§ 3741. Postal service

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1979

   Panama Canal Act of 1979

   Pub. L. 96–70 title I § 1331 · 93 Stat. 452

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3741

   Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1331, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 481, 482

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1331, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 481, 482

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 1331. postal service (a) The postal service established and governed by 22 USC 3741. 76A Stat. 38. chapter 73 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code shall be discontinued on October 1, 1979. (b) The provisions of chapter 73 of such title 2 relating to postal-savings deposits, postal-savings certificates, postal money orders, and the accounting for funds shall continue to apply for the purpose of meeting the obligations of the United States concerning outstanding postal savings and money orders and disposition of funds. (c) The Commission shall take possession of and administer the funds of the postal service referred to in subsection (a) of this section and shall assume its obligations. The Commission and the United States Postal Service may enter into agreements for the transfer of funds or property and the assumption of administrative rights or responsibilities with respect to the outstanding obligations of the postal service referred to in subsection (a) of this section. Any transfer or assumption (including any agreement for such transfer or assumption) pursuant to this subsection shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. (d) Mail addressed to the Canal Zone from or through the continental United States may be routed by the United States Postal Service to the military post offices of the United States Forces in the Republic of Panama. Such military post offices shall provide the required directory services and shall accept such mail to the extent permitted under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements. The Commission shall furnish personnel, records, and other services to such military post offices to assure wherever appropriate the distribution, rerouting, or return of such mail. (e) (1) The second sentence of section 403(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out “Except as provided in the Canal 39 USC 3401. Zone Code, the” and inserting in lieu thereof “The”. (2) Section 3401(b) of such title is amended— (A) by inserting “or” before “the Virgin Islands”; and (B) by striking out “or the Canal Zone,”. (3) (A) Section 3402 of such title is repealed. (B) the table of sections for chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by repealing the item relating to section 3402. (4) Section 3682(b)(5) of such title is amended by striking out “the Canal Zone and”.

2. 1996

   Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–201 div. C title XXXV § 3543 · 110 Stat. 2422

   Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 3741

   Pub. L. 104–201 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text was comprised of subsecs. (a) to (d) of section 1331 of Pub. L. 96–70 which provided for discontinuation of postal service under former Canal Zone Code, savings provision, possession and administration of postal funds by Commission, and handling of mail addressed to the Canal Zone. Prior to amendment, section 1331 also contained a subsec. (e) which amended sections 403, 3401, 3402, and 3682 of Title 39, Postal Service

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–201 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text was comprised of subsecs. (a) to (d) of section 1331 of Pub. L. 96–70 which provided for discontinuation of postal service under former Canal Zone Code, savings provision, possession and administration of postal funds by Commission, and handling of mail addressed to the Canal Zone. Prior to amendment, section 1331 also contained a subsec. (e) which amended sections 403, 3401, 3402, and 3682 of Title 39, Postal Service.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3543. POSTAL SERVICE. Section 1331 (22 U.S.C. 3741) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 1331. “postal service (a) The Commission shall take possession of and administer the funds of the Canal Zone postal service and shall assume its obligations. “(b) Effective December 1, 1999, neither the Commission nor Effective date. the United States Government shall be responsible for the distribution of any accumulated unpaid balances relating to Canal Zone postal-savings deposits, postal-savings certificates, and postal money orders. “(c) Mail addressed to the Canal Zone from or through the continental United States may be routed by the United States Postal Service to the military post offices of the United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Panama. Such military post offices shall provide the required directory services and shall accept such mail to the extent permitted under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements. The Commission shall furnish Records. personnel, records, and other services to such military post offices to assure wherever appropriate the distribution, rerouting, or return of such mail.”.

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