eign aid and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for other purposes; it agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon and has appointed Mr. PASSMAN, Mr. GARY, Mr. CANNON, Mr. TABER, and Mr. FORD managers at the same on its part. The House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H.R. 1359. An act for the relief of Mario Rodrigues Fonseca;

H.R. 2338. An act for the relief of Kaino Hely Auzis;

H.R. 5133. An act for the relief of Nora Lee Douglas;

H.R. 6709. An act for the relief of Dr. and Mrs. Abel Gorfain;

H.R. 7432. An act for the relief of Garland G. Bishop;

H.R. 8351. An act for the relief of Anthony Joseph Calandi;

H.R. 8550. An act for the relief of Theodore Zissu;

H.R. 8728. An act for the relief of Pong Yong Jin (also known as Pang Yong Chin);

H.R. 9430. An act for the relief of Basilio King, his wife, and their children:

H.R. 9777. An act to amend Private Law 87-197;

H.R. 10089. An act for the relief of Melborn Keat;

H.R. 10178. An act for the relief of Katherina Raffaelli:

H.R. 11746. An act for the relief of Yasuko Agena and Carl William Agena;

H.R. 12217. An act for the relief of George Edward Leonard;

H.R. 12313. An act for the relief of Jane Froman, Gypsy Markoff, and Jean Rosen;

H.R. 12886. An act for the relief of Dr. Olga Marie Ferrer:

H.R. 12805. An act for the relief of Lt. Claude V. Wells;

H.R. 13013. An act for the relief of Elfriede Unterholzer Sharble;

H.R. 13072. An act for the relief of Robert O. Nelson and Harold E. Johnson; and

H.R. 13120. An act for the relief of Dorothy L. Lisette.

The President of the United States has informed the House that he approved and signed the following acts and joint resolution:

On September 27, 1962:

H.R. 575. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the upper division of the Baker Federal reclamation project, Oregon, and for other purposes;

H.R. 2292. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue certificates of honorable service in lieu of certificates of disenrollment to certain persons who served as temporary members of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve during World War II;

H.R. 12391. An act to improve and protect farm income, to reduce costs of farm programs to the Federal Government, to reduce the Federal Government's excessive stocks of agricultural commodities, to maintain reasonable

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and stable prices of agricultural commodities and products to consumers, to provide adequate supplies of agricultural commodities for domestic and foreign needs, to conserve natural resources, and for other purposes;

H.R. 12526. An act to amend section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a 7-year net operating loss carryover for certain regulated transportation corporations;

H.R. 12675. An act to provide for the formation of partnerships in the District of Columbia and to make uniform the law with respect thereto;

H.R. 12727. An act to amend the act of February 28, 1901, to insure that policemen and firemen in the District of Columbia will receive medical care for all injuries and diseases; and

H.R. 12762. An act to amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, as amended.

On September 28, 1962:

H.R. 1171. An act to assure continued fish and wildlife benefits from the national fish and wildlife conservation areas by authorizing their appropriate incidental or secondary use for public recreation to the extent that such use is compatible with the primary purposes of such areas, and for other purposes;

H.R. 1304. An act for the relief of Jung Hae;

H.R. 2604. An act for the relief of Pietro Dattoli;

H.R. 6016. An act for the relief of William Thomas Dendy;

H.R. 7123. An act for the relief of Mrs. Takako Coughlin;

H.R. 7431. An act to provide for the free entry of certain stained glass for St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford, Conn., and for other purposes;

H.R. 7438. An act for the relief of Anna Caporossi Crisconi;

H.R. 7796. An act to amend certain lending limitations on real estate and construction loans applicable to national banks;

H.R. 9593. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain phosphate rights to the Dr. P. Phillips Foundation of Orlando, Fla;

H.R. 9893. An act for the relief of Tadeusz Sochacki;

H.R. 9995. An act for the relief of Dwight W. Clarahan;

H.R. 10540. An act to exclude deposits of petrified wood from appropriation under the U.S. mining laws;

H.R. 11019. An act to provide that the Uniform Limited Partnership Act shall apply in the District of Columbia;

H.R. 12416. An act to authorize the sale, without regard to the 6-month waiting period prescribed, of chestnut extract proposed to be disposed of pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act;

H.R. 12577. An act to place authority over the trust powers of national banks in the Comptroller of the Currency;

H.R. 12628. An act to provide additional funds under section 202(a) (4) of the Housing Act of 1959, and to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949, in

order to provide low and moderate cost housing, both urban and rural, for the elderly; and

H.R. 12899. An act to amend section 5155 of the Revised Statutes relating to bank branches which may be retained upon conversion or consolidation or merger.

