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39 U.S.C. § 3206 - Reimbursement for penalty mail service

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, executive departments and agencies, independent establishments of the Government of the United States, and Government corporations concerned, shall transfer to the Postal Service as postal revenue out of any appropriations or funds available to them, as a necessary expense of the appropriations or funds and of the activities concerned, the equivalent amount of postage due, as determined by the Postal Service, for matter sent in the mails by or to them as penalty mail under authority of section 3202 of this title.

(b) The Department of Agriculture shall transfer to the Postal Service as postal revenues out of any appropriations made to it for that purpose the equivalent amount of postage, as determined by the Postal Service, for penalty mailings under clauses (1)(F) and (4) of section 3202(a) of this title.

(c) The Department of State shall transfer to the Postal Service as postal revenues out of any appropriations made to it for that purpose the equivalent amount of postage, as determined by the Postal Service, for penalty mailings under clause (1)(C) and (D) of section 3202(a) of this title.

(Pub. L. 91375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 93191, § 9, Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 94553, § 105(e), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2599.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94553 substituted “subsection (b)” for “subsections (b) and (c)”. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 94553 redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). Former subsec. (c), directing the Library of Congress to transfer to the Postal Service as postal revenues out of any appropriations made to the Library for that purpose the equivalent amount of postage, as determined by the Postal Service, for penalty mailings under clause (5) of section 3202(a) of this title, was struck out. 1973—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93191 added subsec. (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 94553 effective Jan. 1, 1978, see section 102 of Pub. L. 94553, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 17, Copyrights.

Effective Date of 1973 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93191 effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14 of Pub. L. 93191, set out as a note under section 3210 of this title.

Effective DateSection effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 719 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.