2017 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service
Part I - General
Chapter 4 - General Authority
Sec. 412 - Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses

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Citation 39 U.S.C. § 412 (2017)
Section Name §412. Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses
Section Text

(a) Except as specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law, no officer or employee of the Postal Service shall make available to the public by any means or for any purpose any mailing or other list of names or addresses (past or present) of postal patrons or other persons.

(b) The Postal Service shall provide to the Secretary of Commerce for use by the Bureau of the Census such address information, address-related information, and point of postal delivery information, including postal delivery codes, as may be determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for any census or survey being conducted by the Bureau of the Census. The provision of such information under this subsection shall be in accordance with such mutually agreeable terms and conditions, including reimbursability, as the Postal Service and the Secretary of Commerce shall deem appropriate.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 103–430, §4, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4394.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1994—Pub. L. 103–430 substituted "(a) Except as specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law," for "Except as specifically provided by law," and added subsec. (b).

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 I - GENERAL
CHAPTER 4 - GENERAL AUTHORITY
Sec. 412 - Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses
Contains section 412
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 84 Stat. 727
108 Stat. 4394
Public Law References Public Law 91-375, Public Law 103-430
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