2018 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service
Part III - Modernization and Fiscal Administration
Chapter 20 - Finance
Sec. 2007 - Public debt character of the obligations of the Postal Service
39 U.S.C. § 2007 (2018) |
§2007. Public debt character of the obligations of the Postal Service |
For the purpose of any purchase of the obligations of the Postal Service, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of title 31, as now or hereafter in force, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31, as now or hereafter in force, are extended to include any purchases of the obligations of the Postal Service under this chapter. The Secretary of the Treasury may, at any time, sell any of the obligations of the Postal Service acquired by him under this chapter. All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the obligations of the Postal Service shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. |
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 97–452, §2(f), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2479.) |
AMENDMENTS
1983—Pub. L. 97–452 substituted "chapter 31 of title 31" for "the Second Liberty Bond Act" wherever appearing. EFFECTIVE DATESection 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. |
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Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART III - MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 20 - FINANCE Sec. 2007 - Public debt character of the obligations of the Postal Service |
section 2007 |
2018 |
January 14, 2019 |
Yes |
standard |
84 Stat. 741 96 Stat. 2479 |
Public Law 91-375, Public Law 97-452 |