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PUBLIC LAW 90-206-DEC. 16, 1967

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4421 of this title when mailed in the manner prescribed by the Postmaster General are as follows:

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"II n cents) "Mailed during calendar year 1968 Rate per pound Minimum charge per piece

Mailed during calendar year 1969

14.0 1.9

14.5 2.9

-

Mailed after Dec. 31, 1969 15.0 3.8".

THIRD-CLASS M A I L

SEC. 107. (a) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4452 of title 39, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: " (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the postage rates of third-class mail are as follows:

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Rates "Type of mailing

(2) Bulk mailings under subsection (e) of this section of— (A) Books and catalogs of 24 pages or more, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants. (B) Other matter.-(C) Minimum charge of -

Mailed after June 30, 1969

Cents 6.0 2.0

(1) Individual piece,--

Mailed during calendar year 1968

Unit

Cents 6.0 2.0

First 2 ounces or fraction thereof. Each additional ounce or fraction thereof.

16.0

16.0

Each pound or fraction thereof.

22.0 3.6

22.0 4.0

Do. Per piece.

After June 30, 1969, in lieu of the minimum charge per piece specified in the foregoing table, a person who mails for himself, or on whose behalf there is a mailing, under subsection (e) of this section, shall pay a minimum charge per piece of 3.8 cents on the first 250,000 pieces mailed during a year. For such purpose, the number of pieces mailed during a year shall be the aggregate of the pieces mailed under item (2)(A), (B), and (C) of the above table. " (b) Matter mailed in bulk under subsection (e) by qualified nonprofit organizations is subject to a minimum charge for each piece equal to 40 per centum of the minimum charge per piece provided in the table under subsection (a), rounded off to the nearest one-tenth cent.". (b) Subsection (b) of section 4451 of title 39, United States Code, relating to mailing certain bills and statements of account as thirdclass mail, is repealed.

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SPECIAL RATE TOURTH-CLASS M A I L

SEC. 108. (a) Section 4554 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending so much of subsection (a) as precedes subparagraph (3) thereof to read as follows: " (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the postage rate is 12 cents for the first pound or fraction thereof and 6 cents for each additional pound or fraction thereof, except that the rate now or hereafter prescribed for third- or fourth-class matter shall apply in every case where such rate is lower than the rate prescribed in this subsection on— "(1) books, including books issued to supplement other books, consisting wholly of reading matter or scholarly bibliography or

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