TITLE 39-POSTAL SERVICE
PART I—GENERAL (sections 101 to 606)
CHAPTER 1—POSTAL POLICY AND DEFINITIONS (sections 101 to 102)
CHAPTER 2—ORGANIZATION (sections 201 to 208)
CHAPTER 4—GENERAL AUTHORITY (sections 401 to 416)
- § 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 (sections 501 to 505)
CHAPTER 6—PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS (sections 601 to 606)
PART II—PERSONNEL (sections 1001 to 1209)
CHAPTER 10—EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE (sections 1001 to 1011)
- § 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 (sections 1201 to 1209)
PART III—MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION (sections 2001 to 2903)
CHAPTER 20—FINANCE (sections 2001 to 2011)
- § 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- § 2004 — Repealed.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 (section 2201)
CHAPTER 24—APPROPRIATIONS AND ANNUAL REPORT (sections 2401 to 2402)
CHAPTER 26—DEBTS AND COLLECTION (sections 2601 to 2605)
CHAPTER 28—STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (sections 2801 to 2805)
CHAPTER 29—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (sections 2901 to 2903)
PART IV—MAIL MATTER (sections 3001 to 3705)
CHAPTER 30—NONMAILABLE MATTER (sections 3001 to 3018)
- § 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 (sections 3201 to 3220)
- § 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 (sections 3401 to 3406)
- § 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 (sections 3621 to 3692)
SUBCHAPTER I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO MARKET-DOMINANT PRODUCTS (sections 3621 to 3629)
- § 3621 — Applicability; definitions
- § 3622 — Modern rate regulation
- § 3623 — 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
SUBCHAPTER II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS (sections 3631 to 3634)
SUBCHAPTER III—PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXPERIMENTAL AND NEW PRODUCTS (sections 3641 to 3642)
SUBCHAPTER IV—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS (sections 3651 to 3654)
SUBCHAPTER V—POSTAL SERVICES, COMPLAINTS, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW (sections 3661 to 3664)
SUBCHAPTER VI—GENERAL (sections 3681 to 3686)
SUBCHAPTER VII—MODERN SERVICE STANDARDS (sections 3691 to 3692)
CHAPTER 37—NONPOSTAL SERVICES (sections 3701 to 3705)
PART V—TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL (sections 5001 to 5605)
CHAPTER 50—GENERAL (sections 5001 to 5007)
- § 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