Title 39 of the United States Code
U.S. federal statutes on the Postal Service
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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
Part II — Personnel
- Chapter 10 — Employment within the Postal Service
- Chapter 12 — Employee-management agreements
Part III — Modernization and Fiscal Administration
- 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
- 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
- Chapter 50 — General
- [Chapter 52 — Repealed]
- Chapter 54 — Transportation of mail by air
- Chapter 56 — Transportation of mail by vessel