Title 39 — Postal ServiceRelease 119-73
§5401 Authorization
Title 39 › Part PART V— - TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL › Chapter CHAPTER 54— - TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR › § 5401
Summary
USPS may provide safe air transportation of mail and make rules for it, consistent with 49 U.S.C. subtitle VII part A and Secretary of Transportation orders, except section 5402.
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Title 39, §5401
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(a)The Postal Service is authorized to provide for the safe and expeditious transportation of mail by aircraft.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in section 5402 of this title, the Postal Service may make such rules, regulations, and orders consistent with part A of subtitle VII of title 49, or any order, rule, or regulation made by the Secretary of Transportation thereunder, as may be necessary for such transportation.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–272 substituted “part A of subtitle VII” for “section 1301–1542”. 1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–443 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Civil Aeronautics Board”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–443 effective Jan. 1, 1985, see section 9(v) of Pub. L. 98–443, set out as a note under section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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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Citation
39 U.S.C. § 5401
Title 39 — Postal Service
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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