On September 29, 1962:

H.J. Res. 897. Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1963, and for other purposes.

On October 1, 1962:

H.R. 9587. An act for relief of Anthony E. O'Sorio;

H.R. 11164. An act to approve an amendatory repayment contract negotiated with the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District, authorize similar contracts with any of the Columbia Basin irrigation districts, and to amend the Columbia Basin Project Act of 1943 (57 Stat. 14) as amended, and for other purposes; and

H.J. Res. 730. Joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim May 15 of each year as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week of each year during which such May 15 occurs as Police Week.

On October 2, 1962:

H.R. 8520. An act to amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, to add a new section 16A to limit financial and technical assistance for drainage of certain wet lands; and

H.R. 11151. An act making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for other purposes.

The Speaker of the House having signed an enrolled bill, viz, H.R. 8567, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the bill (H.R. 8567) to create trial boards for the U.S. Park Police, and for other purposes.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED OR PLACED ON
CALENDAR

The bills, except H.R. 12313, this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent.

Ordered, That the bills H.R. 1359, H.R. 2338, H.R. 5133, H.R. 6709, H.R. 7432, H.R. 8351, H.R. 8550, H.R. 8728, H.R. 9430, H.R. 9777, H.R. 10089, H.R. 10178, H.R. 11746, H.R. 12886, H.R. 12805, H.R. 13013, H.R. 13072, and H.R. 13120 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and

That the bill H.R. 12217 be placed on the calendar.

DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COM-
MERCE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 1963
The Senate resumed the consideration
of its unfinished business, viz, the bill

(H.R. 12580) making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for other purposes.

On motion by Mr. PROXMIRE to further amend the bill by striking out on line 12, page 30, the sum "$64,200,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the sum $50,000,000

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered. That debate on the amendment be limited to 1 hour, equally divided and controlled by Mr. PROXMIRE and Mr. HOLLAND, and that a vote be then taken on the amendment.

ordered on the question of agreeing to a motion to be made by him to lay Mr. MORSE'S amendment on the table.

Pending debate,

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD to lay the amendment on the table,

It was determined in Yeas...---- 53 the affirmative.--------- Nays... 22 The yeas and nays having been heretofore ordered.

Senators who voted in the affirmative

areBartlett Beall

Boggs
Bush

Byrd, Va.

Byrd, W. Va.
Case

Cooper
Curtis

Dirksen

Douglas

Ellender

Engle Ervin

Holland
Hruska
Humphrey
Javits

Johnston

Jordan, N.C.

Keating

Kerr

Kuchel

Lausche

Long, Hawall Mansfield

McClellan

McGee

Mundt

Pastore

Pearson

Pell

Prouty

Proxmire
Robertson
Saltonstall
Scott

Smith, Maine
Sparkman
Stennis

Symington
Thurmond
Wiley

Williams, Del.
Young, Ohio

So the amendment was not agreed to. On motion by Mr. MCCLELLAN to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment.

On motion by Mr. Morse, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

On motion by Mr. MORSE to further amend the bill by inserting at the end of the bill a new section on rates of pension payable to veterans of World War I for non-service-connected disability,

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That debate on the amendment be limited to 35 minutes, of which 30 minutes be controlled by Mr. MORSE and 5 minutes by Mr. MANSFIELD.

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent,

The yeas and nays, being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, were

Murphy Neuberger

Randolph
Russell
Smith, Mass.
Talmadge
Yarborough
Young, N. Dak.

