Us Code § 505 - Mass mailing of information by Senators under frank; quarterly registration with Secretary of Senate
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§ 505. Mass mailing of information by Senators under frank; quarterly registration with Secretary of Senate
In fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, when a Senator disseminates information under the frank by a mass mailing (as defined in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39), the Senator shall register quarterly with the Secretary of the Senate such mass mailings. Such registration shall be made by filing with the Secretary a copy of the matter mailed and providing, on a form supplied by the Secretary, a description of the group or groups of persons to whom the mass mailing was mailed and the number of pieces mailed.
(Pub. L. 101–520, title III, §320, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2285.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 59g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
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