39 USC Chapter 36 - POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES

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SUBCHAPTER I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO MARKET-DOMINANT PRODUCTS Sec. 3621. Applicability; definitions. 3622. Modern rate regulation. [3623. Repealed.] [3624. Repealed.] [3625. Repealed.] 3626. Reduced Rates. ^[1] 3627. Adjusting free rates. [3628. Repealed.] 3629. Reduced rates for voter registration purposes. SUBCHAPTER II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS 3631. Applicability; definitions and updates. 3632. Action of the Governors. 3633. Provisions applicable to rates for competitive products. 3634. Assumed Federal income tax on competitive products. ^[1] SUBCHAPTER III—PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXPERIMENTAL AND NEW PRODUCTS 3641. Market tests of experimental products. 3642. New products and transfers of products between the market-dominant and competitive categories of mail. SUBCHAPTER IV—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS 3651. Annual reports by the Commission. 3652. Annual reports to the Commission. 3653. Annual determination of compliance. 3654. Additional financial reporting. SUBCHAPTER V—POSTAL SERVICES, COMPLAINTS, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW 3661. Postal Services. ^[1] 3662. Rate and service complaints. 3663. Appellate review. 3664. Enforcement of orders. SUBCHAPTER VI—GENERAL 3681. Reimbursement. 3682. Size and weight limits. 3683. Uniform rates for books; films, other materials. ^[1] 3684. Limitations. 3685. Filing of information relating to periodical publications. 3686. Bonus authority. SUBCHAPTER VII—MODERN SERVICE STANDARDS 3691. Establishment of modern service standards.

Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–435, title II, § 206,Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3217, added chapter heading and analysis and struck out former chapter heading “POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES” and analysis consisting of items for subchapters I to V and items 3601 to 3604, 3621 to 3629, 3641 and 3642, 3661 to 3663, and 3681 to 3685.

1998—Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(h) [title VI, § 648(b)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–480, 2681–528, added item 3663.

1993—Pub. L. 103–123, title VII, § 704(a)(3)(B)(ii),Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1270, substituted “free rates” for “free and reduced rates” in item 3627 and added item 3642.

Pub. L. 103–31, § 8(h)(4),May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 86, added item 3629.

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[1] So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.

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