So the motion was agreed to. consider the vote agreeing to the motion, On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD to reOn motion by Mr. MCCLELLAN, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass.

On motion by Mr. MCCLELLAN to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill,

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

On motion by Mr. MCCLELLAN, Resolved, That the Senate insist upon its amendments to the said bill and ask a conference with the House of Representatives thereon.

Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Presiding Officer; and

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. JORDAN of North Carolina in the chair) appointed Mr. MCCLELLAN, Mr. ELLENDER, Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. HOLLAND, Mr. FULBRIGHT, Mr. MANSFIELD, Mrs. SMITH of Maine, Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mr. MUNDT, and HRUSKA.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. AMENDMENT OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ACT OF 1958

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. DODD in the chair) laid before the Senate the amendments yesterday received from the House of Representatives for concur

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof.

CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 7927 Mr. JOHNSTON submitted the following conference report:

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 7927) to adjust postal rates, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following: That this Act may be cited as the "Postal Service and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1962".

PART 1—POstal servicE

Title I—Postal Rates
First-class mail

Sec. 101. Section 4253(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out the words "four" and "three" wherever appearing in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the words five" and "four", respectively.

Airmail

Sec. 102. (a) Section 4303 of title 39, United States Code is amended

(1) by striking out the word “seven” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the word "eight";

(2) by striking out the word "five" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the word “siz”;

(3) by increasing each of the rates under the heading “First pound over 8 ounces or fraction thereof in the table in subsection (d) (1) by 8 cents;

(4) by striking out paragraph (2) of subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(2) The rate of postage on air mail of the first class weighing in excess of eight ounces shall be the rate provided by subsection (a) for each ounce not in excess of eight ounces, plus 5 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof in excess of eight ounces, but in no case less than the rate provided under paragraph (1) for air parcels."

Second class within county of publication

Sec. 103. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4358 of title 39, United States Code, are amended to read as follows:

"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the rate of postage on publications admitted as second-class mail when

"(b) The rate of postage on the following publications admitted as second-class mail when mailed for delivery, within the county in which they are published and entered, by letter carrier at the office of mailing, shall be

"(1) publications issued more frequently than weekly, one cent a copy;

"(2) publications issued less frequently than weekly

"(A) weighing two ounces or less, one cent a copy;

"(B) weighing more than two ounces, two cents a copy."

Second class beyond county of
publication

Sec. 104. (a) Section 4359 (b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

"(b) (1) Except as provided by paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the rates of postage on publications mailed in accordance with subsection (a) are as follows:

"(4) In lieu of the minimum charge per piece prescribed by paragraph (1), the minimum charge per piece to be paid by the following publications (other than publications to which paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) is applicable) shall be as follows"(A) publications publications mailing fewer than 5,000 copies per issue outside the county of publication-one-half cent per piece:

"(B) any issue of a publication the advertising of which does not exceed 5 per centum of the entire issue-.55 of a cent per piece when mailed after January 6, 1963 and prior to January 1, 1964, .65 of a cent per piece when mailed during calendar year 1964, and .75 of a cent per piece when mailed after December 31, 1964."

(b) Section 4539(e) (2) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "and fraternal," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "fraternal, and associations of rural electric cooperatives, and not to exceed one publication published by the official highway agency of a State which meets all of the requirements of section 4354 and which contains no advertising".

(c) Section 4360 of title 39, United States Code, is repealed.

Second-class transient mail

Sec. 105. Section 4362 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "two cents" and inserting in lieu thereof "four cents".

Controlled circulation publications

Sec. 106. Section 4422 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "12 cents a pound or fraction thereof" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "122 cents a pound or fraction thereof when mailed after January 6, 1963, and prior to January 1, 1964, 13 cents a pound or fraction thereof when mailed during calendar year 1964, and 132 cents a pound or fraction thereof when mailed after December 31, 1964".

"(b) Matter mailed in bulk under subsection (e) of this section is subject to a minimum charge for each piece of 25% cents when mailed subsequent to January 6, 1963, and prior to January 1, 1964, 2% cents when mailed during calendar year 1964, and 2% cents when mailed after December 31, 1964, except that the minimum charge per piece on such matter mailed by qualified nonprofit organizations is 14 cents.

