7 USC § 361f - Publications of experiment stations; free mailing

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title: "7 USC § 361f - Publications of experiment stations; free mailing"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "361f"
section_name: "Publications of experiment stations; free mailing"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 6, 24 Stat. 441; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 1, 69 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7404(b)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7404(b)(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2008.)"
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# § 361f. Publications of experiment stations; free mailing

Bulletins, reports, periodicals, reprints of articles, and other publications necessary for the dissemination of results of the researches and experiments, including lists of publications available for distribution by the experiment stations, shall be transmitted in the mails of the United States. Such publications may be mailed from the principal place of business of the station or from an established subunit of said station.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 6, 24 Stat. 441; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 1, 69 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7404(b)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7404(b)(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2008.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by  were repealed by .

Section was formerly classified to . See .

### Amendments

2008—, in first sentence, struck out before period at end “under penalty indicia: , That each publication shall bear such indicia as are prescribed by the United States Postal Service and shall be mailed under such regulations as the United States Postal Service may from time to time prescribe”.

1955—Act , amended section generally to authorize free mailing of publications by the agricultural experiment stations. For provisions which related to the unexpended balance of annual appropriation, see .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

### Transfer of Functions

“United States Postal Service” substituted in text for “Postmaster General” pursuant to , , , set out as a note under , Postal Service, which abolished office of Postmaster General of Post Office Department and transferred its functions to United States Postal Service.