2014 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service (Sections 101 - 5605)
Part IV - Mail Matter (Sections 3001 - 3691)
Chapter 36 - Postal Rates, Classes, and Services (Sections 3621 - 3691)
Subchapter II - Provisions Relating to Competitive Products (Sections 3631 - 3634)
Sec. 3631 - Applicability; definitions and updates
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART IV - MAIL MATTER CHAPTER 36 - POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES SUBCHAPTER II - PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS Sec. 3631 - Applicability; definitions and updates |
| Contains | section 3631 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 109-435, title II, §202, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3205. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 120 Stat. 3205 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 109-435 |
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(a) Applicability.—This subchapter shall apply with respect to—
(1) priority mail;
(2) expedited mail;
(3) bulk parcel post;
(4) bulk international mail; and
(5) mailgrams;
subject to subsection (d) and any changes the Postal Regulatory Commission may make under section 3642.
(b) Definition.—For purposes of this subchapter, the term "costs attributable", as used with respect to a product, means the direct and indirect postal costs attributable to such product through reliably identified causal relationships.
(c) Rule of Construction.—Mail matter referred to in subsection (a) shall, for purposes of this subchapter, be considered to have the meaning given to such mail matter under the mail classification schedule.
(Added Pub. L. 109–435, title II, §202, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3205.)
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