Title 39 — Postal Service

Every section of Title 39 of the United States Code, postal service — 181 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 39 U.S.C. § 101 — Postal policy
• 39 U.S.C. § 102 — Definitions
• 39 U.S.C. § 201 — United States Postal Service
• 39 U.S.C. § 202 — Board of Governors
• 39 U.S.C. § 203 — Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General
• 39 U.S.C. § 204 — General Counsel; Judicial Officer; Chief Postal Inspector
• 39 U.S.C. § 205 — Procedures of the Board of Governors
• 39 U.S.C. § 206 — Advisory Council
• 39 U.S.C. § 207 — Seal
• 39 U.S.C. § 208 — Reservation of powers
• 39 U.S.C. § 401 — General powers of the Postal Service
• 39 U.S.C. § 402 — Delegation of authority
• 39 U.S.C. § 403 — General duties
• 39 U.S.C. § 404 — Specific powers
• 39 U.S.C. § 404a — Specific limitations
• 39 U.S.C. § 405 — Printing of illustrations of United States postage stamps
• 39 U.S.C. § 406 — Postal services at Armed Forces installations
• 39 U.S.C. § 407 — International postal arrangements
• 39 U.S.C. § 408 — International money-order exchanges
• 39 U.S.C. § 409 — Suits by and against the Postal Service
• 39 U.S.C. § 410 — Application of other laws
• 39 U.S.C. § 411 — Cooperation with other Government agencies
• 39 U.S.C. § 412 — Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses
• 39 U.S.C. § 413 — Postal services at diplomatic posts
• 39 U.S.C. § 414 — Special postage stamps
• 39 U.S.C. § 415 — Prohibition on restriction or elimination of services
• 39 U.S.C. § 416 — Authority to issue semipostals
• 39 U.S.C. § 501 — Establishment
• 39 U.S.C. § 502 — Commissioners
• 39 U.S.C. § 503 — Rules; regulations; procedures
• 39 U.S.C. § 504 — Administration
• 39 U.S.C. § 505 — Officer of the Postal Regulatory Commission representing the general public
• 39 U.S.C. § 601 — Letters carried out of the mail
• 39 U.S.C. § 602 — Foreign letters out of the mails
• 39 U.S.C. § 603 — Searches authorized
• 39 U.S.C. § 604 — Seizing and detaining letters
• 39 U.S.C. § 605 — Searching vessels for letters
• 39 U.S.C. § 606 — Disposition of seized mail
• 39 U.S.C. § 1001 — Appointment and status
• 39 U.S.C. § 1002 — Political recommendations
• 39 U.S.C. § 1003 — Employment policy
• 39 U.S.C. § 1004 — Supervisory and other managerial organizations
• 39 U.S.C. § 1005 — Applicability of laws relating to Federal employees
• 39 U.S.C. § 1006 — Right of transfer
• 39 U.S.C. § 1007 — Seniority for employees in rural service
• 39 U.S.C. § 1008 — Temporary employees or carriers
• 39 U.S.C. § 1009 — Personnel not to receive fees
• 39 U.S.C. § 1010 — Administration of oaths related to postal inspection matters
• 39 U.S.C. § 1011 — Oath of office
• 39 U.S.C. § 1201 — Definition
• 39 U.S.C. § 1202 — Bargaining units
• 39 U.S.C. § 1203 — Recognition of labor organizations
• 39 U.S.C. § 1204 — Elections
• 39 U.S.C. § 1205 — Deductions of dues
• 39 U.S.C. § 1206 — Collective-bargaining agreements
• 39 U.S.C. § 1207 — Labor disputes
• 39 U.S.C. § 1208 — Suits
• 39 U.S.C. § 1209 — Applicability of Federal labor laws
• 39 U.S.C. § 2001 — Definitions
• 39 U.S.C. § 2002 — Capital of the Postal Service
• 39 U.S.C. § 2003 — The Postal Service Fund
• 39 U.S.C. § 2004 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–33, title VII, §7003(a)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 663
• 39 U.S.C. § 2005 — Obligations
• 39 U.S.C. § 2006 — Relationship between the Treasury and the Postal Service
• 39 U.S.C. § 2007 — Public debt character of the obligations of the Postal Service
• 39 U.S.C. § 2008 — Audit and expenditures
• 39 U.S.C. § 2009 — Annual budget
