Volume 86 · 783
Public Law 92–469
To increase the size and weight limits on military mail and for other purposes.
Approved October 6, 1972
Statutory text
AN ACT
To increase the size and weight limits on military mail and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 3401(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
“(1) (A) letter mail or sound-recorded communications having the character of personal correspondence;
“(B) parcels not exceeding 15 pounds in weight and 60 inches in length and girth combined; and
“(C) publications entitled to a periodical publication rate published once each week or more frequently and featuring principally current news of interest to members of the Armed Forces and the general public,
which are mailed at or addressed to any such Armed Forces post office;
“(2) parcels not exceeding 7b pounds in weight and 100 inches in length and girth combined, which are mailed at any such Armed Forces post office; and
“(3) parcels exceeding 15 pounds but not exceeding 70 pounds in weight and not exceeding 100 inches in length and girth combined, including surface-type official mail, which are mailed at or addressed to any such Armed Forces post office where adequate surface transportation is not available.”.
Sec. 2.
Section 3401 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by—
PAL Service.
redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e),and (f): and
inserting the folio wing new subsection “(c)”:
“(c) Any parcel, other than a parcel mailed at a rate of postage requiring priority of handling and delivery, not exceeding 30 pounds in weight and 00 inches in length and girth combined, which is mailed at or addressed to any Armed Forces post office established under section 406(a) of this title, shall be transported by air on a space available
basis on scheduled United States air carriers at rates fixed and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board in accordance with section 1376 of title 49, upon payment of a fee for such air transportation in addition
to the rate of postage otherwise applicable to such a parcel not transported by air. If adequate service by scheduled United States air carriers is not available, any such parcel may be transported by air carriers other than scheduled United States air carriers.”.
Approved October 6, 1972.