Nothing in this chapter or in any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit common carriers from issuing or giving franks to, or exchanging franks with each other for the use of, their officers, agents, employees, and their families, or, subject to such rules as the Commission may prescribe, from issuing, giving, or exchanging franks and passes to or with other common carriers not subject to the provisions of this chapter, for the use of their officers, agents, employees, and their families. The term “employees”, as used in this section, shall include furloughed, pensioned, and superannuated employees.
Provided Nothing in this chapter or in any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit common carriers from rendering to any agency of the Government free service in connection with the preparation for the national defense: , That such free service may be rendered only in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe therefor.
June 19, 1934, ch. 65248 Stat. 1073June 25, 1940, ch. 42254 Stat. 570(, title II, § 210, ; , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act June 19, 1934, ch. 65248 Stat. 1064section 609 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
Amendments
1940—Act , designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).