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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "39 U.S.C. § 3403"
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description: "Matter for blind and other handicapped persons"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 39
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title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
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chapter_number: "34"
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chapter_name: "ARMED FORCES AND FREE POSTAGE"
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section: "3403"
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citation: "39 U.S.C. § 3403"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 39 U.S.C. § 3403 - Matter for blind and other handicapped persons
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## Text
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(a) The matter described in subsection (b) of this section (other than matter mailed under section 3404 of this title) may be mailed free of postage, if—
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(1) the matter is for the use of the blind or other persons who cannot use or read conventionally printed material because of a physical impairment and who are certified by competent authority as unable to read normal reading material in accordance with the provisions of sections 135a and 135b of title 2;
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(2) no charge, or rental, subscription, or other fee, is required for such matter or a charge, or rental, subscription, or other fee is required for such matter not in excess of the cost thereof;
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(3) the matter may be opened by the Postal Service for inspection; and
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(4) the matter contains no advertising.
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(b) The free mailing privilege provided by subsection (a) of this section is extended to—
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(1) reading matter and musical scores;
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(2) sound reproductions;
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(3) paper, records, tapes, and other material for the production of reading matter, musical scores, or sound reproductions;
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(4) reproducers or parts thereof, for sound reproductions; and
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(5) braille writers, typewriters, educational or other materials or devices, or parts thereof, used for writing by, or specifically designed or adapted for use of, a blind person or a person having a physical impairment as described in subsection (a)(1) of this section.
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(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 757.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection 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.
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