[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1041 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1041

 To amend title 39, United States Code, to permit essential civilians 
 supporting military operations, in an overseas area designated by the 
 President, to mail at no cost letters or recorded communications of a 
                            personal nature.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1993

  Mrs. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 39, United States Code, to permit essential civilians 
 supporting military operations, in an overseas area designated by the 
 President, to mail at no cost letters or recorded communications of a 
                            personal nature.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN PERSONAL MAIL IN OVERSEAS MILITARY 
              THEATERS OF OPERATION.

    Section 3401(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or a civilian who otherwise is 
        authorized to use postal services at Armed Forces installations 
        and who the military theater commander designates as in support 
        of military operations,'' after ``a member of the Armed Forces 
        of the United States on active duty, as defined in section 101 
        (4) and (22) of title 10,'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``by the member''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``or civilian'' after 
        ``the member''.

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