113 STAT. 1806
PUBLIC LAW 106-168—DEC. 12, 1999
Dec. 12, 1999
[S. 335]
Deceptive Mail
Prevention and
Enforcement Act.
Public Law 106-168
106th Congress
An Act
To amend chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, to provide for the nonmailability
of certain deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests, facsimile checks,
administrative procedures, orders, and civil penalties relating to such 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I—DECEPTIVE MAIL PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Restrictions on mailings using misleading references to the United States
Government.
Sec. 103. Restrictions on sweepstakes and deceptive mailings.
Sec. 104. Postal service orders to prohibit deceptive mailings.
Sec. 105. Temporary restraining order for deceptive mailings.
Sec. 106. Civil penalties and costs.
Sec. 107. Administrative subpoenas.
Sec. 108. Requirements of promoters of skill contests or sweepstakes mailings.
Sec. 109. State law not preempted.
Sec. 110. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 111. Effective date.
TITLE II—FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD RETIREMENT PORTABILITY
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Portability of service credit.
Sec. 203. Certain transfers to be treated as a separation from service for purposes
of the thrift savings plan.
Sec. 204. Clarifying amendments.
TITLE III—AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL PROPERTY AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT OF 1949
Sec. 301. Transfer of certain property to State and local govenmients.
TITLE I—DECEPTIVE MAIL
PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT
39 USC 3001
note.
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the "Deceptive Mail Prevention
and Enforcement Act".
SEC. 102. RESTRICTIONS ON MAILINGS USING MISLEADING
ERENCES TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
REF-
Section 3001 of title 39, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (h)—
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