I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5272
To improve accountability regarding official mail by repealing the use of
the frank for official mail, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1994
Mr. MINGE introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and House Administration
A BILL
To improve accountability regarding official mail by repealing
the use of the frank for official mail, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Official Mail Account-
ability Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FRANK; REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO
THE USE OF OFFICIAL MAIL.
(a) OFFICIAL MAIL TRANSMITTED
BY
THE VICE
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND CONGRES-
SIONAL OFFICIALS.—Section 3210 of title 39, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘mail as franked mail’’
in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘official mail’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘frankable’’ in para-
graph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official
mail’’;
(C) by striking out ‘‘under the franking
privilege’’ in paragraph (3)(I) and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘as official mail’’;
(D) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘the franking privi-
lege’’ in paragraph (4) and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official
mail’’;
(E) in paragraph (5)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ in
the matter that precedes subparagraph (A)
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official
mail’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘frankable mail’’
in subparagraph (B)(i) and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’; and
(F) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (6) and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ both
places it appears in paragraph (1) and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘franking privilege’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘under paragraph
(1)’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘Franked
mail’’ both places it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Official mail’’;
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ each
place it appears in paragraphs (1) through (6)
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘Franked mail’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Official mail’’;
(5) by striking out subsection (e);
(6) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘frankable mass mail-
ing’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail
mass mailing’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘frankable’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’; and
(7) in subsection (g)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘franked mail mailed
under the frank of the Vice President or a
Member of Congress’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘official mail mailed under this sec-
tion’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘frankable’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘frank’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘section’’; and
(8) by amending the section heading to read as
follows: