US Code
Title 39— POSTAL SERVICE

§ 505. Officer of the Postal Regulatory Commission representing the general public - The Postal Regulatory Commission shall designate an officer of the...

CHAPTER 6— PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS

§ 601. Letters carried out of the mail - (a) A letter may be carried out of the mails...

§ 602. Foreign letters out of the mails - (a) Except as provided in section 601 of this title,...

§ 603. Searches authorized - (1) vehicle passing, or having lately passed, from a place...

§ 604. Seizing and detaining letters - An officer or employee of the Postal Service performing duties...

§ 605. Searching vessels for letters - An officer or employee of the Postal Service performing duties...

§ 606. Disposition of seized mail - Every package or parcel seized by an officer or employee...

PART II— PERSONNEL

CHAPTER 10— EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE

§ 1001. Appointment and status - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Postal...

§ 1002. Political recommendations - (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,...

§ 1003. Employment policy - (a) Except as provided under chapters 2 and 12 of...

§ 1004. Supervisory and other managerial organizations - (a) It shall be the policy of the Postal Service...

§ 1005. Applicability of laws relating to Federal employees - (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the provisions...

§ 1006. Right of transfer - Officers and employees in the postal career service of the...

§ 1007. Seniority for employees in rural service - Subject to agreements made under chapter 12 of this title,...

§ 1008. Temporary employees or carriers - (a) A person temporarily employed to deliver mail is deemed...

§ 1009. Personnel not to receive fees - An officer or employee of the Postal Service may not...

§ 1010. Administration of oaths related to postal inspection matters - Officers and employees of the Postal Service performing duties related...

§ 1011. Oath of office - Before entering upon their duties and before receiving any salary,...

CHAPTER 12— EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

§ 1201. Definition - (1) maintenance guards who, on the effective date of this...

§ 1202. Bargaining units - (1) any management official or supervisor; (2) any employee engaged...

§ 1203. Recognition of labor organizations - (a) The Postal Service shall accord exclusive recognition to a...

§ 1204. Elections - (a) All elections authorized under this chapter shall be conducted...

§ 1205. Deductions of dues - (a) When a labor organization holds exclusive recognition, or when...

§ 1206. Collective-bargaining agreements - (a) Collective-bargaining agreements between the Postal Service and bargaining representatives...

§ 1207. Labor disputes - (a) If there is a collective-bargaining agreement in effect, no...

§ 1208. Suits - (a) The courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction...

§ 1209. Applicability of Federal labor laws - (a) Employee-management relations shall, to the extent not inconsistent with...

PART III— MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 20— FINANCE

§ 2001. Definitions - (1) “Fund” means the Postal Service Fund established by section...

§ 2002. Capital of the Postal Service - (a) The initial capital of the Postal Service shall consist...

§ 2003. The Postal Service Fund - (a) There is established in the Treasury of the United...

[§ 2004. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 2005. Obligations - (a)(1) The Postal Service is authorized to borrow money and...

§ 2006. Relationship between the Treasury and the Postal Service - (a) At least 15 days before selling any issue of...

§ 2007. Public debt character of the obligations of the Postal Service - For the purpose of any purchase of the obligations of...

§ 2008. Audit and expenditures - (a) The accounts and operations of the Postal Service shall...

§ 2009. Annual budget - The Postal Service shall cause to be prepared annually a...

§ 2009a. Budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund - (1) shall not be included in the totals of—(A) the...

§ 2010. Restrictions on agreements - The Postal Service shall promote modern and efficient operations and...

§ 2011. Provisions relating to competitive products - (a)(1) In this subsection, the term “costs attributable” has the...

CHAPTER 22— CONVICT LABOR

§ 2201. No postal equipment or supplies manufactured by convict labor - Except as provided in chapter 307 of title 18, the...

CHAPTER 24— APPROPRIATIONS AND ANNUAL REPORT

§ 2401. Appropriations - (a) There are appropriated to the Postal Service all revenues...

§ 2402. Annual report - The Postmaster General shall render an annual report to the...

CHAPTER 26— DEBTS AND COLLECTION

§ 2601. Collection and adjustment of debts - (a) The Postal Service—(1) shall collect debts due the Postal...

§ 2602. Transportation of international mail by air carriers of the United States - (a) The Postal Service may offset against any balances due...

§ 2603. Settlement of claims for damages caused by the Postal Service - When the Postal Service finds a claim for damage to...

§ 2604. Delivery of stolen money to owner - When the Postal Service is satisfied that money or property...

§ 2605. Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments - (1) mistake; (2) fraudulent representations; (3) collusion; or (4) misconduct...

CHAPTER 28— STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

§ 2801. Definitions - (1) “outcome measure” refers to an assessment of the results...

§ 2802. Strategic plans - (a) No later than September 30, 1997, the Postal Service...

§ 2803. Performance plans - (a) The Postal Service shall prepare an annual performance plan...

§ 2804. Program performance reports - (a) The Postal Service shall prepare a report on program...

§ 2805. Inherently Governmental functions - The functions and activities of this chapter shall be considered...

CHAPTER 29— PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

§ 2901. Definitions - (1) Excess property.—The term “excess property” means any postal property...

§ 2902. Property management - (a) In General.—The Postal Service—(1) shall maintain adequate inventory controls...

§ 2903. Use of funds from sale of property - In the event that the Postal Service permanently ceases operations,...

PART IV— MAIL MATTER

CHAPTER 30— NONMAILABLE MATTER

§ 3001. Nonmailable matter - (a) Matter the deposit of which in the mails is...

§ 3002. Nonmailable motor vehicle master keys - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 3002a. Nonmailability of locksmithing devices - (a) Any locksmithing device is nonmailable mail, shall not be...

§ 3003. Mail bearing a fictitious name or address - (a) Upon evidence satisfactory to the Postal Service that any...

§ 3004. Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address - Whenever the Postal Service determines that letters or parcels sent...

§ 3005. False representations; lotteries - (a) Upon evidence satisfactory to the Postal Service that any...

[§ 3006. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 3007. Detention of mail for temporary periods - (a)(1) In preparation for or during the pendency of proceedings...

§ 3008. Prohibition of pandering advertisements - (a) Whoever for himself, or by his agents or assigns,...

§ 3009. Mailing of unordered merchandise - (a) Except for (1) free samples clearly and conspicuously marked...

§ 3010. Mailing of sexually oriented advertisements - (a) Any person who mails or causes to be mailed...

§ 3011. Judicial enforcement - (a) Whenever the Postal Service believes that any person is...

§ 3012. Civil penalties - (a) Any person—(1) who, through the use of the mail,...

§ 3013. Semiannual reports on investigative activities of the Postal Service - (1) a summary of any proceedings instituted under section 3005...

§ 3014. Nonmailable plants - (a)(1) Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture establishes a quarantine under...

§ 3015. Nonmailable plant pests and injurious animals - (a) Injurious Animals.—Any injurious animal, the importation or interstate shipment...

§ 3016. Administrative subpoenas - (a) Subpoena Authority.—(1) Investigations.—(A) In general.—In any investigation conducted under...

§ 3017. Nonmailable skill contests or sweepstakes matter; notification to prohibit mailings - (a) Definitions.—In this section—(1) the term “promoter” means any person...

§ 3018. Hazardous material - (a) In General.—The Postal Service shall prescribe regulations for the...

CHAPTER 32— PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL

§ 3201. Definitions - (1) “penalty mail” means official mail, other than franked mail,...

§ 3202. Penalty mail - (a) Subject to the limitations imposed by sections 3204 and...

§ 3203. Endorsements on penalty covers - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, penalty covers...

§ 3204. Restrictions on use of penalty mail - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or section...

§ 3205. Accounting for penalty covers - Executive departments and agencies, independent establishments of the Government of...

§ 3206. Reimbursement for penalty mail service - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 3207. Limit of weight of penalty mail; postage on overweight matter - (a) Penalty mail is restricted to articles not in excess...

§ 3208. Shipment by most economical means - Shipments of official matter other than franked mail shall be...

§ 3209. Executive departments to supply information - Persons and governmental organizations authorized to use penalty mail shall...

§ 3210. Franked mail transmitted by the Vice President, Members of Congress, and congressional officials - (a)(1) It is the policy of the Congress that the...

§ 3211. Public documents - The Vice President, Members of Congress, the Secretary of the...

§ 3212. Congressional Record under frank of Members of Congress - (a) Members of Congress may send the Congressional Record as...

§ 3213. Seeds and reports from Department of Agriculture - (1) as penalty mail by the Secretary of Agriculture; and...

§ 3214. Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President - A former President and the surviving spouse of a former...

§ 3215. Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful - A person entitled to use a frank may not lend...

§ 3216. Reimbursement for franked mailings - (a) The equivalent of—(1) postage on, and fees and charges...

§ 3217. Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and consuls of countries of Postal Union of Americas and Spain - Correspondence of the members of the diplomatic corps of the...

§ 3218. Franked mail for survivors of Members of Congress - Upon the death of a Member of Congress during his...

§ 3219. Mailgrams - Any Mailgram sent by the Vice President, a Member of...

§ 3220. Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children - (a)(1) The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, after...

CHAPTER 34— ARMED FORCES AND FREE POSTAGE

§ 3401. Mailing privileges of members of Armed Forces of the United States - (a)(1) First-class letter mail having the character of personal correspondence...

[§ 3402. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 3403. Matter for blind and other handicapped persons - (a) The matter described in subsection (b) of this section...

§ 3404. Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons - Unsealed letters sent by a blind person or a person...

§ 3405. Markings - All matter relating to blind or other handicapped persons mailed...

§ 3406. Balloting materials under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act - (a) Balloting materials under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee...

CHAPTER 36— POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER I— PROVISIONS RELATING TO MARKET-DOMINANT PRODUCTS

§ 3621. Applicability; definitions - (a) Applicability.—This subchapter shall apply with respect to—(1) first-class mail...

§ 3622. Modern rate regulation - (a) Authority Generally.—The Postal Regulatory Commission shall, within 18 months...

[§§ 3623 to 3625. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 3626. Reduced rates - (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, rates of...

§ 3627. Adjusting free rates - If Congress fails to appropriate an amount authorized under for...

[§ 3628. Repealed. , , ] -

§ 3629. Reduced rates for voter registration purposes - The Postal Service shall make available to a State or...

SUBCHAPTER II— PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS

§ 3631. Applicability; definitions and updates - (a) Applicability.—This subchapter shall apply with respect to—(1) priority mail;...

§ 3632. Action of the Governors - (a) Authority To Establish Rates and Classes.—The Governors, with the...

§ 3633. Provisions applicable to rates for competitive products - (a) In General.—The Postal Regulatory Commission shall, within 18 months...

§ 3634. Assumed Federal income tax on competitive products income - (a) Definitions.—For purposes of this section—(1) the term “assumed Federal...

SUBCHAPTER III— PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXPERIMENTAL AND NEW PRODUCTS

§ 3641. Market tests of experimental products - (a) Authority.—(1) In general.—The Postal Service may conduct market tests...

§ 3642. New products and transfers of products between the market-dominant and competitive categories of mail - (a) In General.—Upon request of the Postal Service or users...

SUBCHAPTER IV— REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS

§ 3651. Annual reports by the Commission - (a) In General.—The Postal Regulatory Commission shall submit an annual...

§ 3652. Annual reports to the Commission - (a) Costs, Revenues, Rates, and Service.—Except as provided in subsection...

§ 3653. Annual determination of compliance - (a) Opportunity for Public Comment.—After receiving the reports required under...

§ 3654. Additional financial reporting - (a) Additional Financial Reporting.—(1) In general.—The Postal Service shall file...

SUBCHAPTER V— POSTAL SERVICES, COMPLAINTS, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW

§ 3661. Postal services - (a) The Postal Service shall develop and promote adequate and...

§ 3662. Rate and service complaints - (a) In General.—Any interested person (including an officer of the...

§ 3663. Appellate review - A person, including the Postal Service, adversely affected or aggrieved...

§ 3664. Enforcement of orders - The several district courts have jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and...

SUBCHAPTER VI— GENERAL

§ 3681. Reimbursement - No mailer may be reimbursed for any amount paid under...

§ 3682. Size and weight limits - The Postal Service may establish size and weight limitations for...

§ 3683. Uniform rates for books; films; other materials - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the rates...

§ 3684. Limitations - Except as provided in , no provision of this chapter...

§ 3685. Filing of information relating to periodical publications - (a) Each owner of a publication having periodical publication mail...

§ 3686. Bonus authority - (a) In General.—The Postal Service may establish 1 or more...

SUBCHAPTER VII— MODERN SERVICE STANDARDS

§ 3691. Establishment of modern service standards - (a) Authority Generally.—Not later than 12 months after the date...

§ 3692. Performance targets and transparency - (a) Performance Targets.—Each year, to ensure that mail service for...

CHAPTER 37— NONPOSTAL SERVICES

§ 3701. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Postal...

§ 3702. Definitions - (1) the term “nonpostal services” is limited to services offered...

§ 3703. Postal Service program for State governments - (a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the...

§ 3704. Postal Service program for other Government agencies - The Postal Service may establish a program to provide property...

§ 3705. Transparency and accountability for nonpostal services - (a) Annual Report to the Commission.—(1) In general.—Not later than...

PART V— TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL

CHAPTER 50— GENERAL

§ 5001. Provisions for carrying mail - The Postal Service shall provide for the transportation of mail...

§ 5002. Transportation of mail of adjoining countries through the United States - The Postal Service, with the consent of the President, may...

§ 5003. Establishment of post roads - (1) the waters of the United States, during the time...

§ 5004. Discontinuance of service on post roads - The Postal Service may discontinue service on a post road...

§ 5005. Mail transportation - (a) The Postal Service may obtain mail transportation service—(1) from...

§ 5006. Lien on compensation of contractor - (a) A person who—(1) performs service for a contractor or...

§ 5007. Free transportation of postal employees - (a) Each person or carrier engaged in the transportation of...

[CHAPTER 52— REPEALED]

[§§ 5201 to 5215. Repealed. , , ] -

CHAPTER 54— TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR

§ 5401. Authorization - (a) The Postal Service is authorized to provide for the...

§ 5402. Contracts for transportation of mail by air - (a) In this section—(1) the term “acceptance point” means the...

§ 5403. Fines - (1) unreasonable or unnecessary delay to mail; and (2) other...

CHAPTER 56— TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL

§ 5601. Sea post service - The Postal Service may maintain sea post service on ocean...

§ 5602. Termination of contracts for foreign transportation - Contracts for the transportation of mail by vessel between the...

§ 5603. Transportation of mail by vessel as freight or express - (1) there is no competition on a water route and...

§ 5604. Fines on ocean carriers - (1) unreasonable or unnecessary delay to the mails; and (2)...

§ 5605. Contracts for transportation of mail by vessel - The Postal Service may contract for the transportation of mail...

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