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type: "LegalText"
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title: "39 U.S.C. § 102"
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description: "Definitions"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 39
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title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
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chapter_number: "1"
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chapter_name: "POSTAL POLICY AND DEFINITIONS"
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section: "102"
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citation: "39 U.S.C. § 102"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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---
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# 39 U.S.C. § 102 - Definitions
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## Text
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As used in this title—
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(1) “Postal Service” means the United States Postal Service established by section 201 of this title;
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(2) “Board of Governors”, and “Board”, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the Board of Governors established under section 202 of this title;
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(3) “Governors” means the 9 members of the Board of Governors appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, under section 202(a) of this title;
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(4) “Inspector General” means the Inspector General appointed under section 202(e) of this title;
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(5) “postal service” refers to the delivery of letters, printed matter, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collection, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary thereto;
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(6) “product” means a postal service with a distinct cost or market characteristic for which a rate or rates are, or may reasonably be, applied;
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(7) “rates”, as used with respect to products, includes fees for postal services;
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(8) “market-dominant product” or “product in the market-dominant category of mail” means a product subject to subchapter I of chapter 36;
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(9) “competitive product” or “product in the competitive category of mail” means a product subject to subchapter II of chapter 36; and
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(10) “year”, as used in chapter 36 (other than subchapters I and VI thereof), means a fiscal year.
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(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(f) [title VI, § 662(a)(2)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–314, 3009–379; Pub. L. 109–435, title I, § 101, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3199.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2006—Pars. (5) to (10). Pub. L. 109–435 added pars. (5) to (10). 1996—Par. (4). Pub. L. 104–208 added par. (4).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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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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