Title 39 of the U.S. Code § 3681 - Reimbursement
Full text of § 3681 from Title 39 of the United States Code.
§ 3681. Reimbursement
No mailer may be reimbursed for any amount paid under any rate or fee which, after such payment, is determined to have been unlawful after proceedings in accordance with the provisions of sections 3662 through 3664 of this title, or is superseded by a lower rate or fee established under subchapter II of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 109–435, title X, §1010(a), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3261.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–435 substituted "sections 3662 through 3664" for "section 3628".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 20, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–10 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
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