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Title 39 — Postal Service

Part V · Chapter 50 — General

§ 5007. Free transportation of postal employees

Statutory text

(a)

Each person or carrier engaged in the transportation of mail shall carry on any vessel, train, motor vehicle, or aircraft he operates, upon exhibiting their credentials and without extra charge therefor, persons on duty in charge of the mails or when traveling to and from such duty.

(b)
(1)

In this subsection, “air carrier” and “aircraft” have the same meanings given those terms in section 40102(a) of title 49.

(2)

An air carrier engaged in transporting mail shall carry without charge on any plane it operates those agents and officers of the Postal Service traveling on official business related to transporting mail by aircraft, as prescribed by regulations of the Secretary of Transportation, on exhibiting credentials.

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. Postal Reorganization Act

    Pub. L. 91–375 · 84 Stat. 719

    Enacted · 39 U.S.C. § 5007

    Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 768

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 768

  2. Pub. L. 103–272 § 4(g)(1) · 108 Stat. 745

    1. Amended · 39 U.S.C. § 5007

      Pub. L. 103–272 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Added · 39 U.S.C. § 5007

      Pub. L. 103–272 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–272 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) In section 5007— (A) insert the subsection designation “(a)” at the beginning of the text of the section; and (B) add at the end of the section the following new subsection: “(b) (1) In this subsection, ‘air carrier’ and ‘aircraft’ have the same meanings given those terms in section 40102(a) of title 49. “(2) An air carrier engaged in transporting mail shall carry without charge on any plane it operates those agents and officers of the Postal Service traveling on official business related to transporting mail by aircraft, as prescribed by regulations of the Secretary of Transportation, on exhibiting credentials.”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–272 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , 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.

Credits

1970–1994 · 2 acts
  1. 1970Pub. L. 91–375, , 84 Stat. 768
  2. 1994Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(g)(1), , 108 Stat. 1364.
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(Pub. L. 91–375, , 84 Stat. 768; Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(g)(1), , 108 Stat. 1364.)

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