Bulletins, reports, periodicals, reprints of articles, and other publications necessary for the dissemination of results of the researches and experiments, including lists of publications available for distribution by the experiment stations, shall be transmitted in the mails of the United States. Such publications may be mailed from the principal place of business of the station or from an established subunit of said station.
Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 6 24 Stat. 441 Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 1 69 Stat. 673 Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a)84 Stat. 773 Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7404(b)(1)122 Stat. 1247 Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664 (, ; , ; , , ; , , ; , title VII, § 7404(b)(1), , , 2008.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .
section 377 of this titlesection 361g of this titleSection was formerly classified to . See .
Amendments
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7404(b)(1)Provided, however2008—, in first sentence, struck out before period at end “under penalty indicia: , That each publication shall bear such indicia as are prescribed by the United States Postal Service and shall be mailed under such regulations as the United States Postal Service may from time to time prescribe”.
section 361g of this title1955—Act , amended section generally to authorize free mailing of publications by the agricultural experiment stations. For provisions which related to the unexpended balance of annual appropriation, see .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .
Transfer of Functions
Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a)84 Stat. 773 section 201 of Title 39“United States Postal Service” substituted in text for “Postmaster General” pursuant to , , , set out as a note under , Postal Service, which abolished office of Postmaster General of Post Office Department and transferred its functions to United States Postal Service.