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§719a Junior Duck Stamp

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONSERVATION AND DESIGN PROGRAM › § 719a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each year the Secretary can run a contest for elementary and secondary students to send in art about saving migratory birds. The Secretary picks winning designs and can license and sell those designs as stamps called Junior Duck Stamps. Money raised from licensing and selling the designs stays available to the Secretary until spent, without needing extra appropriations, and can only be used for program purposes such as awards, prizes, and scholarships for winning or top designs; support for schools, students, and teachers to teach conservation; ceremonies and travel to honor national and State winners; costs to license and promote the designs; and reference materials, supplies, and educational or marketing materials for the Program.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §719a

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(a)As part of the Program, the Secretary may annually conduct a competition to—
(1)solicit the submission by students at elementary and secondary schools of designs relating to conservation of migratory birds; and
(2)select winning designs from among those submissions for use for licensing and marketing under subsection (b).
(b)As part of the Program, the Secretary may—
(1)license and market winning designs selected in competitions under subsection (a); and
(2)license and market stamps bearing those designs, which shall be known as Junior Duck Stamps.
(c)Amounts received under subsection (b)—
(1)11 So in original. Subsec. (c), as amended by Pub. L. 109–166, does not contain a par. (2). shall be available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriations, solely for—
(A)awards, prizes, and scholarships to individuals who submit designs in competitions under subsection (a), that are—
(i)selected in such a competition as winning designs; or
(ii)otherwise determined in such a competition to be superior;
(B)awards and prizes to schools, students, teachers, and other participants to further education activities related to the conservation education goals of the Program;
(C)award ceremonies for winners of national and State Junior Duck Stamp competitions;
(D)travel expenses for winners of national and State Junior Duck Stamp competitions to award ceremonies, if—
(i)the event is intended to honor students for winning a national competition; or
(ii)the event is intended to honor students for winning a State competition;
(E)expenses for licensing and marketing under subsection (b);
(F)expenses for migratory bird reference materials or supplies awarded to schools that participate in the Program; and
(G)expenses for marketing and educational materials developed to promote the Program; 22 So in original.

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2006—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–166 amended heading and text of subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Amounts received under subsection (b) of this section— “(1) shall be available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriations, solely for— “(A) awards and scholarships to individuals who submit designs in competitions under subsection (a) of this section, that are— “(i) selected in such a competition as winning designs; or “(ii) otherwise determined in such a competition to be superior; “(B) awards to schools and other participants to further education activities related to the conservation education goals of the Program; and “(C) expenses for licensing and marketing under subsection (b) of this section; and “(2) may not be used for administrative expenses of the Program.”

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 719a

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73