• 39 U.S.C. § 2009a — Budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund
• 39 U.S.C. § 2010 — Restrictions on agreements
• 39 U.S.C. § 2011 — Provisions relating to competitive products
• 39 U.S.C. § 2201 — No postal equipment or supplies manufactured by convict labor
• 39 U.S.C. § 2401 — Appropriations
• 39 U.S.C. § 2402 — Annual report
• 39 U.S.C. § 2601 — Collection and adjustment of debts
• 39 U.S.C. § 2602 — Transportation of international mail by air carriers of the United States
• 39 U.S.C. § 2603 — Settlement of claims for damages caused by the Postal Service
• 39 U.S.C. § 2604 — Delivery of stolen money to owner
• 39 U.S.C. § 2605 — Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments
• 39 U.S.C. § 2801 — Definitions
• 39 U.S.C. § 2802 — Strategic plans
• 39 U.S.C. § 2803 — Performance plans
• 39 U.S.C. § 2804 — Program performance reports
• 39 U.S.C. § 2805 — Inherently Governmental functions
• 39 U.S.C. § 2901 — Definitions
• 39 U.S.C. § 2902 — Property management
• 39 U.S.C. § 2903 — Use of funds from sale of property
• 39 U.S.C. § 3001 — Nonmailable matter
• 39 U.S.C. § 3002 — Nonmailable motor vehicle master keys
• 39 U.S.C. § 3002a — Nonmailability of locksmithing devices
• 39 U.S.C. § 3003 — Mail bearing a fictitious name or address
• 39 U.S.C. § 3004 — Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address
• 39 U.S.C. § 3005 — False representations; lotteries
• 39 U.S.C. § 3006 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–168, title I, §105(b)(1), Dec. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1811
• 39 U.S.C. § 3007 — Detention of mail for temporary periods
• 39 U.S.C. § 3008 — Prohibition of pandering advertisements
• 39 U.S.C. § 3009 — Mailing of unordered merchandise
• 39 U.S.C. § 3010 — Mailing of sexually oriented advertisements
• 39 U.S.C. § 3011 — Judicial enforcement
• 39 U.S.C. § 3012 — Civil penalties
• 39 U.S.C. § 3013 — Semiannual reports on investigative activities of the Postal Service
• 39 U.S.C. § 3014 — Nonmailable plants
• 39 U.S.C. § 3015 — Nonmailable plant pests and injurious animals
• 39 U.S.C. § 3016 — Administrative subpoenas
• 39 U.S.C. § 3017 — Nonmailable skill contests or sweepstakes matter; notification to prohibit mailings
• 39 U.S.C. § 3018 — Hazardous material
• 39 U.S.C. § 3201 — Definitions
• 39 U.S.C. § 3202 — Penalty mail
• 39 U.S.C. § 3203 — Endorsements on penalty covers
• 39 U.S.C. § 3204 — Restrictions on use of penalty mail
• 39 U.S.C. § 3205 — Accounting for penalty covers
• 39 U.S.C. § 3206 — Reimbursement for penalty mail service
• 39 U.S.C. § 3207 — Limit of weight of penalty mail; postage on overweight matter
• 39 U.S.C. § 3208 — Shipment by most economical means
• 39 U.S.C. § 3209 — Executive departments to supply information
• 39 U.S.C. § 3210 — Franked mail transmitted by the Vice President, Members of Congress, and congressional officials
• 39 U.S.C. § 3211 — Public documents
• 39 U.S.C. § 3212 — Congressional Record under frank of Members of Congress
• 39 U.S.C. § 3213 — Seeds and reports from Department of Agriculture
• 39 U.S.C. § 3214 — Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President
• 39 U.S.C. § 3215 — Lending or permitting use of frank unlawful
• 39 U.S.C. § 3216 — Reimbursement for franked mailings
• 39 U.S.C. § 3217 — Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and consuls of countries of Postal Union of Americas and Spain
• 39 U.S.C. § 3218 — Franked mail for survivors of Members of Congress
• 39 U.S.C. § 3219 — Mailgrams
• 39 U.S.C. § 3220 — Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children
