,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #digf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #a1 #bjai,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,mrs4     
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4      
,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,moore1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide = free mail+        
privileges = p]sonal correspond5ce &    
p>cels s5t to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces    
s]v+ on active duty 9 ,iraq1            
,afghani/an1 or o!r designat$ ho/ile    
fire areas4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,supply ,our ,soldi]s   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,po/al b5efits       
program = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9        
consultation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al   
,s]vice1 %all provide = a program "u :i*
 po/al b5efits %all be provid$ to       
qualifi$ individuals 9 accordance )     
succe$+ provisions ( ?is ,act4  7b7     
,qualifi$ individual ,= purposes ( ?is  

,act1 ! t]m qualifi$ individual means an
 individual :o-- 7#a7 is a memb] ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on active 
duty 7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( title    
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 &  7#b7  7,a7
 is s]v+ 9 ,iraq1 ,afghani/an1 or o!r   
designat$ ho/ile fire area1 z describ$ 9
 section #cea7;a77#a7 ( title #cg1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7,b7 is        
hospitaliz$ at a facility "u !          
jurisdiction ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates z a result ( a disease or injury 
incurr$ z a result ( s]vice describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a74  7c7 ,po/al b5efits   
describ$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! po/al b5efits
 provid$ "u ?is ,act %all consi/ ( su*  
c\pons or o!r simil> evid5ce ( cr$it    
7:e!r 9 pr9t$1 electronic1 or o!r =mat1 
& 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z v\*]s7 z !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se 79 consultation ) ! 
,po/al ,s]vice7 %all det]m9e1 entitl+ ! 
be>] or us] to make qualifi$ mail+s free
 ( po/age4  7#b7 ,qualifi$ mail+ ,=     
purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m qualifi$     
mail+ means ! mail+ ( a s+le mail piece 

:i*-- 7,a7 is describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a7 or 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#c72  7,b7 is  
s5t f )9 an area s]v$ by a ,unit$ ,/ates
 po/ (fice2 &  7,c7 is address$ to a    
qualifi$ individual4  7#c7 ,mail        
describ$ ,mail describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph  
is-- 7,a7 any fir/-class mail 7includ+  
any s\nd- or video-record$              
communication7 n exce$+ #ac ounces 9    
weight & hav+ ! "* ( p]sonal            
correspond5ce2 &  7,b7 p>cel po/ n      
exce$+ #ae p\nds 9 weight4  7#d7        
,limitations  7,a7 ,numb] ,an individual
 %all be eligible = #a v\*] = ea* mon? 9
 :i* su* individual is a qualifi$       
individual4  7,b7 ,use ,any su* v\*] may
 n be us$-- 7i7 = m ?an a s+le qualifi$ 
mail+2 or  7ii7 beyond ! expiration date
 ( su* v\*]1 z designat$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se4  7#e7 ,coord9ation rule      
,po/al b5efits "u ?is ,act %all be 9    
addition to1 & n 9 lieu (1 any r$uc$    
rates ( po/age or o!r simil> b5efits :i*
 might o!rwise be available by or "u    
law1 includ+ any rates ( po/age result+ 

f ! application ( section #cdja7;b7 (   
title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7    
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se 79 consultation ) ! 
,po/al ,s]vice7 %all prescribe any      
regulations necess>y to c>ry out ?is    
,act1 includ+--  7#a7 proc$ures by :i*  
v\*]s w be provid$ or made available 9 a
 timely mann] to p]sons duly id5tifi$ by
 qualifi$ individuals to receive ^?     
v\*]s2 &  7#b7 proc$ures to ensure t !  
numb] ( v\*]s provid$ or made available 
) respect to any qualifi$ individual    
complies ) subsection 7c77#d77;,a74  #c4
 ,fund+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se1 = fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh      
#bjbe1 a sum det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to be equal to ! exp5ses incurr$
 by ! ,dep>tm5t 9 provid+ ! b5efits     
describ$ 9 section #b7;c7 = su* fiscal  
ye>s4 ,su* sum %all be d]iv$ f am\nts   
appropriat$ 9 ea* su* fiscal ye> =      
,op]ation & ,ma9t5ance1 ,def5se-wide1 = 

! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 & %all
 n to exce$ #ge million = ! total p]iod 
beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjbj & end+ )      
fiscal ye> #bjbe4  7b7 ,transf]s to     
,po/al ,s]vice  7#a7 ,bas$ on e/imates  
,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all transf] to !
 ,po/al ,s]vice1 out ( any am\nt s      
appropriat$ & 9 advance ( ea* cal5d>    
qu>t] dur+ :i* po/al b5efits "u ?is ,act
 may be us$1 an am\nt equal to ! am\nt (
 po/al b5efits t ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  
e/imates w be us$ dur+ su* qu>t]1 r$uc$ 
or increas$ 7z ! case may be7 by any    
am\nts by :i* ! ,secret>y f9ds t a      
det]m9ation "u ?is section = a prior    
qu>t] 0 great] ?an or less ?an ! am\nt  
f9ally det]m9$ = su* qu>t]4  7#b7 ,bas$ 
on annual det]m9ation ,= ea* ( ! fiscal 
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe1 an annual       
det]m9ation ( ! am\nt necess>y to       
correct any previ\s det]m9ation "u ?is  
section dur+ su* fiscal ye>1 & any      
transf] ( am\nts betwe5 ! ,po/al ,s]vice
 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se bas$ on t      
annual det]m9ation1 %all be made n lat] 

?an #f mon?s aft] ! end ( su* fiscal    
ye>4  7#c7 ,bas$ on f9al det]m9ation ,a 
f9al det]m9ation ( ! am\nt necess>y to  
correct any previ\s det]m9ation "u ?is  
section1 & any transf] ( am\nts betwe5 !
 ,po/al ,s]vice & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
bas$ on t f9al det]m9ation1 %all be made
 n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! end ( fiscal
 ye> #bjbe4  7c7 ,consultation requir$  
,all e/imates & det]m9ations "u ?is     
section ( ! am\nt ( po/al b5efits "u ?is
 ,act us$ 9 any p]iod %all be made by ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 9 consultation ) !  
,po/al ,s]vice4  #d4 ,duration ,! po/al 
b5efits "u ?is ,act %all apply ) respect
 to mail matt] s5t dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+  
on ,octob] #a1 #bjai1 & end+ on         
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe4