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Title 39 of the United States Code outlines the role of United States Postal Service in the United States Code.[1][2] This title was formerly not divided into parts, but was divided into chapters.[3] This title was divided into six parts by Public Law 86–682 of 2 September 1960.[4] This title was divided into five parts by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–375):[5]
- Part I—General
- Part II—Personnel
- Part III—Modernization and Fiscal Administration
- Part IV—Mail Matter
- Part V—Transportation of Mail
Part I — General
[edit]- Chapter 1 — Postal policy and definitions
- Chapter 2 — Organization
- Chapter 4 — General authority
- Chapter 5 — Postal Regulatory Commission
- Chapter 6 — Private carriage of letters
Part II — Personnel
[edit]- Chapter 10 — Employment within the Postal Service
- Chapter 12 — Employee-management agreements
Part III — Modernization and Fiscal Administration
[edit]- Chapter 20 — Finance
- Chapter 22 — Convict labor
- Chapter 24 — Appropriations and annual report
- Chapter 26 — Debts and collection
- Chapter 28 — Strategic planning and performance management
- Chapter 29 — Property management
Part IV — Mail Matter
[edit]- Chapter 30 — Nonmailable matter
- Chapter 32 — Penalty and franked mail
- Chapter 34 — Armed forces and free postage
- Chapter 36 — Postal rates, classes, and services
- Chapter 37 — Nonpostal services
Part V — Transportation of Mail
[edit]- Chapter 50 — General
- [Chapter 52 — Repealed]
- Chapter 54 — Transportation of mail by air
- Chapter 56 — Transportation of mail by vessel
External links
[edit]- U.S. Code Title 39, via United States Government Printing Office
- U.S. Code Title 39, via Cornell University
References
[edit]- ^ "The United States Postal Service: An American History" (PDF). USPS.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "Law Department - Who we are - About.usps.com". about.usps.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Code of Laws of the United States, 1934 Edition, title 39
- ^ 74 Stat 578
- ^ 84 Stat 719. Explanation of the Postal Reorganization Act and Selected Background Material, p 5