(3) FORM OF CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 
3210(c) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Franked mail’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Congressional 
mail under this section’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Franked mail’’ the second 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Such Congres-
sional mail’’; and 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional 
mail’’. 
(4) FORM OF ADDRESS; REGULATIONS FOR RE-
VIEW
OF
OFFICIAL
STATUS
OF
MAIL.—Section 
3210(d) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ each place 
it appears in paragraphs (1) through (6) and 
inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(7), 
by 
striking 
‘‘Franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional 
mail’’. 
(5) DETERMINATION OF STATUS OF MAIL BY 
TYPE AND CONTENT.—Section 3210(e) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘The frankability of mail 
matter shall be determined under the provisions of 
this section’’ and inserting ‘‘The determination as to 
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(4) QUARTERLY
REPORTS
ON
PIECES
AND 
COSTS
OF
CONGRESSIONAL
MAIL.—Section 
3216(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘franked mail, as defined in section 3201 of this 
title,’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail which is 
subject to this section’’. 
(5) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO HEADING.— 
The heading of section 3216 of such title is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3216. Payment for Congressional mail’’. 
(d) REPEAL OF MAILING PRIVILEGES OF SURVIVORS 
OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 3218 of such title is re-
pealed. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
PAYMENT.—Section 3216(a)(1) of such title is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘through the mails—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘under the’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘through the mails under the’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
ROLE OF HOUSE COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL 
MAILING STANDARDS.—Section 5(d) of Public Law 
93–191 (2 U.S.C. 501(d)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘3218,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(or any individual des-
ignated by the Clerk of the House under section 
3218 of title 39)’’. 
(4) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
ROLE OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND 
CONDUCT
OF
THE
SENATE.—Section 6 of Public 
Law 93–191 (2 U.S.C. 502(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘3218,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, surviving spouse of any 
of the foregoing,’’. 
(e) MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SHIPMENT BY MOST ECONOMICAL MEANS.— 
Section 3208 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘other than franked mail’’. 
(2) MAILING
OF
PUBLIC
DOCUMENTS
AFTER 
EXPIRATION OF TERMS.—Section 3211 of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting 
‘‘Congressional mail’’. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD
AS
CONGRES-
SIONAL MAIL.—Section 3212 of such title is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; 
and 
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(B) by amending the heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 3212. 
Congressional 
Record 
as 
Congressional 
mail’’. 
(4) MAILING OF SEEDS AND REPORTS FROM 
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AFTER EXPIRA-
TION OF TERMS.—Section 3213(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting 
‘‘Congressional mail’’. 
(5) MAILING
PRIVILEGE
OF
FORMER
PRESI-
DENT
AND
SURVIVING
SPOUSE.—Section 3214 of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 
(6) 
LENDING
OR
PERMITTING
USE
OF 
FRANK.—Section 3215 of such title is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Lending 
or permitting use of frank’’ and inserting 
‘‘Permitting others to send Congres-
sional mail’’; and 
(B) by amending the first sentence to read 
as follows: ‘‘A person entitled to send Congres-
sional mail under this chapter may not permit 
the sending of such mail by any committee, or-
ganization, or association, or permit the sending 
of such mail by any person for the benefit or 
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use of any committee, organization, or associa-
tion.’’. 
(7) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
MAILGRAMS
AS 
CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 3219 of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ both places 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 
(8) USE OF CONGRESSIONAL MAIL IN THE LO-
CATION AND RECOVERY OF MISSING CHILDREN.— 
Section 3220 of such title is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘official’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Congressional’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘franked 
mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The chapter head-
ing and table of sections at the beginning of chapter 32 
of such title are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 32—PENALTY AND 
CONGRESSIONAL MAIL 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘3201. Definitions. 
‘‘3202. Penalty mail. 
‘‘3203. Endorsements on penalty covers. 
‘‘3204. Restrictions on use of penalty mail. 
‘‘3205. Accounting for penalty covers. 
‘‘3206. Reimbursement for penalty mail service. 
‘‘3207. Limit of weight of penalty mail; postage on overweight matter. 
‘‘3208. Shipment by most economical means. 
‘‘3209. Executive departments to supply information. 
‘‘3210. Mail transmitted by Members of Congress and congressional officials. 
‘‘3211. Public documents. 
‘‘3212. Congressional Record as Congressional mail. 
‘‘3213. Seeds and reports from Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘3214. Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former Presi-
dent. 
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‘‘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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(ii) by striking ‘‘the franking privi-
lege’’ and inserting ‘‘the privilege to send 
Congressional mail’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congres-
sional mail’’; and 
(ii) in the tenth sentence, by striking 
‘‘franking laws’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
abuse of the Congressional mailing laws by 
any person listed under subsection (d) of 
this section as entitled to send mail as 
Congressional mail’’. 
(2) SELECT COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND 
CONDUCT
OF
THE
SENATE.—Section 6 of Public 
Law 93–191 (2 U.S.C. 502) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘Congres-
sional mail’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the franking privi-
lege’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; 
and 
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(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘franking 
laws’’ and all that follows through ‘‘franked 
mail’’ and inserting ‘‘or abuse of the Congres-
sional mailing laws by any person listed under 
subsection (a) of this section as entitled to send 
mail as Congressional mail’’. 
(d) MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 
RELATING TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) MAIL PRIVILEGES OF FORMER SPEAKERS.— 
Section 4 of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first 
Congress, as enacted into permanent law by chapter 
VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 5127), is amended by striking ‘‘franked 
mail’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Congres-
sional mail’’. 
(2) TRANSPORTATION
OF
OFFICIAL
RECORDS 
AND PAPERS TO HOUSE MEMBER’S DISTRICT.—Sec-
tion 2(2) of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth 
Congress, as enacted into permanent law by section 
111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropria-
tions Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 5346(b)(2)), is amended 
by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congres-
sional mail under chapter 32 of title 39, United 
States Code’’. 
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(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 
striking ‘‘(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 PRINTING 
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 One Hundred Fourteenth Congress and each suc-
ceeding Congress. 
(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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