Contents
- (a) Congressional committee regulations for expenditure of appropriations for official mail4 changes
- (b) Postmaster General functions2 changes
- (c) Source of funds for expenses of official mail
- (d) Maintenance or use of unofficial office accounts or defrayal of official expenses from certain funds prohibited2 changes
- (e) Official Mail Allowance in House of Representatives12 changes
- (f) Mass mailing; submission of samples or description of proposed mail matter; advisory opinion1 change
- (g) “Member of the House of Representatives” and “person entitled to use the congressional frank” defined1 change
- (h) Omitted
- (i) Effective date1 change
(d)No Senator or Member of the House of Representatives may maintain or use, directly or indirectly, an unofficial office account or defray official expenses for franked mail, employee salaries, office space, furniture, or equipment and any associated information technology services (excluding handheld communications devices) from—
(1)funds received from a political committee or derived from a contribution or expenditure (as such terms are defined in section 30101 of title 52);
(2)funds received as reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Senator or Member in connection with personal services provided by the Senator or Member to the person making the reimbursement; or
(3)any other funds that are not specifically appropriated for official expenses.
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