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 PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

100 STAT. 331

bility requirements under which the reduced rates of postage under those sections would apply to mail which advertises or promotes the sale of, recommends the purchase of, or announces the availability of any article, product, service, insurance, or travel arrangements; (2)(A) to identify the kinds of mailers which are the most frequent users of, or which otherwise significantly benefit from, rates for mail under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of former section 4358 of title 39, United States Code; and (B) to examine the arguments for and against making the eligibility requirements for the rates referred to in subparagraph (A) more stringent, taking into consideration— (i) the findings under subparagraph (A); (ii) costs and benefits to the public; and (iii) any other factor which may be appropriate; and (3) to develop one or more alternatives for the method currently used by the United States Postal Service in computing revenue forgone (as determined with respect to the provisions of law referred to in section 2401(c) of title 39, United States Code) and to determine the advantages and disadvantages of each such alternative. (c) In preparing its report under this section, the Postal Rate Commission shall invite and consider the views of interested parties. (d) The United States Postal Service shall, upon request of the Postal Rate Commission, cooperate in the conduct of the study and the preparation of the report under this section. SEC. 15104. RESTRICTION RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR IN-COUNTY SECOND-CLASS RATES OF POSTAGE.

Section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, as amended by section 15102(c) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(g)(1) In the administration of this section, the rates for mail under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of former section 4358 of this title shall not apply to an issue of a publication if the number of copies of such issue distributed within the county of publication is less than the number equal to the sum of 50 percent of the total paid circulation of such issue plus one. "(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to an issue of a publication if the total paid circulation of such issue is less than 10,000 copies.". SEC. 15105. CURBING OF SUBSIDIES FOR ADVERTISING-ORIENTED "PLUS ISSUES" MAILED TO SUBSCRIBERS AT IN-COUNTY RATES.

Section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, as amended by sections 15102(c) and 15104 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(h) In the administration of this section, the number of copies of a subscription publication mailed to nonsubscribers during a calendar year at rates under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of former section 4358 of this title may not exceed 10 percent of the number of copies of such publication mailed at such rates to subscribers.".

39 USC 4358.

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