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16 U.S.C. § 719a - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 16. Conservation § 719a. Junior Duck Stamp

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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) 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;  2

1 So in original. Subsec. (c), as amended by Pub.L. 109-166, does not contain a par. (2).
2 So in original.
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