16 U.S.C. § 719a: Junior Duck Stamp

Summary

Each year the Secretary can run a contest where elementary and high school students send in art about protecting migratory birds. The Secretary can pick winners and license and sell the winning images as Junior Duck Stamps. Money from selling those designs and stamps can be used by the Secretary until it is gone, without needing more Congress approval, and only for program purposes: awards, prizes, and scholarships for winning or top designs; awards for schools, students, and teachers to support conservation education; award ceremonies and travel for winners to attend state or national ceremonies; costs to license and market the designs; bird reference materials or supplies for participating schools; and marketing and educational materials to promote the program.

Title 16, §719a

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(a)Competition

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)Licensing and marketing of design of Junior Duck Stamps

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)Use of proceeds

Amounts received under subsection (b)—

(1)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;

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

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.”

§719a Junior Duck Stamp

Summary

Title 16, §719a

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

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