Title 39 — Postal ServiceRelease 119-73
§2201 No postal equipment or supplies manufactured by convict labor
Title 39 › Part PART III— - MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - CONVICT LABOR › § 2201
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Title 39, §2201
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Except as provided in chapter 307 of title 18, the Postal Service may not make a contract for the purchase of equipment or supplies to be manufactured by convict labor.
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Effective Date
Section 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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39 U.S.C. § 2201
Title 39 — Postal Service
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73