To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide the authority to extend to essential civilian personnel serving in support of military operations abroad, the same mailing privileges as are available to members of the Armed Forces serving in the same area.

Extends to civilian personnel serving abroad in support of military operations the same mailing privileges available to members of the armed forces serving in such area.

[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 576 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 576

  To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide the authority to 
 extend to essential civilian personnel serving in support of military 
  operations abroad, the same mailing privileges as are available to 
         members of the Armed Forces serving in the same area.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 1993

Mr. McCloskey (for himself and Mrs. Collins of Michigan) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and 
                             Civil Service

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide the authority to 
 extend to essential civilian personnel serving in support of military 
  operations abroad, the same mailing privileges as are available to 
         members of the Armed Forces serving in the same area.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND MAILING PRIVILEGES.

    Paragraph (1) of section 3401(a) of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in the matter before subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``an individual who is'' before 
                ``a member''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or a civilian, otherwise 
                authorized to use postal services at Armed Forces 
                installations, who holds a position or performs 1 or 
                more functions in support of military operations, as 
                designated by the military theater commander,'' after 
                ``section 101 of title 10,''; and
            (2) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking ``the member'' 
        and inserting ``such individual''.

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