Title 39 — Postal Service
Part V · Chapter 50 — General
§ 5007. Free transportation of postal employees
Statutory text
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.
In this subsection, “air carrier” and “aircraft” have the same meanings given those terms in section 40102(a) of title 49.
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.
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. 768Pub. L. 103–272 § 4(g)(1) · 108 Stat. 745
Amended · 39 U.S.C. § 5007
Pub. L. 103–272 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
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
- 1970Pub. L. 91–375, , 84 Stat. 768
- 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.)