• 39 U.S.C. § 3401 — Mailing privileges of members of Armed Forces of the United States
• 39 U.S.C. § 3402 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–70, title I, §1331(e)(3)(A), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 482
• 39 U.S.C. § 3403 — Matter for blind and other handicapped persons
• 39 U.S.C. § 3404 — Unsealed letters sent by blind or physically handicapped persons
• 39 U.S.C. § 3405 — Markings
• 39 U.S.C. § 3406 — Balloting materials under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
• 39 U.S.C. § 3621 — Applicability; definitions
• 39 U.S.C. § 3622 — Modern rate regulation
• 39 U.S.C. § 3623_to_3625 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–435, title II, §201(b), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3205
• 39 U.S.C. § 3626 — Reduced rates
• 39 U.S.C. § 3627 — Adjusting free rates
• 39 U.S.C. § 3628 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–435, title II, §201(b), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3205
• 39 U.S.C. § 3629 — Reduced rates for voter registration purposes
• 39 U.S.C. § 3631 — Applicability; definitions and updates
• 39 U.S.C. § 3632 — Action of the Governors
• 39 U.S.C. § 3633 — Provisions applicable to rates for competitive products
• 39 U.S.C. § 3634 — Assumed Federal income tax on competitive products income
• 39 U.S.C. § 3641 — Market tests of experimental products
• 39 U.S.C. § 3642 — New products and transfers of products between the market-dominant and competitive categories of mail
• 39 U.S.C. § 3651 — Annual reports by the Commission
• 39 U.S.C. § 3652 — Annual reports to the Commission
• 39 U.S.C. § 3653 — Annual determination of compliance
• 39 U.S.C. § 3654 — Additional financial reporting
• 39 U.S.C. § 3661 — Postal services
• 39 U.S.C. § 3662 — Rate and service complaints
• 39 U.S.C. § 3663 — Appellate review
• 39 U.S.C. § 3664 — Enforcement of orders
• 39 U.S.C. § 3681 — Reimbursement
• 39 U.S.C. § 3682 — Size and weight limits
• 39 U.S.C. § 3683 — Uniform rates for books; films; other materials
• 39 U.S.C. § 3684 — Limitations
• 39 U.S.C. § 3685 — Filing of information relating to periodical publications
• 39 U.S.C. § 3686 — Bonus authority
• 39 U.S.C. § 3691 — Establishment of modern service standards
• 39 U.S.C. § 3692 — Performance targets and transparency
• 39 U.S.C. § 3701 — Purpose
• 39 U.S.C. § 3702 — Definitions
• 39 U.S.C. § 3703 — Postal Service program for State governments
• 39 U.S.C. § 3704 — Postal Service program for other Government agencies
• 39 U.S.C. § 3705 — Transparency and accountability for nonpostal services
• 39 U.S.C. § 5001 — Provisions for carrying mail
• 39 U.S.C. § 5002 — Transportation of mail of adjoining countries through the United States
• 39 U.S.C. § 5003 — Establishment of post roads
• 39 U.S.C. § 5004 — Discontinuance of service on post roads
• 39 U.S.C. § 5005 — Mail transportation
• 39 U.S.C. § 5006 — Lien on compensation of contractor
• 39 U.S.C. § 5007 — Free transportation of postal employees
• 39 U.S.C. § 5201_to_5215 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–435, title X, §1002(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3254
• 39 U.S.C. § 5401 — Authorization
• 39 U.S.C. § 5402 — Contracts for transportation of mail by air
• 39 U.S.C. § 5403 — Fines
• 39 U.S.C. § 5601 — Sea post service
• 39 U.S.C. § 5602 — Termination of contracts for foreign transportation
• 39 U.S.C. § 5603 — Transportation of mail by vessel as freight or express
• 39 U.S.C. § 5604 — Fines on ocean carriers
• 39 U.S.C. § 5605 — Contracts for transportation of mail by vessel