39 USC § 3215 - Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful

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identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s3215"
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title: "39 USC § 3215 - Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "3215"
section_name: "Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "MAIL MATTER"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 93–191, § 10, Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746.)"
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# § 3215. Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful

A person entitled to use a frank may not lend it or permit its use by any committee, organization, or association, or permit its use by any person for the benefit or use of any committee, organization, or association. This section does not apply to any standing, select, special, or joint committee, or subcommittee thereof, or commission, of the Senate, House of Representatives, or Congress, composed of Members of Congress, or to the Democratic caucus or the Republican conference of the House of Representatives or of the Senate.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 93–191, § 10, Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1973— substituted provision for nonapplication of section to “any standing, select, special, or joint committee, or subcommittee thereof, or commission, of the Senate, House of Representatives, or Congress, composed of Members of Congress, or to the Democratic caucus or the Republican conference of the House of Representatives or of the Senate” for such nonapplication to “any committee composed of Members of Congress”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1973 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective , pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See , set out as a note preceding .