§ 3211. — Public documents.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC3211]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART IV--MAIL MATTER
CHAPTER 32--PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL
Sec. 3211. Public documents
The Vice President, Members of Congress, the Secretary of the
Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each of the elected officers
of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House)
during the 90-day period immediately following the expiration of their
respective terms of office, may send and receive as franked mail all
public documents printed by order of Congress.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 93-191, Sec. 2,
Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 97-69, Sec. 5(a), Oct. 26, 1981, 95
Stat. 1043.)
Amendments
1981--Pub. L. 97-69 substituted ``during the 90-day period
immediately'' for ``until the first day of April''.
1973--Pub. L. 93-191 substituted ``each of the elected officers of
the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House) until
the first day of April'' for ``the Clerk of the House of
Representatives, and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives, until the thirtieth day of June''.
Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-191 effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14
of Pub. L. 93-191, set out as a note under section 3210 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3201 of this title; title 2
sections 31b-4, 501, 502.