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Title 39 — Postal Service

Part III · Chapter 29 — Property Management

§ 2903. Use of funds from sale of property

Statutory text

In the event that the Postal Service permanently ceases operations, any funds derived from the sale of any real property owned by the Postal Service shall be used to pay any outstanding liability with respect to the salaries and expenses of any Postal Service employee. The balance of any remaining funds shall be deposited into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund established under section 8909a of title 5.

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. USPS Fairness Act

    Pub. L. 117–108 title I § 102(d)(1) · 136 Stat. 1127

    Enacted · 39 U.S.C. § 2903

    (Added Pub. L. 117–108, title I, § 102(d)(1), Apr. 6, 2022, 136 Stat. 1140.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 117–108, title I, § 102(d)(1), Apr. 6, 2022, 136 Stat. 1140.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) In general.— Chapter 29 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 2903. Use of funds from sale of property   “In the event that the Postal Service permanently ceases operations, any funds derived from the sale of any real property owned by the Postal Service shall be used to pay any outstanding liability with respect to the salaries and expenses of any Postal Service employee. The balance of any remaining funds shall be deposited into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund established under section 8909a of title 5.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 117–108, title I, § 102(d)(1), , 136 Stat. 1140.)

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