[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1541 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1541

To provide that a nongovernmental person may use a private express for 
   the private carriage of certain letters and packets without being 
        penalized by the Postal Service, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 13, 1993

 Mr. Coverdell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that a nongovernmental person may use a private express for 
   the private carriage of certain letters and packets without being 
        penalized by the Postal Service, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF CERTAIN LETTERS AND PACKETS.

    (a) Postal Service Administration.--(1) Section 601(a) of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``A letter'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Subject to the provisions of section 607, a 
letter''.
    (2)(A) Chapter 6 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
adding after section 606 the following new section:
``Sec. 607. Administration relating to certain letters and packets
    ``In the administration of the provisions of this chapter and 
chapter 4 of this title by the Postal Service or the Attorney General 
of the United States and in the administration of sections 1693 through 
1699 of title 18 by the Attorney General of the United States, the 
Postal Service or the Attorney General of the United States, 
respectively, may not fine or otherwise penalize any person who 
transmits by private express or other unlawful means, or delivers to 
any agent thereof, or deposits at any appointed place, for the purpose 
of being so transmitted any letter or packet.''.
    (B) The table of sections for chapter 6 of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 606 the 
following:

``607. Administration relating to certain letters and packets.''.
    (b) Private Express Provisions.--(1) Chapter 83 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (A) in section 1696--
                    (i) by striking out subsection (b); and
                    (ii) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
                (b); and
            (B) by inserting after section 1699 the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 1699A. Application of postal service provisions
    ``The provisions of sections 1693 through 1699 of this title shall 
be subject to the provisions of section 607 of title 39.''.
    (2) The table of sections for chapter 83 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1699 
the following:

``1699A. Application of Postal Service provisions.''.

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