Title 39Postal ServiceRelease 119-73

§3681 Reimbursement

Title 39 › Part PART IV— - MAIL MATTER › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - GENERAL › § 3681

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A mailer cannot be reimbursed for payments declared unlawful under sections 3662–3664 or replaced by a lower rate under subchapter II.

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Title 39, §3681

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No mailer may be reimbursed for any amount paid under any rate or fee which, after such payment, is determined to have been unlawful after proceedings in accordance with the provisions of sections 3662 through 3664 of this title, or is superseded by a lower rate or fee established under subchapter II of this chapter.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–435 substituted “sections 3662 through 3664” for “section 3628”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 20, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–10 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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Citation

39 U.S.C. § 3681

Title 39Postal Service

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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