Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/1361

 PUBLIC LAW 94-421—SEPT. 24, 1976

90 STAT. 1311

The Commission may affirm the determination of the Postal Service or order that the entire matter be returned for further consideration, but the Commission may not modify the determination of the Postal Service. The Commission may suspend the effectiveness of the determination of the Postal Service until the final disposition of the appeal. The provisions of section 556, section 557, and chapter 7 of title 55 USC 556, 557, shall not apply to any review carried out by the Commission under ^^l et seq. this paragraph.". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section shall Effective date. take effect on the day after the date on which the Commission on 39 USC 404 note. Postal Service transmits its final report under section 7(f)(1) of this Act. SJEC. 10. Section 3622(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended Rates and fees. by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (7), by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9), and by inserting immediately after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: "(8) the educational, cultural, scientific, and informational value to the recipient of mail matter; and". SEC. 11. Section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by Reduced rates. inserting " (a) " immediately before "If the rates" and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(b)(1) For the purposes of this title, the term 'periodical publica- Definitions. tions', as used in former section 4351 of this title, includes (A) any catalog or other course listing, including mail announcements of legal texts which are part of post-bar admission education issued by any institution of higher education or by a nonprofit organization engaged in continuing legal education; and (B) any looseleaf page or report (including any index, instruction for filing, table, or sectional identifier which is an integral part of such report) which is designed as part of a looseleaf reporting service concerning developments in the law or public policy. "(2) Any material described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall qualify to be entered and mailed as second class mail in accordance with the applicable provisions of former section 4352 through former section 4357 of this title. "(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'institution of hiafher education' has the meaning civen it by section 1201(a) of the Hiirher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141 (a)). "(c) In the administration of this section, one conservation publication published by an agency of a State which is responsible for management and conservation of the fish or wildlife resources of such State shall be considered a publication of a qualified nonprofit organization which qualifies for rates of postage under former section 4358(d) of this title. " (d)(1) For purposes of this title, the term 'agricultural', as used in former sections 4358(j)(2), 4452(d), and 4554(b)(1)(B) of this title, includes the art or science of cultivating land, harvesting crops or marine resources, or raising of livestock. "(2) In the administration of this section, and for purposes of former sections 4358(j)(2), 4452(d), and 4554(b)(1)(B) of this title, agricultural organizations or associations shall include any organization or association which collects and disseminates information or materials relating to agricultural pursuits.".

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