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 PUBLIC LAW 101-163—NOV. 21, 1989 103 STAT. 1067 39, United States Code, during any calendar year by a Member of the House of Representatives entitled to mail franked mail may not exceed an amount equal to three multiplied by the number of addresses to which such mail may be delivered in the area from which the Member was elected (as determined on the basis of the most recent statistics, from the United States Postal Service, avail- able prior to such calendar year). Any mail matter which relates solely to a notice of appearance or a scheduled itinerary of a Member in the area from which such Member was elected shall not .f& count against the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence. OJ) Effective January 1, 1990, a mass mailing (as defined in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39, United States Code) by a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives shall be limited to 2 sheets of paper (or their equivalent), including any enclosure that— (1) is prepared by or for the Senator or Member who makes the mailing; or (2) contains information concerning, expresses the views of, or otherwise relates to the Senator or Member who makes the mailing. (c) Effective October 1, 1989, section 3216 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "by a lump sum appropriation to the legislative branch" and inserting in lieu thereof "by appropria- tions for the official mail costs of the Senate and the House of Representatives". SEC. 317. At the end of section 3216 of title 39, United States Ckxle, add the following new subsection: "(e)(1) Not later than two weeks after the last day of each quarter Mail. of the fiscal year, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Post- Reports, master General shall send to the Clerk of the House, the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration vj, a report which shall contain a tabulation of the estimated number of pieces and costs of franked mail, as defined in section 3201 of this title, in each mail classification sent through the mail for that quarter and for the preceding quarters in the fiscal year, together with separate tabulations of the number of pieces and costs of such mail sent by the House and by the Senate. "(2) Two weeks after the close of the second quarter of the fiscal year, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Postmaster General shall send to the Clerk of the House, the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, the Committee on House Administration, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, a statement of the costs of, postage on, and fees and charges in connection with, mail matter sent through the mails as described in subsection (1) of this section for the preceding two quarters together with an estimate of such costs for the balance of the fiscal year. As soon as practicable after receipt of this statement, the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, the Committee on House Administration, and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall consider promulgating such regulations for their respective Houses as may be •' • necessary to ensure that total postage costs, as described in subsec- tion (1) of this section, will not exceed the amounts available for the / fiscal year. ". SEC. 318. Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is amended—

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