Title_39_of_the_United_States_Code Knowpia

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

Part I

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

Part II

Chapter 10 — Employment within the Postal Service
Chapter 12 — Employee-management agreements

Part III — Modernization and Fiscal Administration edit

Part III

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

Part IV

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

Part V

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[Chapter 52 — Repealed]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