Title 32, National GuardRelease 119-102
§713 Official Mail: Free Transmission
Title 32 › CHAPTER 7 — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › § 713
Summary
National Guard units and headquarters may send official mail for free, just like the Department of Defense, whether they are serving under federal orders or not.
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Title 32, §713
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Units and headquarters of the National Guard, whether or not in Federal service, have the same privilege of free mailing of official matter as the Department of Defense.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 71332:196.Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 305, § 643, 67 Stat. 357. The word “Hereafter” is omitted as executed. The words “and the Air National Guard” are omitted, since “National Guard”, as defined in section 101(2) of this title, includes the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. The words “Federal service” are substituted for the words “active service of the United States”. The words “mailing of official matter” are substituted for the words “transmission of official mail matter”.
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32 U.S.C. § 713
Title 32, National Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102