Title 39 — Postal ServiceRelease 119-73

§3702 Definitions

Title 39 › Part PART IV— - MAIL MATTER › Chapter CHAPTER 37— - NONPOSTAL SERVICES › § 3702

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines several key words used in the chapter. Nonpostal services: Postal Service activities allowed here that are not postal products. Costs attributable: as defined in section 3631. Year: a fiscal year. Local government: local public bodies (counties, cities, school districts, special districts, councils, etc.). State government: includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other U.S. territories. Tribal government: the government of an Indian tribe (see 25 U.S.C. 5304). "United States" (geographic): the States, the District of Columbia, those territories, and other U.S. possessions.

Full Legal Text

Title 39, §3702

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In this chapter—

(1)the term “nonpostal services” is limited to services offered by the Postal Service that are expressly authorized by this chapter and are not postal products or services;

(2)the term “costs attributable” has the meaning given such term in section 3631;

(3)the term “year” means a fiscal year;

(4)the term “local government” means a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments, or regional or interstate government entity;

(5)the term “State government” includes the government of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States;

(6)the term “tribal government” means the government of an Indian tribe, as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304); and

(7)the term “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

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Citation

39 U.S.C. § 3702

Title 39 — Postal Service

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73