§ 3215. — Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC3215]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART IV--MAIL MATTER
CHAPTER 32--PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL
Sec. 3215. Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful
A person entitled to use a frank may not lend it or permit its use
by any committee, organization, or association, or permit its use by any
person for the benefit or use of any committee, organization, or
association. This section does not apply to any standing, select,
special, or joint committee, or subcommittee thereof, or commission, of
the Senate, House of Representatives, or Congress, composed of Members
of Congress, or to the Democratic caucus or the Republican conference of
the House of Representatives or of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 93-191, Sec. 10,
Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746.)
Amendments
1973--Pub. L. 93-191 substituted provision for nonapplication of
section to ``any standing, select, special, or joint committee, or
subcommittee thereof, or commission, of the Senate, House of
Representatives, or Congress, composed of Members of Congress, or to the
Democratic caucus or the Republican conference of the House of
Representatives or of the Senate'' for such nonapplication to ``any
committee composed of Members of Congress''.
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 sections 3201, 3210 of this title;
title 2 sections 501, 502.
