107 STAT. 1270 PUBLIC LAW 103-123—OCT. 28, 1993 (II) in the section heading by striking "AND REDUCED". (ii) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for chapter 36 is amended— (I) b^r striking the item relating to section 3627 and inserting the following: "3627. A4ju8ting free rates."; and (II) by inserting after the item relating to section 3641 the following: "3642. Special authority relating to reduced-rate categories of mail.". (b) AUTHORIZATION. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 2401 is amended— (A) by striking subsections (d) through (D; (B) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; (C) in subsection (0 (as so redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by striking the second sentence; (D) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by striking "subsections (b) and (d) of this section" and inserting "subsection (b)"; and (E) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: "(d) As reimbursement to the Postal Service for losses which it incurred as a result of insufficient amoiuits appropriated under section 2401(c) for fiscal years 1991 through 1993, and to compensate for the additional revenues it is estimated the Postal Service would have received under the provisions of section 3626(a), for the period beginning on October 1, 1993, and ending on September 30, 1998, if the fraction specified in subclause (VI) of section 3626(a)(3)(B)(ii) were applied with respect to such period (instead of the respective fractions specified in subclauses (I) through (V) thereof), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Postal Service $29,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 through 2035.". 39 USC 3621 (2) RATEMAKING LIMITATIONS.— "°*®- (A) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), rates of postage may not be established, under subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, in a manner designed to allow the United States Postal Service to receive through revenues any portion of the additional revenues (referred to in section 2401(d) of such title, as amended by paragraph (I)(E)) for which amounts are authorized to be appropriated under such section 2401(d). (B) EXCEPTION.—I f Congress fails to appropriate an amount authorized under section 2401(d) of title 39, United States Code (as amended by paragraph (1)(E)), rates for the various classes of mail may be acijusted in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 36 of such title (excluding section 3627 thereof) such that the resulting increase in revenues will equal the amount that Congress so failed to appropriate. 39 USC 3626 (c) APPLICABILITY. - ^°^^- (1) RATES. —The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to rates for mail sent after September 30, 1993.
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