§ 3683. Uniform rates for books; films; other materials

Statutory text

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the rates of postage established for mail matter enumerated in former section 4554 of this title shall be uniform for such mail of the same weight, and shall not vary with the distance transported.

The rates of postage under former section 4554(b)(1) of this title shall not be effective except with respect to mailings which—

constitute materials specified in former section 4554(b)(2) of this title; and

are sent between—

an institution, organization, or association listed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such former section 4554(b)(1) and any other such institution, organization, or association;

an institution, organization, or association referred to in subparagraph (A) and any individual (other than an individual having a financial interest in the sale, promotion, or distribution of the materials involved);

an institution, organization, or association referred to in subparagraph (A) and a qualified nonprofit organization (as defined in former section 4452(d) of this title) that is not such an institution, organization, or association; or

an institution, organization, or association referred to in subparagraph (A) and a publisher, if such institution, organization, or association has placed an order to purchase such materials for delivery to such institution, organization, or association.

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.

1970
Postal Reorganization Act
Pub. L. 91–375 · 84 Stat. 719
Enacted · 39 U.S.C. § 3683
Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 765
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 765
1976
Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1976
Pub. L. 94–421 § 12 · 90 Stat. 1303
1. Amended · 39 U.S.C. § 3683
  Pub. L. 94–421 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
2. Added · 39 U.S.C. § 3683
  Pub. L. 94–421 added subsec. (b)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 94–421 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 12. Section 3683 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(a)” immediately before “Notwithstanding any other provision” and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) The rates for mail matter specified in former section 4554 (a) 39 USC 4554. (1) or 4554(b)(2)(A) of this title, when mailed from a publisher or a distributor to a school, college, university, or library, shall be the rate currently in effect for such mail matter under the provisions of former section 4554 (b)(1) of this title.”.
1993
Pub. L. 103–123 title VII § 706(a) · 107 Stat. 1226
Amended · 39 U.S.C. § 3683(b)
Pub. L. 103–123 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The rates for mail matter specified in former section 4554(a)(1) or 4554(b)(2)(A) of this title, when mailed from a publisher or a distributor to a school, college, university, or library, shall be the rate currently in effect for such mail matter under the provisions of former section 4554(b)(1) of this title.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–123 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The rates for mail matter specified in former section 4554(a)(1) or 4554(b)(2)(A) of this title, when mailed from a publisher or a distributor to a school, college, university, or library, shall be the rate currently in effect for such mail matter under the provisions of former section 4554(b)(1) of this title.”
Effective date note
Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, § 706(b), Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1272, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to mail sent after September 30, 1993.”

2 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Former sections 4452 and 4554 of this title, referred to in text, mean sections 4452 and 4554 of former Title 39, The Postal Service, prior to the general revision and reenactment of Title 39 by Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 719.

Amendments1976–1993 · 2 rounds

1993

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–123 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The rates for mail matter specified in former section 4554(a)(1) or 4554(b)(2)(A) of this title, when mailed from a publisher or a distributor to a school, college, university, or library, shall be the rate currently in effect for such mail matter under the provisions of former section 4554(b)(1) of this title.”

1976

Pub. L. 94–421 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, § 706(b), Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1272, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to mail sent after September 30, 1993.”

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 20, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–10 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

1970–1993 · 3 acts

1970Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 765
1976Pub. L. 94–421, § 12, Sept. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 1312
1993Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, § 706(a), Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1272.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 94–421, § 12, Sept. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 1312; Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, § 706(a), Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1272.)