39 U.S.C. § 3219

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 3219 - Mailgrams

Any Mailgram sent by the Vice President, a Member of or Member-elect to Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, an elected officer of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House), the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives or the Senate, the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives, or the Senate Legal Counsel, and then delivered by the Postal Service, shall be considered as franked mail, subject to section 3216(a)(2) of this title, if such Mailgram contains matter of the kind authorized to be sent by that official as franked mail under section 3210 of this title.

39 U.S.C. § 3219

Added Pub. L. 93-191, §12(a), Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746; amended Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, §714(c), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1884; Pub. L. 97-263, §1(4), Sept. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 1132.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1982- Pub. L. 97-263 inserted reference to Law Revision Counsel of House of Representatives.1978- Pub. L. 95-521 inserted reference to Senate Legal Counsel.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95-521 effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95-521 set out as an Effective Date note under section 288 of Title 2, The Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14 of Pub. L. 93-191 set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 3210 of this title.

Postal Service

"Postal Service" means the United States Postal Service established by section 201 of this title;

franked mail

"franked mail" means mail which is transmitted in the mail under a frank;