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title: "49 U.S.C. § 20305"
description: "Inspection of mail cars"
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_name: "SAFETY APPLIANCES"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 20305 - Inspection of mail cars
## Text
The Secretary of Transportation shall inspect the construction, adaptability, design, and condition of mail cars used on railroads in the United States. The Secretary shall make a report on the inspection and submit a copy of the report to the United States Postal Service.
(Pub. L. 103272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 883.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2030545:37.May 27, 1908, ch. 200, § 1 (6th par. last sentence under heading “Interstate Commerce Commission”), 35 Stat. 325.  Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, § 1 (6th par. last sentence under heading “Interstate Commerce Commission”), 35 Stat. 965. 49 App.:1655(e)(1)(I), (J).Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89670, § 6(e)(1)(I), (J), 80 Stat. 939. The words “United States Postal Service” are substituted for “Postmaster General” because of sections 4(a) and 5(e) of the Postal Reorganization Act (Public Law 91375, 84 Stat. 773, 775).