39 U.S.C. § 3683 | Uniform rates for books; films; other materials

(a)

section 4554 of this title Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the rates of postage established for mail matter enumerated in former shall be uniform for such mail of the same weight, and shall not vary with the distance transported.

(b)

section 4554(b)(1) of this title The rates of postage under former shall not be effective except with respect to mailings which—

(1)

section 4554(b)(2) of this title constitute materials specified in former ; and

(2)

are sent between—

(A)

an institution, organization, or association listed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such former section 4554(b)(1) and any other such institution, organization, or association;

(B)

an institution, organization, or association referred to in subparagraph (A) and any individual (other than an individual having a financial interest in the sale, promotion, or distribution of the materials involved);

(C)

section 4452(d) of this title an institution, organization, or association referred to in subparagraph (A) and a qualified nonprofit organization (as defined in former ) that is not such an institution, organization, or association; or

(D)

an institution, organization, or association referred to in subparagraph (A) and a publisher, if such institution, organization, or association has placed an order to purchase such materials for delivery to such institution, organization, or association.

Pub. L. 91–375Aug. 12, 197084 Stat. 765 Pub. L. 94–421, § 12Sept. 24, 197690 Stat. 1312 Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, § 706(a)Oct. 28, 1993107 Stat. 1272(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 91–375Aug. 12, 197084 Stat. 719Former sections 4452 and 4554 of this title, referred to in text, mean sections 4452 and 4554 of former Title 39, The Postal Service, prior to the general revision and reenactment of Title 39 by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–123 section 4554(b)(1) of this title1993—Subsec. (b). amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The rates for mail matter specified in former section 4554(a)(1) or 4554(b)(2)(A) of this title, when mailed from a publisher or a distributor to a school, college, university, or library, shall be the rate currently in effect for such mail matter under the provisions of former .”

Pub. L. 94–4211976— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, § 706(b)Oct. 28, 1993107 Stat. 1272

September 30, 1993“The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to mail sent after .”

, , , provided that:

Effective Date

Jan. 20, 1971section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375 section 101 of this titleSection effective , pursuant to Resolution No. 71–10 of the Board of Governors. See , set out as a note preceding .