Title 39 — Postal Service
Part IV · Chapter 32 — Penalty and Franked Mail
§ 3213. Seeds and reports from Department of Agriculture
Statutory text
Seeds and agricultural reports emanating from the Department of Agriculture may be mailed—
as penalty mail by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
during the 90-day period immediately following the expiration of their terms of office, as franked mail by Members of Congress.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Postal Reorganization Act
Pub. L. 91–375 · 84 Stat. 719
Enacted · 39 U.S.C. § 3213
Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754Pub. L. 97–69 § 5(b) · 95 Stat. 1041
Substituted · 39 U.S.C. § 3213(2)
Pub. L. 97–69 substituted “during the 90-day period immediately” for “until the thirtieth day of June”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (2). Pub. L. 97–69 substituted “during the 90-day period immediately” for “until the thirtieth day of June”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Section 3213(2) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out “until the thirtieth day of June” and substituting “during the 90-day period immediately”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1981—Par. (2). Pub. L. 97–69 substituted “during the 90-day period immediately” for “until the thirtieth day of June”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
Credits
1970–1981 · 2 acts
- 1970Pub. L. 91–375, , 84 Stat. 754
- 1981Pub. L. 97–69, § 5(b), , 95 Stat. 1043.
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(Pub. L. 91–375, , 84 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 97–69, § 5(b), , 95 Stat. 1043.)