[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 66 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 66

      To amend title 39, United States Code, to exempt veterans' 
    organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of 
                   contributions on postal property.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

Mr. Bilirakis 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 exempt veterans' 
    organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of 
                   contributions on postal property.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 403 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d)(1) For the purpose of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `veterans' organization' means an 
        organization described in section 501(c)(19) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986; and
            ``(B) the term `postal property' means any real property 
        under the charge or control of the Postal Service, including 
        any real property leased by or for the Postal Service.
    ``(2) The Postal Service shall take appropriate measures to ensure 
that nothing in its regulations shall prevent a veterans' organization 
from soliciting contributions on postal property, so long as those 
activities do not impede or disturb--
            ``(A) postal employees in the performance of their duties; 
        or
            ``(B) the general public in transacting business or 
        obtaining services provided on such property.''.

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