Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023”.
Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023
AN ACT
To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Authorizing fully electronic stamps
In general— Section 5 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718r) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in the subsection heading, by striking “actual stamp” and inserting “electronic stamp”;
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “an actual stamp” and inserting “the electronic stamp”; and
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(1) on the date of purchase of the electronic stamp; and”
in subsection (c), by striking “actual stamps” and inserting “actual stamps under subsection (e)”;
by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
“(e) Delivery of actual stamps—The Secretary shall issue an actual stamp after March 10 of each year to each individual that purchased an electronic stamp for the preceding waterfowl season.”
Contents of electronic stamp— Section 2 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718o) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking “Federal” and all that follows through “that is printed” and inserting “Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp required under the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) that is printed”; and
in paragraph (3)—
in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(F) may contain an image of the actual stamp.”
Stamp valid through close of hunting season— Section 6 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718s) is amended—
in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “shall, during the effective period of the electronic stamp—” and inserting “shall—”; and
in subsection (c), by striking “for a period agreed to by the State and the Secretary, which shall not exceed 45 days” and inserting “through the first June 30 that occurs after the date of issuance of the electronic stamp by the State”.
Electronic stamps as permit— Section 1(a)(1) of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a(a)(1)) is amended—
by inserting “as an electronic stamp (as defined in section 2 of the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (16 U.S.C. 718o)) or” after “Conservation Stamp,”; and
by striking “face of the stamp” and inserting “face of the actual stamp (as defined in that section)”.