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Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code
now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun,
verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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kind: "code_section"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
chapter_number: "54"
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR"
section: "5401"
citation: "39 U.S.C. § 5401"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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---
# 39 U.S.C. § 5401 - Authorization
## Text
(a) The Postal Service is authorized to provide for the safe and expeditious transportation of mail by aircraft.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 5402 of this title, the Postal Service may make such rules, regulations, and orders consistent with part A of subtitle VII of title 49, or any order, rule, or regulation made by the Secretary of Transportation thereunder, as may be necessary for such transportation.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 772; Pub. L. 98–443, § 9(g)(3), Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1707; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(k)(3), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1375.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–272 substituted “part A of subtitle VII” for “sections 1301–1542”. 1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–443 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Civil Aeronautics Board”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–443 effective Jan. 1, 1985, see section 9(v) of Pub. L. 98–443, set out as a note under section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective DateSection effective July 1, 1971, 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.
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title: "39 U.S.C. § 5403"
description: "Fines"
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title_number: 39
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section: "5403"
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# 39 U.S.C. § 5403 - Fines
## Text
The Postal Service may impose or remit fines on carriers transporting mail by air on routes extending beyond the borders of the United States for—
(1) unreasonable or unnecessary delay to mail; and
(2) other delinquencies in the transportation of the mail.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective July 1, 1971, 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.