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title: "39 U.S.C. § 1006"
description: "Right of transfer"
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title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
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chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE"
section: "1006"
citation: "39 U.S.C. § 1006"
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# 39 U.S.C. § 1006 - Right of transfer
## Text
Officers and employees in the postal career service of the Postal Service shall be eligible for promotion or transfer to any other position in the Postal Service or the executive branch of the Government of the United States for which they are qualified. The authority given by this section shall be used to provide a maximum degree of career promotion opportunities for officers and employees and to insure continued improvement of postal services.
(Pub. L. 91375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 732.)
## Notes
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.