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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. § 5605"
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description: "Contracts for transportation of mail by vessel"
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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: "56"
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chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL"
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section: "5605"
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citation: "39 U.S.C. § 5605"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 39 U.S.C. § 5605 - Contracts for transportation of mail by vessel
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## Text
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The Postal Service may contract for the transportation of mail by vessel without advertising for bids.
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(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 109–435, title X, § 1002(b)(3), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3255.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2006—Pub. L. 109–438 struck out “for periods of not in excess of 4 years” before period at end.
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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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