"(c) The pound rates on matter mailed in bulk under subsection (e) by qualified nonprofit organizations are 50 per centum of the pound rates provided by subsection (a).”

(2) by striking out "subsections (a) and (b) of" wherever it appears in subsection (d).

(3) by striking out "$20" and "twenty pounds" in subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof "$30” and “fifty pounds", respectively, effective January 1, 1963.

Fourth-class mail

Sec. 108. Section 4552 (b) (5) of title 39, United States Code, relating to size and weight limitations on fourth-class matter mailed to or from certain areas, is amended by striking out the words "Territory of Hawaii" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "States of Alaska and Hawaii,".

Sec. 109. Section 4554 of title 39, United States Code (relating to books, films, and similar educational materials), is amended by striking out that part of subsection (a) which precedes paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the postage rate is 92 cents a pound for the first pound or fraction thereof and 5 cents for each additional pound or fraction thereof when mailed after January 6, 1963, and prior to January 1, 1964, and 10 cents for the first pound or fraction thereof and 5 cents for each additional pound or fraction thereof when mailed after December 31, 1963, 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-".

Fees for second-class entry and
registration

Sec. 110. Section 4357 of title 39, United States Code, is amended

(1) by striking out "$25" in subsection (a) (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "$30";

(2) by striking out "$50" in subsection (a) (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "$60";

(3) by striking out "$100" in subsection (a) (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "$120";

(4) by striking out "$10" in the first sentence of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "$15";

(5) by striking out the second sentence of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The fee for each additional entry is $15, except that if the additional entry is made

within zones 3 to 8, inclusive (determined from the office of publication and entry), of the zones established for purposes of fourth-class mail, such fee shall be $50.";

(6) by striking out “$20” in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof “$25"; and

(7) by striking out the last sentence in subsection (d).

Permit fees for mailing without stamps

Sec. 111. Section 4052(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$10" and inserting in lieu thereof "$15".

Firing of fees by Postmaster General

Sec. 112. Section 507 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

"(12) the issuance of a permit for prepayment of postage without stamps.

"(13) the entry, re-entry, or additional entry of a periodical publication as second-class mail.

"(14) the registry of a news agent. Fees prescribed by the Postmaster General under paragraphs (2) to (14), inclusive, shall be collected in lieu of the corresponding fees established under section 4052(b) or 4357."

Keys and other small articles Sec. 113. Section 4651(b) of title 39. United States Code, is amended by striking out "5 cents" and inserting in lieu thereof "6 cents".

Method of determining gross receipts

Sec. 114. Section 711(e) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "Public Law 85-426" and inserting lieu thereof "any Act of Congress enacted on or after May 27, 1958". Standards for determination of qualifications of applicants for positions of postmaster

"(A) reduced rates for certain publications as provided by section 4359 of this title;";

(3) by striking out paragraph 1(C) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(C) second class mailings at postage rates as provided by section 4358 of this title;"; and

(4) by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(2) 10 per centum of the gross cost of the operation of third-class post offices and the star route system, and 20 per centum of the gross cost of the operation of fourth-class post offices and rural routes."

(5) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The terms 'total loss' and 'loss' as used in this section mean the amounts by which the total allocated costs incurred by the postal establishment in the performance of the public services enumerated in this subsection exceed the total revenues received by the postal establishment for the performance of such public services."

(c) Section 2303(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

"(b) The Postmaster General shall report to the Congress, on or before February 1 of each year beginning with the year 1963, the estimated amount of the losses or costs (or percentage of costs) specified in subsection (a) incurred by the postal establishment in the then current fiscal year in the performance of the public services enumerated in such subsection. The aggregate amount of the losses or costs (or percentage of costs) specified in subsection (a), incurred by the postal establishment in any fiscal year in the performance of such public services, shall be excluded from the total cost of operating the postal establishment for purposes of adjustment of postal rates and fees, including and adjustment pursuant to the provisions of section 207(b) of the Act of February 28, 1925, relating to reforma

Title II-Postal Policy

Sec. 201. Section 2302(c) (4) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "deemed to be attributable to the performance of public services under section 2303(b) of this title" and inserting in lieu thereof "determined under section 2303 of this title to be attributable to the performance of public services".

