(B) USE.—Any such voucher may not be 
used— 
(i) for more than a single qualified 
mailing; or 
(ii) after the earlier of— 
(I) the expiration date of such 
voucher, as designated by the Secretary 
of Defense; or 
(II) the last day of the 1-year pe-
riod referred to in section 4. 
(5) COORDINATION RULE.—Postal benefits under 
this Act shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, 
any reduced rates of postage or other similar benefits 
which might otherwise be available by or under law, 
including any rates of postage resulting from the ap-
plication of section 3401(b) of title 39, United States 
Code. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
(in consultation with the Postal Service) shall prescribe any 
regulations necessary to carry out this Act, including— 
(1) procedures by which vouchers will be pro-
vided or made available (including measures to allow 
vouchers to reach, in a timely manner, the persons se-
lected by qualified individuals to use the vouchers); 
and 
(2) procedures to ensure that the number of 
vouchers provided or made available with respect to 
any qualified individual complies with subsection 
(c)(4)(A). 
SEC. 3. FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Defense a sum determined by 
the Department of Defense to be equal to the expenses in-
curred by the Department in providing the benefits de-
scribed in section 2(c). 
(b) TRANSFERS TO POSTAL SERVICE.— 
(1) BASED ON ESTIMATES.—The Department of 
Defense shall transfer to the Postal Service, out of any 
amount so appropriated and in advance of each cal-
endar quarter during which postal benefits under this 
Act may be used, an amount equal to the amount of 
postal benefits that the Department of Defense esti-
mates will be used during such quarter, reduced or 
increased (as the case may be) by any amounts by 
which the Department finds that a determination 
under this Act for a prior quarter was greater than 
or less than the amount finally determined for such 
quarter.
(2) BASED ON FINAL DETERMINATION.—A final 
determination of the amount necessary to correct any 
previous determination under this section, and any 
transfer of amounts between the Postal Service and 
the Department of Defense based on that final deter-
mination, shall be made not later than 6 months after 
the end of the 1-year period referred to in section 4. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—All estimates and de-
terminations under this section of the amount of postal ben-
efits under this Act used in any period shall be made by 
the Department of Defense in consultation with the Postal 
Service. 
SEC. 4. DURATION. 
The postal benefits under this Act shall apply with re-
spect to mail matter sent during the 1-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the regulations under section 
2(d) take effect. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to provide for 
free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and 
certain other mail matter sent from within the United 
States to members of the Armed Forces serving on active 
duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.’’.
Union Calendar No. 147 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 923 
[Report No. 109–268] 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide 
for free mailing privileges for personal cor-
respondence and parcels sent by family members 
from within the United States to members of the 
Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or 
Afghanistan. 
NOVEMBER 3, 2005 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed