mail matter for blind and other handicapped persons

mail matter for blind and other handicapped persons Sec. 114. (a) Chapter 69 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out sections 4653 and 4654 thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “§ 4653. Matter for blind and other handicapped persons “(a) The matter described in subsection (b) (other than matter mailed under section 4654 of this title) may be mailed free of postage, if— “(1) the matter is for the use of the blind or other persons who cannot use or read conventionally printed material because of a physical impairment who are certified by competent authority as unable to read normal reading material in accordance with the provisions of the first section of the Act of July 30, 1966 (Public Law 89–522; 80 Stat. 330); “(2) no charge, or rental, subscription, or other fee, is required for such matter or a charge, or rental, subscription, or other fee is required for such matter not in excess of the cost thereof; “(3) the matter may be opened by the Postmaster General for inspection; “(4) the matter contains no advertising; and “(5) the matter is mailed subject to size and weight limitations prescribed by the Postmaster General. “(b) The free mailing privilege provided by subsection (a) is extended to— “(1) reading matter and musical scores; “(2) sound reproductions; “(3) paper, records, tapes, and other material for the production of reading matter, musical scores, or sound reproductions; “(4) reproducers or parts thereof, for sound reproductions; and 81 Stat. 622 “(5) Braille writers, typewriters, educational or other materials or devices, or parts thereof, used for writing by, or specifically designed or adapted for use of, a blind person or a person having a physical impairment as described in subsection (a) (1) of this section. “§4654. Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons “Unsealed letters sent by a blind person or a person having a physical impairment, as described in section 4653(a)(1) of this title, in raised characters or sight saving type, or in the form of sound recordings, may be mailed free of postage. “§4655. Markings “All matter relating to blind or other handicapped persons mailed under section 4653, or section 4654, of this title, shall bear the words ‘Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped’, or words to that effect specified by the Postmaster General, in the upper right-hand corner of the address area.”. (b) The table of contents of chapter 69 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out— “4653. Publications for the blind. “4654. Reproducers and sound reproduction records for the blind.” and inserting in lieu thereof— “4653. Matter for blind and other handicapped persons. “4654. Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons. “4654. Markings.”. (c) Section 4451(d) of title 39, United States Code, is repealed.