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U.S. Code, Title 39, Postal Service
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 3661. Postal Services
(a) The Postal Service shall develop and promote adequate and efficient postal services.
(b) When the Postal Service determines that there should be a change in the nature of postal services which will generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis, it shall submit a proposal, within a reasonable time prior to the effective date of such proposal, to the Postal Rate Commission requesting an advisory opinion on the change.
(c) The Commission shall not issue its opinion on any proposal until an opportunity for hearing on the record under sections 556 and 557 of title 5 has been accorded to the Postal Service, users of the mail, and an officer of the Commission who shall be required to represent the interests of the general public. The opinion shall be in writing and shall include a certification by each Commissioner agreeing with the opinion that in his judgment the opinion conforms to the policies established under this title.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 764.)
Subchapter 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.
Commission on Postal Service
Pub. L. 94–421, § 7, Sept. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 1307, related to establishment, appointment and compensation of personnel and officers of a Commission on Postal Service and its duty to determine public service aspects of Postal Service and extent to which public service aspects of Postal Service are to be supported by appropriations, to study rate making, and to review service levels and electronic fund transfers and communication techniques, with appropriate recommendations to be transmitted to President and Congress on or before Mar. 15, 1977, 60 days after which transmittal it was to cease to exist.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 3661. Postal Services," U.S. Code, Title 39, Postal Service in U.S. Code, Title 39, Postal Service (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed May 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBJV6L63EJCUW72.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 3661. Postal Services." U.S. Code, Title 39, Postal Service, in U.S. Code, Title 39, Postal Service, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 12 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBJV6L63EJCUW72.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 3661. Postal Services' in U.S. Code, Title 39, Postal Service. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 39, Postal Service, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 12 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBJV6L63EJCUW72.
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