39 U.S.C. § 3219 — Mailgrams

Page 96 TITLE 39—POSTAL SERVICE § 3219 (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 755; Pub. L. 93–191, § 11, Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746; Pub. L. 97–69, § 6(b), (c)(1), Oct. 26, 1981, 95 Stat. 1043.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1981—Pub. L. 97–69 substituted ‘‘survivors’’ for ‘‘sur- viving spouses’’ in section catchline and, in text, in- serted ‘‘(or, if there is no surviving spouse, a member of the immediate family of the Member designated by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Secretary or the Clerk)’’ after ‘‘such Member’’. 1973—Pub. L. 93–191 inserted ‘‘nonpolitical’’ before ‘‘correspondence’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93–191 effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14 of Pub. L. 93–191, set out as a note under section 3210 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title. § 3219. Mailgrams Any Mailgram sent by the Vice President, a Member of or Member-elect to Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, an elected officer of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House), the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives or the Senate, the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives, or the Senate Legal Counsel, and then delivered by the Postal Service, shall be considered as franked mail, subject to section 3216(a)(2) of this title, if such Mailgram contains matter of the kind au- thorized to be sent by that official as franked mail under section 3210 of this title. (Added Pub. L. 93–191, § 12(a), Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746; amended Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 714(c), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1884; Pub. L. 97–263, § 1(4), Sept. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 1132.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1982—Pub. L. 97–263 inserted reference to Law Revi- sion Counsel of House of Representatives. 1978—Pub. L. 95–521 inserted reference to Senate Legal Counsel. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–521 effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as an Effective Date note under section 288 of Title 2, The Congress. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14 of Pub. L. 93–191, set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amend- ment note under section 3210 of this title. § 3220. Use of official mail in the location and re- covery of missing children (a)(1) The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin- quency Prevention, after consultation with ap- propriate public and private agencies, shall pre- scribe general guidelines under which penalty mail may be used to assist in the location and recovery of missing children. The guidelines shall provide information relating to— (A) the form and manner in which materials and information relating to missing children (such as biographical data and pictures, sketches, or other likenesses) may be included in penalty mail; (B) appropriate sources from which such ma- terials and information may be obtained; (C) the procedures by which such materials and information may be obtained; and (D) any other matter which the Office con- siders appropriate. (2) Each executive department and inde- pendent establishment of the Government of the United States shall prescribe regulations under which penalty mail sent by such department or establishment may be used in conformance with the guidelines prescribed under paragraph (1). (b) The Senate Committee on Rules and Ad- ministration and the House Communications Standards Commission shall prescribe for their respective Houses rules and regulations, and shall take such other action as the Committee or Commission considers necessary and proper, in order that purposes similar to those of sub- section (a) may, in the discretion of the congres- sional official or office concerned, be carried out by the use of franked mail sent by such official or office. (c) As used in this section, ‘‘Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’’ and ‘‘Of- fice’’ each means the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Depart- ment of Justice, as established by section 201 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven- tion Act of 1974. (Added Pub. L. 99–87, § 1(a)(1), Aug. 9, 1985, 99 Stat. 290; Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 116(b)(2)(A)(iii), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1637.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 201 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (c), is sec- tion 201 of Pub. L. 93–415, which enacted section 11111 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement, and amended section 5108 of Title 5, Government Organiza- tion and Employees. AMENDMENTS 2020—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted ‘‘House Communications Standards Commission’’ for ‘‘House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2020 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 applicable with re- spect to communications disseminated on or after Dec. 27, 2020, see section 116(f) of div. I of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 501 of Title 2, The Congress. TERMINATION DATE Pub. L. 99–87, § 5, Aug. 9, 1985, 99 Stat. 290, as amended by Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(m) [title VI, § 627(a)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–390, 1329–430; Pub. L. 102–514, § 1(2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3371; Pub. L. 105–126, § 1(2), Dec.