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title: "39 U.S.C. § 412"
description: "Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses"
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title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
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section: "412"
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# 39 U.S.C. § 412 - Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses
## Text
(a) Except as specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law, no officer or employee of the Postal Service shall make available to the public by any means or for any purpose any mailing or other list of names or addresses (past or present) of postal patrons or other persons.
(b) The Postal Service shall provide to the Secretary of Commerce for use by the Bureau of the Census such address information, address-related information, and point of postal delivery information, including postal delivery codes, as may be determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for any census or survey being conducted by the Bureau of the Census. The provision of such information under this subsection shall be in accordance with such mutually agreeable terms and conditions, including reimbursability, as the Postal Service and the Secretary of Commerce shall deem appropriate.
(Pub. L. 91375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 103430, § 4, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4394.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103430 substituted “(a) Except as specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law,” for “Except as specifically provided by law,” and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 719 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.