39 U.S.C. § 3406 — Balloting materials under the Uniformed

Page 100 TITLE 39—POSTAL SERVICE § 3405 1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline. scribed in section 3403(a)(1) of this title, in raised characters or sightsaving type, or in the form of sound recordings, may be mailed free of postage. (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 758.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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. § 3405. Markings All matter relating to blind or other handi- capped persons mailed under section 3403 or 3404 of this title, shall bear the words ‘‘Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped’’, or words to that effect specified by the Postal Service, in the upper right-hand corner of the address area. (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 758.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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. § 3406. Balloting materials under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (a) Balloting materials under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (in- dividually or in bulk)— (1) shall be carried expeditiously and free of postage; and (2) may be mailed at a post office established outside the United States under section 406 of this title, unless such mailing is prohibited by treaty or other international agreement of the United States. (b) As used in this section, the term ‘‘balloting materials’’ has the meaning given that term in section 107 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citi- zens Absentee Voting Act. (Added Pub. L. 99–410, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 928.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Vot- ing Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99–410, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 924, which was formerly classified prin- cipally to subchapter I–G (§ 1973ff et seq.) of chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering in Title 52, Vot- ing and Elections, and is now classified principally to chapter 203 (§ 20301 et seq.) of Title 52. Section 107 of the Act is now classified to section 20310 of Title 52. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta- bles. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section applicable with respect to elections taking place after Dec. 31, 1987, see section 204 of Pub. L. 99–410, set out as a note under section 20301 of Title 52, Voting and Elections. CHAPTER 36—POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES SUBCHAPTER I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO MARKET-DOMINANT PRODUCTS Sec. 3621. Applicability; definitions. 3622. Modern rate regulation. [3623. Repealed.] [3624. Repealed.] [3625. Repealed.] 3626. Reduced Rates.1 3627. Adjusting free rates. [3628. Repealed.] 3629. Reduced rates for voter registration purposes. SUBCHAPTER II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS 3631. Applicability; definitions and updates. 3632. Action of the Governors. 3633. Provisions applicable to rates for competitive products. 3634. Assumed Federal income tax on competitive products.1 SUBCHAPTER III—PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXPERIMENTAL AND NEW PRODUCTS 3641. Market tests of experimental products. 3642. New products and transfers of products be- tween the market-dominant and competi- tive categories of mail. SUBCHAPTER IV—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS 3651. Annual reports by the Commission. 3652. Annual reports to the Commission. 3653. Annual determination of compliance. 3654. Additional financial reporting. SUBCHAPTER V—POSTAL SERVICES, COMPLAINTS, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW 3661. Postal Services.1 3662. Rate and service complaints. 3663. Appellate review. 3664. Enforcement of orders. SUBCHAPTER VI—GENERAL 3681. Reimbursement. 3682. Size and weight limits. 3683. Uniform rates for books; films, other mate- rials.1 3684. Limitations. 3685. Filing of information relating to periodical publications. 3686. Bonus authority. SUBCHAPTER VII—MODERN SERVICE STANDARDS 3691. Establishment of modern service standards. 3692. Performance targets and transparency. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–108, title II, § 201(b), Apr. 6, 2022, 136 Stat. 1146, added item 3692. 2006—Pub. L. 109–435, title II, § 206, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3217, added chapter heading and analysis and struck out former chapter heading ‘‘POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES’’ and analysis consisting of items for subchapters I to V and items 3601 to 3604, 3621 to 3629, 3641 and 3642, 3661 to 3663, and 3681 to 3685. 1998—Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(h) [title VI, § 648(b)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–480, 2681–528, added item 3663. 1993—Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(B)(ii), Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1270, substituted ‘‘free rates’’ for ‘‘free and reduced rates’’ in item 3627 and added item 3642.