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39 U.S.C. § 3201 — Definitions
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As used in this chapter—
(1) “penalty mail” means official mail, other than franked mail, which is authorized by law to be transmitted in the mail without prepayment of postage;
(2) “penalty cover” means envelopes, wrappers, labels, or cards used to transmit penalty mail;
(3) “frank” means the autographic or facsimile signature of persons authorized by sections 3210–3216 and 3218 of this title to transmit matter through the mail without prepayment of postage or other indicia contemplated by sections 733 and 907 of title 44;
(4) “franked mail” means mail which is transmitted in the mail under a frank;
(5) “Members of Congress” includes Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners; and
(6) “missing child” has the meaning provided by section 403(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
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As used in this chapter—
(1) “penalty mail” means official mail, other than franked mail, which is authorized by law to be transmitted in the mail without prepayment of postage;
(2) “penalty cover” means envelopes, wrappers, labels, or cards used to transmit penalty mail;
(3) “frank” means the autographic or facsimile signature of persons authorized by sections 3210–3216 and 3218 of this title to transmit matter through the mail without prepayment of postage or other indicia contemplated by sections 733 and 907 of title 44;
(4) “franked mail” means mail which is transmitted in the mail under a frank;
(5) “Members of Congress” includes Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners; and
(6) “missing child” has the meaning provided by section 403(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
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For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) the term “missing child” means any individual less than 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to such individual’s parent;
(2) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention;
(3) the term “Center” means the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children;
(4) the term “parent” includes a legal guardian or other individual who may lawfully exercise parental rights with respect to the child; and
(5) the term “child sexual abuse material” has the meaning given the term “child pornography” in [section 2256 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2256&num=0&edition=prelim); 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
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**(a)** The United States Postal Service shall be operated as a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of Congress, and supported by the people. The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities. The costs of establishing and maintaining the Postal Service shall not be apportioned to impair the overall value of such service to the people.
**(b)** The Postal Service shall maintain an integrated network for the delivery of market-dominant and competitive products (as defined in chapter 36 of this title). Delivery shall occur at least six days a week, except during weeks that include a Federal holiday, in emergency situations, such as natural disasters, or in geographic areas where the Postal Service has established a policy of delivering mail fewer than six days a week as of the date of enactment of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. The Postal Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns where post offices are not self-sustaining. No small post office shall be closed solely for operating at a deficit, it being the specific intent of the Congress that effective postal services be insured to residents of both urban and rural communities.
**(c)** As an employer, the Postal Service shall achieve and maintain compensation for its officers and employees comparable to the rates and types of compensation pa
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**(a)** The equivalent of—
(1) postage on, and fees and charges in connection with, mail matter sent through the mails—
(A) under the franking privilege (other than under [section 3219 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3219&num=0&edition=prelim)), by the Vice President, Members of and Members-elect to Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each of the elected officers of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House), the Legislative Counsels of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Legal Counsel; and
(B) by the survivors of a Member of Congress under [section 3218 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3218&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) those portions of fees and charges to be paid for handling and delivery by the Postal Service of Mailgrams considered as franked mail under [section 3219 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3219&num=0&edition=prelim);
shall be paid by appropriations for the official mail costs of the Senate and the House of Representatives for that purpose and then paid to the Postal Service as postal revenue. Except as to Mailgrams and except as provided by sections 733 and 907 of title 44, envelopes, wrappers, cards, or labels used to transmit franked mail shall bear, in the upper right-hand corner, the sender’s signature, or a facsimile thereof.
**(b)** Postage on, and fees and charges in connection with, mail matter sent through the mails under [section 3214 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-sectio
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TITLE 39—POSTAL SERVICE
§ 3201
(C) damages.
(2) KNOWING
ACTION.—A person acts know-
ingly for purposes of paragraph (1) when—
(A) the person has actual knowledge of the
facts giving rise to the violation; or
(B) a reasonable person acting in the cir-
cumstances and exercising reasonable care
would have had that knowledge.
(3) SEPARATE VIOLATIONS.—
(A) VIOLATIONS
OVER
TIME.—A separate
violation under this subsection occurs for
each day hazardous material, mailed or
caused to be mailed in noncompliance with
this section, is in the mail.
(B) SEPARATE ITEMS.—A separate violation
under this subsection occurs for each item
containing
hazardous
material
that
is
mailed or caused to be mailed in noncompli-
ance with this section.
(d) HEARINGS.—The Postal Service may deter-
mine that a person has violated this section or
a regulation prescribed under this section only
after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
Proceedings under this section shall be con-
ducted in accordance with section 3001(m).
(e) PENALTY CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining
the amount of a civil penalty for a violation of
this section, the Postal Service shall consider—
(1) the nature, circumstances, extent, and
gravity of the violation;
(2) with respect to the person who com-
mitted the violation, the degree of culpability,
any history of prior violations, the ability to
pay, and any effect on the ability to continue
in business;
(3) the impact on Postal Service operations;
and
(4) any other matters that justice requires.
(f) CIVIL ACTIONS TO COLLECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section
409(d), a civil action may be commenced in an
appropriate district court of the United States
to collect a civil penalty, clean-up costs, and
damages assessed under subsection (c
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