‘‘§ 3210. Official mail transmitted by the Vice Presi-
dent, Members of Congress, and congres-
sional officials’’.
(b) PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.—Section 3211 of such title
is amended by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’.
(c) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD AS OFFICIAL MAIL OF
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Section 3212 of such title is
amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ each place it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’;
and
(2) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 3212. Congressional Record as official mail of
Members of Congress’’.
(d) SEEDS AND REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.—Section 3213 of such title is amended
by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘official mail’’.
(e) MAILING PRIVILEGE OF FORMER PRESIDENT;
SURVIVING SPOUSE
OF FORMER PRESIDENT.—Section
3214 of such title is amended by striking out ‘‘franked
mail’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’.
(f) LENDING OR PERMITTING USE OF FRANK.—Sec-
tion 3215 of such title is repealed.
(g) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR OFFICIAL MAILINGS.—
Section 3216 of such title—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘under the franking
privilege’’ in paragraph (1)(A) and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘as official mail’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ in
paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘of-
ficial mail’’; and
(C) by striking out the last sentence there-
of;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘under the
frank’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘as official
mail’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘under the
franking privilege’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘as
official mail’’;
(4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking out
‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official
mail’’; and
(5) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 3216. Reimbursement for official mailings’’.
(h) FRANKED MAIL FOR SURVIVORS OF MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS.—Section 3218 of such title is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’; and
(2) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 3218. Official mail for survivors of Members of
Congress’’.
(i) MAILGRAMS.—Section 3219 of such title is
amended by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’.
(j) USE OF OFFICIAL MAIL IN THE LOCATION AND
RECOVERY OF MISSING CHILDREN.—Section 3220(b) of
such title is amended by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official mail’’.
(k) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3201 of such title is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ‘‘other
than franked mail’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘other than official mail subject to section 3210 of
this title’’; and
(2) by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4).
(l) SHIPMENT BY MOST ECONOMICAL MEANS.—Sec-
tion 3208 of such title is amended by striking out ‘‘other
than franked mail’’.
(m) TABLES OF SECTIONS AND CHAPTERS.—(1) The
chapter heading and table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 32 of such title are amended to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 32—PENALTY AND OFFICIAL 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. Official mail transmitted by the Vice President, Members of Congress,
and congressional officials.
‘‘3211. Public documents.
‘‘3212. Congressional Record as official mail of Members of Congress.
‘‘3213. Seeds and reports from Department of Agriculture.
‘‘3214. Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former Presi-
dent.
‘‘3215. [repealed]
‘‘3216. Reimbursement for official mailings.
‘‘3217. Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and consuls of countries
of Postal Union of Americas and Spain.
‘‘3218. Official mail for survivors of Members of Congress.
‘‘3219. Mailgrams.
‘‘3220. Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children.’’.
(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 official mail ........................................................ 3201’’.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CONGRESS.
(a) OFFICIAL MAIL PRIVILEGES OF FORMER SPEAK-
ERS.—The provisions of H. Res. 1238, Ninety-first Con-
gress, as enacted into permanent law by the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1971 (84 Stat. 1989), as extended to
former Speakers of the House of Representatives by Pub-
lic Law 93–532 (88 Stat. 1723), are deemed to be amend-
ed by substituting ‘‘official mail’’ for ‘‘franked mail’’ each
place it appears.
(b) TRANSPORTATION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AND
PAPERS TO HOUSE MEMBER’S DISTRICT.—The provi-
sions of H. Res. 1280, Ninety-fifth Congress, and House
Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, as enacted into
permanent law by Public Law 98–51 (97 Stat. 269) are
deemed to be amended by substituting ‘‘official mail’’ for
‘‘franked mail’’.
(c) OFFICIAL MAIL
OF CERTAIN PERSONS FOR-
MERLY
ENTITLED
TO
USE
THE
CONGRESSIONAL
FRANK.—Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘entitled to use the congres-
sional frank’’ each place it occurs and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘entitled to send congressional official
mail’’; and
(2) in subsections (a)(3) and (g), by striking
out ‘‘the frank’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘offi-
cial mail’’; and
(3) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking out
‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official
mail’’.
(d) MASS MAILING INFORMATION BY SENATORS.—
Section 320 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1991 (2 U.S.C. 59g) is amended by striking out ‘‘under
the frank’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘as official mail’’.
(e) HOUSE COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL MAIL-
ING STANDARDS.—Section 5 of Public Law 93–191 (2
U.S.C. 501) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘franked
mail’’ both places it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘official mail’’; and
(2) in the ninth sentence of subsection (e), by
striking out ‘‘franking laws’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘or abuse of the official mailing laws by any person
listed under subsection (d) of this section as entitled
to send mail as official mail’’.
(f) SELECT COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND CON-
DUCT.—Section 6 of Public Law 93–191 (2 U.S.C. 502)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘franked mail’’ both
places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘official mail’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘the franking privi-
lege’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official
mail’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘franking
laws’’ and all that follows through ‘‘franked mail’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or abuse of the official
mailing laws by any person listed under subsection
(a) of this section as entitled to send mail as official
mail’’.
(g) HOUSE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL.—Section 525 of
Public Law 91–510 (2 U.S.C. 282d) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘offi-
cial mail’’.
(h) DOCUMENTS
AND REPORTS.—(1) The second
and third undesignated paragraphs of section 733 of title
44, United States Code, are repealed.
(2) Section 907 of such title is amended by striking
out ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘official
mail’’.
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