[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2082 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2082

    To amend chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, to provide 
 authority to fix rates and fees for domestic and international postal 
                   services, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 1998

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, to provide 
 authority to fix rates and fees for domestic and international postal 
                   services, 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. AUTHORITY TO FIX RATE AND CLASSES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International 
Postal Services Act of 1998''.
    (b) Authority.--The first sentence of section 3621 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Except as 
otherwise provided, the Governors are authorized to establish 
reasonable and equitable classes of mail and reasonable and equitable 
rates of postage and fees for domestic and international postal 
services in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.''.
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