Title 39, Chapter 32 — Penalty and Franked Mail

Definitions

Penalty mail

Endorsements on penalty covers

Restrictions on use of penalty mail

Accounting for penalty covers

Reimbursement for penalty mail service

Limit of weight of penalty mail; postage on overweight matter

Shipment by most economical means

Executive departments to supply information

Franked mail transmitted by the Vice President, Members of Congress, and congressional officials

Public documents

Congressional Record under frank of Members of Congress

Seeds and reports from Department of Agriculture

Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President

Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful

Reimbursement for franked mailings

Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and consuls of countries of Postal Union of Americas and Spain

Franked mail for survivors of Members of Congress

Mailgrams

Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children