(3) MAIL PRIVILEGES OF HOUSE LEGISLATIVE 
COUNSEL.—Section 525 of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 282d) is amended by 
striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congres-
sional mail’’. 
(e) MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 
RELATING TO SENATE.— 
(1) SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OF-
FICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT.—Subsection (a)(6) of the 
first section of Public Law 100–137 (2 U.S.C. 
6313(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘the payment of 
franked mail expenses of Senators’’ and inserting 
‘‘the payment of expenses of Senators for Congres-
sional mail under chapter 32 of title 39, United 
States Code’’. 
(2) CONTINGENT FUND OF THE SENATE.—Sec-
tion 506(a)(3) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 6314(a)3)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(B) postage on’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘and (C)’’. 
(3) TRANSPORTATION
OF
OFFICIAL
RECORDS 
AND PAPERS TO A SENATOR’S STATE.—Section 7(d) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 
(2 U.S.C. 6319(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘franked 
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mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chap-
ter 32 of title 39, United States Code’’. 
(4) MASS
MAILING
INFORMATION
BY
SEN-
ATORS.—Section 320 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 505) is amended 
by striking ‘‘under the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘as 
Congressional mail’’. 
(5) INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS BY SEN-
ATE COMMITTEES.—Section 6(b) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 4334) is 
amended by striking ‘‘franked mail expenses’’ and 
inserting ‘‘expenses for Congressional mail under 
chapter 32 of title 39, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RE-
SPONSIBILITIES 
OF 
GOVERNMENT 
PUB-
LISHING OFFICE. 
(a) TIME FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS BY 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Section 732 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘to frank documents’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to send documents as Congressional mail 
under chapter 32 of title 39’’. 
(b) DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS ORDERED BY MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS.—Section 733 of such title is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘franks and’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the second and third undesig-
nated paragraphs. 
(c) MAILING
CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD.—Section 
907 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 7 of such title is amended by amending the 
item relating to section 733 to read as follows: 
‘‘733. Documents and reports ordered by Members of Congress; envelopes for 
Members of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to matter mailed during 
the second session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Con-
gress and each succeeding session of each succeeding Con-
gress. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—In consultation with the United 
States Postal Service, the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall 
each revise the regulations governing the treatment of offi-
cial mail of the House or Senate (as the case may be) 
to take into account the amendments made by this Act. 
Æ 
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