United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 39. POSTAL SERVICE |
Part IV. MAIL MATTER |
Chapter 32. PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL |
§ 3215. Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful
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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.
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 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93–191 effective