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PUBLIC LAW 87-793-OCT. 11, 1962

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STAT.

SECOND-CLASS T R A N S I E N T M A I L 74 Stat. 670.

SEC. 105. Section 4362 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "two cents" and inserting in lieu thereof "four cents". CONTROLLED CIRCULATION PLULICATIONS

SEC. 106. Section 4422 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "12 cents a pound or fraction thereof" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "12i^ cents a pound or fraction thereof when mailed after January 6, 1963, and prior to January 1, 1964, 13 cents a pound or fraction thereof when mailed during calendar year 1964, and 131/^ cents a pound or fraction thereof when mailed after December 31, 1964". THIRD-CLA:SS MAIL 74 Stat. 673; Ante, p. 444.

SEC. 107. Section 4452 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsections (a), (b), and (c) to read as follows: " (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, and subject to the minimum charge per piece provided in subsection (b) of this section, the postage rates on third-class mail are as follows: "Type of mailing

Unit

Rate Cents

(1) Individual piece

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(2) Bulk mailings under subsec. (e) of this section of: (A) Books and catalogs of 24 pages or more, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants. (B) other matter

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First 2 ounces or fraction thereof. thereof. Each pound or fraction thereof.

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"(b) Matter mailed in bulk under subsection (e) of this section is subject to a minimum charge for each piece of 2 % cents when mailed subsequent to January 6, 1963 and prior to January 1, 1964, 2% cents when mailed during calendar year 1964, and 2 % cents when mailed after December 31, 1964, except that the minimum charge per piece on such matter mailed by qualified nonprofit organizations is li^t cents. "(c) The pound rates on matter mailed in bulk under subsection (e) by qualified nonprofit organizations are 50 per centum of the pound rates provided by subsection (a). " (2) by striking out "subsections (a) and (b) of" wherever it appears in subsection (d). (3) by striking out "$20" and "twenty pounds" in subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof "$30" and "fifty pounds", respectively, effective January 1, 1963. FOURTH-CLASS MAIL 74 Stat. 674.

Ante,

p. 445.

SEC. 108. Section 4552(b)(5) of title 39, United States Code, relating to size and weight limitations on fourth-class matter mailed to or from certain areas, is amended by striking out the words "Territory of Hawaii" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "States of Alaska and Hawaii,". SEC. 109. Section 4554 of title 39, United States Code (relating to books, films, and similar educational materials), is amended by striking out that part of subsection (a) which precedes paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: