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Title 39 — Postal Service
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Chapter 1
POSTAL POLICY AND DEFINITIONS
§ 101
Postal policy
§ 102
Definitions
Chapter 2
ORGANIZATION
§ 201
United States Postal Service
§ 202
Board of Governors
§ 203
Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General
§ 204
General Counsel; Judicial Officer; Chief Postal Inspector
§ 205
Procedures of the Board of Governors
§ 206
Advisory Council
§ 207
Seal
§ 208
Reservation of powers
Chapter 4
GENERAL AUTHORITY
§ 401
General powers of the Postal Service
§ 402
Delegation of authority
§ 403
General duties
§ 404
Specific powers
§ 404a
Specific limitations
§ 405
Printing of illustrations of United States postage stamps
§ 406
Postal services at Armed Forces installations
§ 407
International postal arrangements
§ 408
International money-order exchanges
§ 409
Suits by and against the Postal Service
§ 410
Application of other laws
§ 411
Cooperation with other Government agencies
§ 412
Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses
§ 413
Postal services at diplomatic posts
§ 414
Special postage stamps
§ 415
Prohibition on restriction or elimination of services
§ 416
Authority to issue semipostals
Chapter 5
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
§ 501
Establishment
§ 502
Commissioners
§ 503
Rules; regulations; procedures
§ 504
Administration
§ 505
Officer of the Postal Regulatory Commission representing the general public
Chapter 6
PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS
§ 601
Letters carried out of the mail
§ 602
Foreign letters out of the mails
§ 603
Searches authorized
§ 604
Seizing and detaining letters
§ 605
Searching vessels for letters
§ 606
Disposition of seized mail
Chapter 10
EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE
§ 1001
Appointment and status
§ 1002
Political recommendations
§ 1003
Employment policy
§ 1004
Supervisory and other managerial organizations
§ 1005
Applicability of laws relating to Federal employees
§ 1006
Right of transfer
§ 1007
Seniority for employees in rural service
§ 1008
Temporary employees or carriers
§ 1009
Personnel not to receive fees
§ 1010
Administration of oaths related to postal inspection matters
§ 1011
Oath of office
Chapter 12
EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
§ 1201
Definition
§ 1202
Bargaining units
§ 1203
Recognition of labor organizations
§ 1204
Elections
§ 1205
Deductions of dues
§ 1206
Collective-bargaining agreements
§ 1207
Labor disputes
§ 1208
Suits
§ 1209
Applicability of Federal labor laws
Chapter 20
FINANCE
§ 2001
Definitions
§ 2002
Capital of the Postal Service
§ 2003
The Postal Service Fund
§ 2004
Repealed. Pub. L. 105–33, title VII, §7003(a)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 663
§ 2005
Obligations
§ 2006
Relationship between the Treasury and the Postal Service
§ 2007
Public debt character of the obligations of the Postal Service
§ 2008
Audit and expenditures
§ 2009
Annual budget
§ 2009a
Budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund
§ 2010
Restrictions on agreements
§ 2011
Provisions relating to competitive products
Chapter 22
CONVICT LABOR
§ 2201
No postal equipment or supplies manufactured by convict labor
Chapter 24
APPROPRIATIONS AND ANNUAL REPORT
§ 2401
Appropriations
§ 2402
Annual report
Chapter 26
DEBTS AND COLLECTION
§ 2601
Collection and adjustment of debts
§ 2602
Transportation of international mail by air carriers of the United States
§ 2603
Settlement of claims for damages caused by the Postal Service
§ 2604
Delivery of stolen money to owner
§ 2605
Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments
Chapter 28
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
§ 2801
Definitions
§ 2802
Strategic plans
§ 2803
Performance plans
§ 2804
Program performance reports
§ 2805
Inherently Governmental functions
Chapter 29
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
§ 2901
Definitions
§ 2902
Property management
§ 2903
Use of funds from sale of property
Chapter 30
NONMAILABLE MATTER
§ 3001
Nonmailable matter
§ 3002
Nonmailable motor vehicle master keys
§ 3002a
Nonmailability of locksmithing devices
§ 3003
Mail bearing a fictitious name or address
§ 3004
Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address
§ 3005
False representations; lotteries
§ 3006
Repealed. Pub. L. 106–168, title I, §105(b)(1), Dec. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1811
§ 3007
Detention of mail for temporary periods
§ 3008
Prohibition of pandering advertisements
§ 3009
Mailing of unordered merchandise
§ 3010
Mailing of sexually oriented advertisements
§ 3011
Judicial enforcement
§ 3012
Civil penalties
§ 3013
Semiannual reports on investigative activities of the Postal Service
§ 3014
Nonmailable plants
§ 3015
Nonmailable plant pests and injurious animals
§ 3016
Administrative subpoenas
§ 3017
Nonmailable skill contests or sweepstakes matter; notification to prohibit mailings
§ 3018
Hazardous material
Chapter 32
PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL
§ 3201
Definitions
§ 3202
Penalty mail
§ 3203
Endorsements on penalty covers
§ 3204
Restrictions on use of penalty mail
§ 3205
Accounting for penalty covers
§ 3206
Reimbursement for penalty mail service
§ 3207
Limit of weight of penalty mail; postage on overweight matter
§ 3208
Shipment by most economical means
§ 3209
Executive departments to supply information
§ 3210
Franked mail transmitted by the Vice President, Members of Congress, and congressional officials
§ 3211
Public documents
§ 3212
Congressional Record under frank of Members of Congress
§ 3213
Seeds and reports from Department of Agriculture
§ 3214
Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President
§ 3215
Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful
§ 3216
Reimbursement for franked mailings
§ 3217
Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and consuls of countries of Postal Union of Americas and Spain
§ 3218
Franked mail for survivors of Members of Congress
§ 3219
Mailgrams
§ 3220
Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children
Chapter 34
ARMED FORCES AND FREE POSTAGE
§ 3401
Mailing privileges of members of Armed Forces of the United States
§ 3402
Repealed. Pub. L. 96–70, title I, §1331(e)(3)(A), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 482
§ 3403
Matter for blind and other handicapped persons
§ 3404
Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons
§ 3405
Markings
§ 3406
Balloting materials under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
Chapter 36
POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES
§ 3621
Applicability; definitions
§ 3622
Modern rate regulation
§ 3626
Reduced rates
§ 3627
Adjusting free rates
§ 3628
Repealed. Pub. L. 109–435, title II, §201(b), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3205
§ 3629
Reduced rates for voter registration purposes
§ 3631
Applicability; definitions and updates
§ 3632
Action of the Governors
§ 3633
Provisions applicable to rates for competitive products
§ 3634
Assumed Federal income tax on competitive products income
§ 3641
Market tests of experimental products
§ 3642
New products and transfers of products between the market-dominant and competitive categories of mail
§ 3651
Annual reports by the Commission
§ 3652
Annual reports to the Commission
§ 3653
Annual determination of compliance
§ 3654
Additional financial reporting
§ 3661
Postal services
§ 3662
Rate and service complaints
§ 3663
Appellate review
§ 3664
Enforcement of orders
§ 3681
Reimbursement
§ 3682
Size and weight limits
§ 3683
Uniform rates for books; films; other materials
§ 3684
Limitations
§ 3685
Filing of information relating to periodical publications
§ 3686
Bonus authority
§ 3691
Establishment of modern service standards
§ 3692
Performance targets and transparency
Chapter 37
NONPOSTAL SERVICES
§ 3701
Purpose
§ 3702
Definitions
§ 3703
Postal Service program for State governments
§ 3704
Postal Service program for other Government agencies
§ 3705
Transparency and accountability for nonpostal services
Chapter 50
GENERAL
§ 5001
Provisions for carrying mail
§ 5002
Transportation of mail of adjoining countries through the United States
§ 5003
Establishment of post roads
§ 5004
Discontinuance of service on post roads
§ 5005
Mail transportation
§ 5006
Lien on compensation of contractor
§ 5007
Free transportation of postal employees
Chapter 54
TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR
§ 5401
Authorization
§ 5402
Contracts for transportation of mail by air
§ 5403
Fines
Chapter 56
TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL
§ 5601
Sea post service
§ 5602
Termination of contracts for foreign transportation
§ 5603
Transportation of mail by vessel as freight or express
§ 5604
Fines on ocean carriers
§ 5605
Contracts for transportation of mail by vessel