, section shall take effect on the earlier of— (A) the date of enactment of this Act; or (B) July 29, 2002. (c) RATE OF POSTAGE. —Section 414(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "of not to exceed 25 percent" and inserting "of not less than 15 percent"; and (2) by adding after the sentence following paragraph (3) the following: "The special rate of postage of an individual stamp under this section shall be an amount that is evenly divisible by 5. ". SEC. 651. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 39. Section 5402(d) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by— (1) inserting "(1)" after "(d)"; and (2) inserting at the end the following: "(2)(A) In the exercise of its authority under paragraph (1), the Postal Service may require any air carrier to accept as mail shipments of day-old poultry and such other live animals as postal regulations allow to be transmitted as mail matter. The authority of the Postal Service under this subparagraph shall not apply in the case of any air carrier who commonly and regularly refuses to accept any live animals as cargo. "(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Postal Service is authorized to assess, as postage to be paid by the mailers of any shipments covered by subparagraph (A), a reasonable surcharge that the Postal Service determines in its discretion to be adequate to compensate air carriers for any necessary additional expense incurred in handling such shipments. "(C) The authority of the Postal Service under subparagraph (B) shall apply during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, and ending June 30, 2002.". SEC. 652. THE 9/11 HEROES STAMP OF 2001. (a) SHORT TITLE. — This section may be cited as the "9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001". (b) IN GENERAL. —In order to afford the public a direct and tangible way to provide assistance to the families of emergency relief personnel killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty in connection with the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, the United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal in accordance with subsection (c). (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The provisions of section 416(a), (c), (d), and (f) of title 39, United States Code, shall apply as practicable with respect to the semipostal described in subsection (b), subject to the following: (1) RATE OF POSTAGE. —Section 414(c) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "of not to exceed 25 percent" and inserting "of not less than 15 percent"; and Applicability. 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001. 39 USC 416 note.
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