Public Law 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Public Law 116-92, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, took effect on December 20, 2019. It changed 9 parts of the United States Code.

Title 17, Section 105: amended. Inserted “(a) In general.—” before “Copyright” in section 105 of title 17.

Title 17, Section 105: amended. Added subsection (b), subsection (c), and the definitions paragraph at the end of section 105 of title 17.

Title 39, Section 406: amended. Inserted subsection (c) at section 406 of title 39 authorizing the Secretary of Defense to approve certain overseas post office use by United States citizens employed by NATO and prohibiting funds for that purpose.

Title 39, Section 414(h): amended. Raised the sunset date in section 414(h) of title 39 from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2027.

Title 39, Section 3401(a): rewritten. Rewrote section 3401(a) of title 39 to limit free carriage to first-class letter mail from eligible individuals in overseas contingency operations and to revise the eligible individuals described in paragraph (2).

Title 39, Section 3401: amended. Struck subsection (c) from section 3401 of title 39.

Title 39, Section 3401: renumbered. Renumbered subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 3401 of title 39 as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.

Title 39, Section 3401: rewritten. Rewrote subsection (b) of section 3401 of title 39 to change the mail carried by surface or air and to set new parcel and publication requirements.

Title 39, Section 3401, heading: amended. Struck the words “and of friendly foreign nations” from the section heading of section 3401 of title 39.