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Code · U.S. Code · Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE · CHAPTER 32— PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL · § 3211

§ 3211. Public documents

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The Vice President, Members of Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each of the elected officers of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House) during the 90-day period immediately following the expiration of their respective terms of office, may send and receive as franked mail all public documents printed by order of Congress.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 93–191, § 2, Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 97–69, § 5(a), Oct. 26, 1981, 95 Stat. 1043.)
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  • Pub. L. 91–375
  • 84 Stat. 754
  • Pub. L. 93–191, § 2
  • 87 Stat. 741
  • Pub. L. 97–69, § 5(a)
  • 95 Stat. 1043
  • Pub. L. 97–69
  • Pub. L. 93–191
  • section 14 of Pub. L. 93–191
  • section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–375
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–69, § 5(a)
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