2018 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service
Part V - Transportation of Mail
Chapter 54 - Transportation of Mail by Air
Sec. 5401 - Authorization
| 39 U.S.C. § 5401 (2018) |
| §5401. Authorization |
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(a) The Postal Service is authorized to provide for the safe and expeditious transportation of mail by aircraft. (b) Except as otherwise provided in section 5402 of this title, the Postal Service may make such rules, regulations, and orders consistent with part A of subtitle VII of title 49, or any order, rule, or regulation made by the Secretary of Transportation thereunder, as may be necessary for such transportation. |
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(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 772; Pub. L. 98–443, §9(g)(3), Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1707; Pub. L. 103–272, §5(k)(3), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1375.) |
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AMENDMENTS
1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–272 substituted "part A of subtitle VII" for "sections 1301–1542". 1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–443 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Civil Aeronautics Board". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 98–443 effective Jan. 1, 1985, see section 9(v) of Pub. L. 98–443, set out as a note under section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. 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. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE |
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| Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART V - TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL CHAPTER 54 - TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR Sec. 5401 - Authorization |
| section 5401 |
| 2018 |
| January 14, 2019 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 84 Stat. 772 98 Stat. 1707 108 Stat. 1375 |
| Public Law 91-375, Public Law 98-443, Public Law 103-272 |
