Title 39 of the United States Code
Title 39 of the United States Code outlines the role of United States Postal Service in the United States Code. This title was formerly not divided into parts, but was divided into chapters. This title was divided into six parts by Public Law 86–682 of 2 September 1960. This title was divided into five parts by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 :
- Part I—General
- Part II—Personnel
- Part III—Modernization and Fiscal Administration
- Part IV—Mail Matter
- Part V—Transportation of Mail
Part I — General
- — Postal policy and definitions
- — Organization
- — General authority
- — Postal Regulatory Commission
- — Private carriage of letters
Part II — Personnel
- — Employment within the Postal Service
- — Employee-management agreements
Part III — Modernization and Fiscal Administration
- — Finance
- — Convict labor
- — Appropriations and annual report
- — Debts and collection
- — Strategic planning and performance management
- — Property management
Part IV — Mail Matter
- — Nonmailable matter
- — Penalty and franked mail
- — Armed forces and free postage
- — Postal rates, classes, and services
- — Nonpostal services
Part V — Transportation of Mail
- — General
- — Transportation of mail by air
- — Transportation of mail by vessel