(b) Section 2303(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by amending the heading so as to read:

"§ 2303. Identification of public services and costs thereof";

(2) by striking out paragraph 1(A) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

247)."

(d) The table of contents of chapter 27 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out

"2303. Identification of and appropriations for public services."

and inserting in lieu thereof: "2303. Identification of public services and costs thereof.".

Title III-Miscellaneous Eligibility of certain organizations for second-class entry

Sec. 301. Section 4355(a) of title 39, United States Code is amended

(1) by inserting after the words "State board of health" in subparagraph (3) a comma and the words "or a State industrial development agency":

(2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (9) and inserting

in lieu of such period a semicolon and the word "or"; and

(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph (10):

"(10) published by any public or nonprofit private elementary or secondary institution of learning or its administrative or governing body.”.

Educational materials

Sec. 302. Section 4554 of title 39. United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking out paragraph (5) of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(5) sound recordings, including incidental announcements of recordings and guides or scripts prepared solely for use with such recordings;":

(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) and insertaing in lieu thereof a semicolon;

(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:

"(7) printed educational reference charts, permanently processed for preservation; and

"(8) looseleaf pages, and binders therefor, consisting of medical information for distribution to doctors, hospitals, medical schools, and medical students."

(4) by striking out the word “students'" immediately preceding the word “notations” in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and in paragraph (2) of subsection (b);

(5) by inserting after the words "loaned or exchanged" in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) the following: "(including cooperative processing by libraries)":

(6) by striking out:

"(D) bound volumes of periodi cals:

“(E) phonograph recordings; and" in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof:

"(D) periodicals, whether bound or unbound;

"(E) sound recordings; and": and

(7) by striking out "and catalog of those items" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "scientific or mathematical kits, instruments, or other devices and catalogs of these items, and guides or scripts prepared solely for use with such materials". Reading and other materials for blind persons

Sec. 303. Sections 4653 and 4654 of title 39, United States Code, Code, are amended to read as follows:

" 4653. Publications for blind persons "(a) The following matter may be mailed free of postage—

"(1) books, pamphlets, and other reading matter, including pages thereof:

“(A) published (whether prepared by hand, or printed) either in raised characters or in sightsaving-size type, or in the form of sound recordings, for use of blind persons;

"(B) in packages not exceeding the weight prescribed by the Postmaster General;

"(C) containing no advertising or other matter whatsoever;

"(D) unsealed;

"(E) sent

"(i) by an institution, agency, publisher, organization, or association (including a library or school and including organizations or associations of or for blind people), not conducted for private profit, as a loan to blind readers, or when returned by the blind reader to the lender; or

"(ii) to a blind person without cost to the blind person; or

"(iii) to an institution, agency, publisher, organization, or association (including a library or school and including organizations or associations of or for blind people), not conducted for private profit, to be furnished to a blind person without cost to such blind person.

“(2) magazines, periodicals, and other regularly issued publications:

"(A) published (whether prepared by hand, or printed) either in raised characters or in sightsaving-size type, or in the form of sound recordings, for use of blind persons;

"(B) containing no advertising; "(C) for which no subscription fee is charged.

"(b) There may be mailed at the rate of postage of 1 cent for each pound or fraction thereof—

"(1) books, pamphlets, and other reading matter including pages thereof:

"(A) published

(whether prepared by hand, or printed) either in raised characters or in sightsavingsize type, or in the form of sound recordings, for use of blind persons; "(B) in packages not exceeding the weight prescribed by the Postmaster General;

"(C) containing no advertising or other matter whatsoever;

"(D) unsealed; "(E) sent

"(i) by an institution, agency, publisher, organization, or association (including a library or school and including organizations or associations of or for blind people), not conducted for private profit, on a rental basis to blind readers, or when returned by the blind reader to such organizations, at a price not greater than the cost price thereof; or

