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39 U.S.C. § 3220

Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children

United States · Title 39 — POSTAL SERVICE · Status: effective

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39 U.S.C. § 3220, Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474047
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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, after consultation with appropriate public and private agencies, shall prescribe general guidelines under which penalty mail may be used to assist in the location and recovery of missing children. The guidelines shall provide information relating to—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-87(S. 1195)1985-08-09
    A bill to require that a portion of the mail of Congress and the executive branch include a photograph and biography of a missing child.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-260(H.R. 133)2020-12-27
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally