2016 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service
Part IV - Mail Matter
Chapter 36 - Postal Rates, Classes, and Services
Subchapter VI - General
Sec. 3683 - Uniform rates for books; films; other materials
| 39 U.S.C. § 3683 (2016) |
| §3683. Uniform rates for books; films; other materials |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the rates of postage established for mail matter enumerated in former section 4554 of this title shall be uniform for such mail of the same weight, and shall not vary with the distance transported. (b) The rates of postage under former section 4554(b)(1) of this title shall not be effective except with respect to mailings which— (1) constitute materials specified in former section 4554(b)(2) of this title; 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) an institution, organization, or association referred to in subparagraph (A) and a qualified nonprofit organization (as defined in former section 4452(d) of this title) 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. |
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(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 94–421, §12, Sept. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 1312; Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, §706(a), Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1272.) |
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Former 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 Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 719. AMENDMENTS1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–123 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 section 4554(b)(1) of this title." 1976—Pub. L. 94–421 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENTPub. L. 103–123, title VII, §706(b), Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1272, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to mail sent after September 30, 1993." |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE |
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| Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART IV - MAIL MATTER CHAPTER 36 - POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES SUBCHAPTER VI - GENERAL Sec. 3683 - Uniform rates for books; films; other materials |
| section 3683 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 84 Stat. 765, 719 90 Stat. 1312 107 Stat. 1272 |
| Public Law 91-375, Public Law 94-421, Public Law 103-123 |