"(ii) to a blind person at a price not greater than the cost cost price thereof; or

"(iii) to an institution, agency, publisher, organization, or association (including a library or school and including organizations or associations of or for blind people), not conducted for private profit, to be furnished to a blind

person at a price not greater than the cost price thereof. "(2) magazines, periodicals, and other regularly issued publications:

"(A) published (whether prepared by hand, or printed) either in raised characters or in sightsavingsize type, or in the form of sound recordings, for use of blind persons;

"(B) containing no advertising; "(C) when furnished by an institution, agency, publisher, organization, or association (including a library or school and including organizations or associations of or for blind people), not conducted for private profit, to a blind person, at a price not greater than the cost price thereof. "§ 4654. Reproducers, sound recordings, and other materials and appliances for the preparation of reading matter for blind persons

"(a) Reproducers, or parts thereof, for sound recordings for blind persons which are the property of the United States Government may be mailed free of postage when sent for repair, or returned after repair

"(1) by an organization, institution, public library, or association for blind persons, not conducted for private profit;

"(2) by a blind person to such an agency not conducted for private profit;

"(3) from such an agency to an organization, institution, public library, or association for blind persons not conducted for private profit; or "(4) to a blind person.

"(b) The Postmaster General may extend the free mailing privilege provided by subsection (a) of this section to reproducers or parts thereof for sound recordings for blind persons, braille writers and other appliances for blind persons or parts thereof, that are the property of

"(1) State governments or subdivisions thereof;

"(2) public libraries;

"(3) private agencies for the blind not conducted for private profit; or "(4) blind individuals.

"(c) The Postmaster General may also permit the mailing free of postage of paper, records, tapes, and other materials for use by the recipients for the production (whether by hand or printed) or reading matter either in raised characters or sightsaving-size type, or in the form of sound recordings, for use of blind persons, where such materials are the property of—

"(1) State governments or subdivisions thereof;

"(2) public libraries;

"(3) private agencies for the blind not conducted for private profit; or "(4) blind individuals." Repeals and technical amendments Sec. 304. (a) The following provisions of law are repealed:

(1) The third proviso in section 3 of the Act of October 30, 1951, as amended by the Act of June 23, 1959 (73 Stat. 89; Public Law 86-56);

(2) Sections 204(d), 204(e) (1), and 204 (e) (2) of the Postal Rate Revision and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1948, as amended by the Act of July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 479; Public Law 86-644);

(3) Sections 4361 and 4652 of title 39, United States Code.

(b) Section 4359 (a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "4358, 4361, and 4362” and inserting in lieu thereof "4358 and 4362".

(c) Section 4451 (d) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out "(a) (2)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(a) (3)".

Communist political propaganda

Sec. 305. (a) Chapter 51 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

" 4008. Communist political propaganda "(a) Mail matter, except sealed letters, which originates or which is printed or otherwise prepared in a foreign country and which is determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to rules and regulations to be promulgated by him to be 'communist political propaganda', shall be detained by the Postmaster General upon its arrival for delivery in the United States, or upon its subsequent deposit in the United States domestic mails, and the addressee shall be notified that such matter has been received and will be delivered only upon the addressee's request, except that such detention shall not be required in the case of any matter which is furnished pursuant to subscription or which is otherwise ascertained by the Postmaster General to be desired by the addressee. If no request for delivery is made by the addressee within a reasonable time, which shall not exceed sixty days, the matter detained shall be disposed of as the Postmaster General directs.

"(b) For the purposes of this section, the term 'communist political propaganda' means political propaganda, as defined in section 1(j) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611(j)), issued by or on behalf of any country with respect to which there is in effect a suspension or withdrawal of tariff concessions pursuant to section 5 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951 or section 231 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, or any country from which any type of foreign assistance is withheld pursuant to section 620 (f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

"(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable with respect to (1) matter addressed to any United States Government agency, or any public library, or to any college, university, graduate school, or scientific or professional institution for advanced studies, or any official thereof, or (2) material whether or not 'communist political