39 U.S.C. § 3220 | Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children

(a)

(1)

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, after consultation with appropriate public and private agencies, shall prescribe general guidelines under which penalty mail may be used to assist in the location and recovery of missing children. The guidelines shall provide information relating to—

(A)

the form and manner in which materials and information relating to missing children (such as biographical data and pictures, sketches, or other likenesses) may be included in penalty mail;

(B)

appropriate sources from which such materials and information may be obtained;

(C)

the procedures by which such materials and information may be obtained; and

(D)

any other matter which the Office considers appropriate.

(2)

Each executive department and independent establishment of the Government of the United States shall prescribe regulations under which penalty mail sent by such department or establishment may be used in conformance with the guidelines prescribed under paragraph (1).

(b)

The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Communications Standards Commission shall prescribe for their respective Houses rules and regulations, and shall take such other action as the Committee or Commission considers necessary and proper, in order that purposes similar to those of subsection (a) may, in the discretion of the congressional official or office concerned, be carried out by the use of franked mail sent by such official or office.

(c)

As used in this section, “Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention” and “Office” each means the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice, as established by section 201 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.

Pub. L. 99–87, § 1(a)(1)Aug. 9, 198599 Stat. 290 Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 116(b)(2)(A)(iii)Dec. 27, 2020134 Stat. 1637(Added , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 201 of Pub. L. 93–415 section 11111 of Title 34 section 5108 of Title 5Section 201 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (c), is , which enacted , Crime Control and Law Enforcement, and amended , Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–2602020—Subsec. (b). substituted “House Communications Standards Commission” for “House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2020 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–260Dec. 27, 2020section 116(f) of div. I of Pub. L. 116–260 section 501 of Title 2Amendment by applicable with respect to communications disseminated on or after , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.

Termination Date

Pub. L. 99–87, § 5Aug. 9, 198599 Stat. 290 Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(m) [title VI, § 627(a)]Dec. 22, 1987101 Stat. 1329–390 Pub. L. 102–514, § 1(2)Oct. 24, 1992106 Stat. 3371 Pub. L. 105–126, § 1(2)Dec. 1, 1997111 Stat. 2542 section 1 of Pub. L. 99–87 section 733 of Title 44December 31, 2002Pub. L. 109–426, § 1Dec. 20, 2006120 Stat. 2911, , , as amended by , , , 1329–430; , , ; , , , which provided that the amendments made by , enacting this section and amending sections 3201 and 3204 of this title and , Public Printing and Documents, and any guidelines, rules, or regulations prescribed to carry out such amendments were to cease to be effective after , was repealed by , , .

Issuance of Guidelines, Rules, and Regulations

Pub. L. 99–87, § 2Aug. 9, 198599 Stat. 291

“(a)

Guidelines .—

section 3220(a)(1) of title 39Aug. 9, 1985The guidelines described in , United States Code, as added by this Act, shall be prescribed not later than ninety days after the date of the enactment of this Act ().

“(b)

Rules and Regulations .—

section 3220 of title 39Aug. 9, 1985The regulations described in subsection (a)(2) of , United States Code, as added by this Act, and the rules and regulations described in subsection (b) of such section, as so added, shall be prescribed not later than one hundred and eighty days after the date of the enactment of this Act ().”

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Reporting Requirements

Pub. L. 99–87, § 3Aug. 9, 198599 Stat. 291 Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(m)Dec. 22, 1987101 Stat. 1329–390 Pub. L. 102–514, § 1(1)Oct. 24, 1992106 Stat. 3371 Pub. L. 105–126, § 1(1)Dec. 1, 1997111 Stat. 2542June 30, 2002, , , as amended by (title VI, § 627(b)), , , 1329–430; , , ; , , , required the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards each to submit a report no later than , on the authority provided by this section.

Clarification Relating to Coordination of Government Programs

Pub. L. 99–87, § 4Aug. 9, 198599 Stat. 292

section 3220(b) of title 39“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority provided by , United States Code, as added by this Act, shall not be considered to be subject to the authority of any agency within the executive branch of the Government of the United States to coordinate programs relating to missing children.”

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