reimbursement of the postal service of the canal zone

reimbursement of the postal service of the canal zone Sec. 116. (a) Chapter 57 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§4170. Mailing privilege of members of United States Armed Forces and of friendly foreign nations in the Canal Zone “(a) For the purposes of sections 4169(a), 4303(d) (5), and 4560 of this title, each post office in the Canal Zone postal service, to the extent that it provides mail service for members of the United States Armed Forces and of friendly foreign nations, shall be considered to be an Armed Forces post office established under section 705(d) of this title. “(b) The Department of Defense shall reimburse the postal service of the Canal Zone, out of any appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense, as a necessary expense of the appropriations 81 Stat. 623or funds and of the activities concerned, the equivalent amount of postage due, and sums equal to the expenses incurred by, the postal service of the Canal Zone, as determined by the Governor of the Canal Zone, for matter sent in the mails, and in providing air transportation of mail, under such sections.” (b) The table of contents of chapter 57 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding— “4170. Mailing privilege of members of United States Armed Forces and of friendly foreign nations in the Canal Zone.” immediately below— “4169. Mailing privilege of members of United States Armed Forces and of friendly foreign nations.”.