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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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type: "LegalText"
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title: "39 U.S.C. § 5401"
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description: "Authorization"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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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: "54"
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chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR"
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section: "5401"
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citation: "39 U.S.C. § 5401"
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status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 39 U.S.C. § 5401 - Authorization
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## Text
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(a) The Postal Service is authorized to provide for the safe and expeditious transportation of mail by aircraft.
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(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.
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(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.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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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”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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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.
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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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