Title 39 of the United States Code
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- § 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
- § 101. Postal policy
- § 1010. Administration of oaths related to postal inspection matters
- § 1011. Oath of office
- § 102. Definitions
- § 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
- § 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 Repealed.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
- § 201. United States Postal Service
- § 2010. Restrictions on agreements
- § 2011. Provisions relating to competitive products
- § 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
- § 2201. No postal equipment or supplies manufactured by convict labor
- § 2401. Appropriations
- § 2402. Annual report
- § 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
- § 2801. Definitions
- § 2802. Strategic plans
- § 2803. Performance plans
- § 2804. Program performance reports
- § 2805. Inherently Governmental functions
- § 2901. Definitions
- § 2902. Property management
- § 2903. Use of funds from sale of property
- § 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
- § 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
- § 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
- § 3621. Applicability; definitions
- § 3622. Modern rate regulation
- § 3623. to 3625. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–435, title II, §201(b), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3205
- § 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
- § 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
- § 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
- § 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
- § 501. Establishment
- § 502. Commissioners
- § 503. Rules; regulations; procedures
- § 504. Administration
- § 505. Officer of the Postal Regulatory Commission representing the general public
- § 5201. to 5215. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–435, title X, §1002(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3254
- § 5401. Authorization
- § 5402. Contracts for transportation of mail by air
- § 5403. Fines
- § 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
- § 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