‘‘3215. Permitting others to send Congressional mail unlawful. 
‘‘3216. Payment for Congressional mail. 
‘‘3217. Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and consuls of countries 
of Postal Union of Americas and Spain. 
‘‘3218. [repealed]. 
‘‘3219. Mailgrams. 
‘‘3220. Use of Congressional mail in the location and recovery of missing chil-
dren.’’. 
(2) The item in the table of chapters at the beginning 
of part IV of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘32. Penalty and Congressional mail ....................................................... 3201’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO OPER-
ATION OF CONGRESS. 
(a) STANDARDS
FOR MASS MAILINGS
BY SEN-
ATORS.— 
(1) REQUIRING
MASS
MAILINGS
TO
MEET 
STANDARDS FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 5 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 
(39 U.S.C. 3210 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘under the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘mailed as Con-
gressional mail under chapter 32 of title 39, United 
States Code’’. 
(2) STANDARDS.—Section 6 of such Act (39 
U.S.C. 3210 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the 
franking privilege’’ and inserting ‘‘Congres-
sional mail’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘under 
the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘as Congressional mail 
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under chapter 32 of title 39, United States 
Code’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL REGULATIONS REGARDING USE 
OF FUNDS FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 311 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 
U.S.C. 503) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘entitled to 
use the congressional frank’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘entitled to send Congressional mail’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘the frank’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chapter 32 
of title 39, United States Code’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘entitled to 
use the congressional frank’’ and inserting ‘‘entitled 
to send Congressional mail’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘official 
mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chap-
ter 32 of title 39, United States Code,’’; 
(5) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘official mail’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chapter 32 
of title 39, United States Code,’’; 
(6) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘franked 
mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chap-
ter 32 of title 39, United States Code,’’; 
(7) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘official mail’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail 
under chapter 32 of title 39, United States 
Code,’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘entitled to use the con-
gressional frank’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘entitled to send Congressional mail’’; 
and 
(8) by amending subsection (g)(2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘person entitled to send Congres-
sional mail’ means a Senator, Member of the House 
of Representatives, or other person authorized to 
send Congressional mail under section 3210(b) of 
title 39, United States Code.’’. 
(c) GUIDANCE ON APPROPRIATE USE OF CONGRES-
SIONAL MAIL.— 
(1) HOUSE
COMMISSION
ON
CONGRESSIONAL 
MAILING STANDARDS.—Section 5 of Public Law 93– 
191 (2 U.S.C. 501) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Congres-
sional mail’’, and 
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