§ 3214. — Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC3214]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART IV--MAIL MATTER
CHAPTER 32--PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL
Sec. 3214. Mailing privilege of former President; surviving
spouse of former President
A former President and the surviving spouse of a former President
may send nonpolitical mail within the United States and its territories
and possessions as franked mail. Such mail of a former President and of
the surviving spouse of a former President marked ``Postage and Fees
Paid'' in the manner prescribed by the Postal Service shall be accepted
by the Postal Service for transmission in the international mails.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 93-191, Sec. 4(a),
Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 742; Pub. L. 103-123, title IV, Sec. 6(b), Oct.
28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1246; Pub. L. 105-61, title IV, Sec. 409(b), Oct.
10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1299.)
Amendments
1997--Pub. L. 105-61 struck out subsec. (a) designation, substituted
``A former President'' for ``Subject to subsection (b), a former
President'', and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows:
``Subsection (a) shall cease to apply--
``(1) 5 years after the effective date of this subsection, in
the case of any individual who, on such effective date--
``(A) is a former President (including any individual who
might become entitled to the mailing privilege under subsection
(a) as the surviving spouse of such a former President); or
``(B) is the surviving spouse of a former President; and
``(2) 4 years and 6 months after the expiration of the period
for which services and facilities are authorized to be provided
under section 4 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C.
102 note), in the case of an individual who becomes a former
President after such effective date (including any surviving spouse
of such individual, as described in the parenthetical matter in
paragraph (1)(A)).''
1993--Pub. L. 103-123 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
substituted ``Subject to subsection (b), a former'' for ``A former'',
and added subsec. (b).
1973--Pub. L. 93-191 limited the mailing privilege to nonpolitical
mail, extended the privilege to surviving spouse of former President and
provided for acceptance of such mail marked ``Postage and Fees Paid'' by
the Postal Service for transmission in the international mails.
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Section 6(c) of Pub. L. 103-123 provided that: ``The amendments made
by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and provisions set out
as a note under section 102 of Title 3, The President] shall take effect
on October 1, 1993.''
Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-191 effective Dec. 27, 1972, 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 sections 3201, 3216 of this title.