§ 3201. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC3201]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART IV--MAIL MATTER
CHAPTER 32--PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL
Sec. 3201. Definitions
As used in this chapter--
(1) ``penalty mail'' means official mail, other than franked
mail, which is authorized by law to be transmitted in the mail
without prepayment of postage;
(2) ``penalty cover'' means envelopes, wrappers, labels, or
cards used to transmit penalty mail;
(3) ``frank'' means the autographic or facsimile signature of
persons authorized by sections 3210-3216 and 3218 of this title to
transmit matter through the mail without prepayment of postage or
other indicia contemplated by sections 733 and 907 of title 44;
(4) ``franked mail'' means mail which is transmitted in the mail
under a frank; and
(5) ``Members of Congress'' includes Senators, Representatives,
Delegates, and Resident Commissioners.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 751; Pub. L. 99-87, Sec. 1(b),
Aug. 9, 1985, 99 Stat. 291.)
Amendments
1985--Par. (6). Pub. L. 99-87 temporarily added par. (6) which read
as follows: `` `missing child' has the meaning provided by section
403(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974.''. See Termination Date of 1985 Amendment note below.
Termination Date of 1985 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-87 not effective after Dec. 31, 2002, see
section 5 of Pub. L. 99-87, as amended, set out as a Termination Date
note under former section 3220 of this title.
Effective Date
Chapter effective July 1, 1971, 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3216 of this title.