parcel airlift

parcel airlift Sec. 117. (a) Chapter 67 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 4560. Air transportation of parcels mailed at or addressed to Armed Forces post offices “Any parcel, other than a parcel mailed airmail or as air parcel post, not exceeding thirty pounds in weight and sixty inches in length and girth combined, which is mailed at or addressed to any Armed Forces post office established under section 705(d) of this title shall be transported by air on a space available basis, on scheduled United States air carriers at rates fixed and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board in accordance with section 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1376), upon payment, in addition to the regular surface rate of postage, of a special fee to lie prescribed by the Postmaster General for such transportation by air. Whenever adequate service by scheduled United States air carriers is not available to provide transportation of mail matter by air in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section, the transportation of such mail matter may be authorized by aircraft other than scheduled United States air carriers.”. (b) The table of contents of such chapter 67 is amended by inserting at the end thereof— “4560. Air transportation of parcels mailed at or addressed to Armed Forces post offices.”.