Sec. 5. Revisions to restrictions on mail matter considered frankable
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Section 3210(a)(3)(F) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking to a person who has achieved some public distinction . Section 3210(a)(3)(I) of such title is amended by striking publication or in response to a specific request therefor and inserting the following: publication, in response to a specific request therefor, or which relates to the Member’s or Member-elect’s official and representational duties, . Section 3210(a)(3) of such title is amended— by adding or at the end of subparagraph (H); in subparagraph (I), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and by striking subparagraph (J).
Section 3210(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit the use of the franking privilege for the transmission of matter which is purely personal to a recipient who is a constituent of a Member of Congress and which is related to the official business, activities, and duties of the Member. . Section 3210(a)(5)(B)(iii) of such title is amended by striking holiday greetings and inserting religious holiday greetings .
Section 3210(a)(6)(A) of such title is amended— in clause (i), by striking (or, in the case of a Member of the House, fewer than 90 days) ; and in clause (ii)(II), by striking 90 days and inserting 60 days . The amendments made by paragraph
(1)shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding election for public office. Section 3210(a)(6) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: For purposes of this paragraph, the term primary election does not include a convention or caucus of a political party which has authority to nominate a candidate. . Section 3210(a)(6)(E) of such title is amended— by striking or at the end of clause (ii); by striking the period at the end of clause
(iii)and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following new clause: providing information exclusively on competitions which are officially sanctioned by the House of Representatives or Senate, nominations to military service academies, official employment listings for positions in the House of Representatives (including listings for positions in the Wounded Warrior Program or the Gold Star Family Fellowship Program), or natural disasters or other threats to public health and life safety. .