Executive departments and agencies, independent establishments of the Government of the United States, and organizations and persons authorized by law to use penalty mail, shall account for all penalty covers through the Postal Service.

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Terms Used In 39 USC 3205

  • penalty mail: means official mail, other than franked mail, which is authorized by law to be transmitted in the mail without prepayment of postage. See 39 USC 3201
  • Postal Service: means the United States Postal Service established by section 201 of this title. See 39 USC 102