114 STAT. 1460 PUBLIC LAW 106-384—OCT. 27, 2000 Public Law 106-384 106th Congress An Act Oct. 27, 2000 To amend chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, to modify rates relating [g 2686]
- ° reduced rate mail matter, 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. SPECIAL RATEMAKING PROVISIONS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULAR RATES FOR MAIL CLASSES WITH CERTAIN PREFERRED SUBCLASSES. — Section 3622 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting sifter subsection (b) the following: "(c) Regular rates for each class or subclass of mail that includes 1 or more special rate categories for mail under former section 4358 (d) or (e), 4452 (b) or (c), or 4554 (b) or (c) of this title shall be established by applying the policies of this title, including the factors of section 3622(b) of this title, to the costs attributable to the regular rate mail in each class or subclass combined with the mail in the corresponding special rate categories authorized by former section 4358(d) or (e), 4452 (b) or (c), or 4554 (b) or (c) of this title.". (b) RESIDUAL RULE FOR PREFERRED PERIODICAL MAIL.— Section 3626(a)(3)(A) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(3)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (4) or (5), rates of postage for a class of mail or kind of mailer under former section 4358 of this title shall be established in a manner such that the estimated revenues to be received by the Postal Service from such class of mail or kind of mailer shall be equal to the sum of— "(i) the estimated costs attributable to such class of mail or kind of mailer; and "(ii) the product derived by multiplying the estimated costs referred to in clause (i) by the applicable percentage under subparagraph (B).". (c) SPECIAL RULE FOR NONPROFIT AND CLASSROOM PERIODI- CALS.— Section 3626(a)(4) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(4)(A) Except as specified in subparagraph (B), rates of postage for a class of mail or kind of mailer under former section 4358(d) or (e) of this title shall be established so that postage on each mailing of such mail shall be as nearly as practicable 5 percent lower than the postage for a corresponding regular-rate category mailing.
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