Title 39 of the United States Code explained

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 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

Part II

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

Part III — Modernization and Fiscal Administration

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

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

Part V

• Chapter 50 — General
• [Chapter 52 — Repealed]
• Chapter 54 — Transportation of mail by air
• Chapter 56 — Transportation of mail by vessel

External links

• U.S. Code Title 39, via United States Government Printing Office
• U.S. Code Title 39, via Cornell University

Notes and References

1. Web site: The United States Postal Service: An American History . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128235955/https://about.usps.com/publications/pub100.pdf . 2022-11-28 . 2023-01-08 . USPS.com.
2. Web site: Law Department - Who we are - About.usps.com . 2023-01-09 . about.usps.com.
3. Code of Laws of the United States, 1934 Edition, title 39
4. 74 Stat 578
5. 84 Stat 719. Explanation of the Postal Reorganization Act and Selected Background Material, p 5