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Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102

§206 Advisory Council

Title 39 › PART I — GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 — ORGANIZATION › § 206

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sets up a Postal Service Advisory Council led by the Postmaster General (chair) and the Deputy Postmaster General (vice chair). The President appoints 11 more members: 4 from labor nominees, 4 for major mail users, and 3 for the public. Most terms are 2 years, but at the start two labor reps, two mail-user reps, and one public rep serve 1 year. If a member leaves early, their replacement finishes that term. The Postal Service must get the Council’s advice on all postal operations. Public members are paid per meeting equal to the daily rate for Level V of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5316, and all members are reimbursed for necessary travel and reasonable meeting expenses.

Full Legal Text

Title 39, §206

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(a)There shall be a Postal Service Advisory Council of which the Postmaster General shall be the Chairman and the Deputy Postmaster General shall be the Vice Chairman. The Advisory Council shall have 11 additional members appointed by the President. He shall appoint as such members (1) 4 persons from among persons nominated by those labor organizations recognized as collective-bargaining representatives for employees of the Postal Service in one or more collective-bargaining units, (2) 4 persons as representatives of major mail users, and (3) 3 persons as representatives of the public at large. All members shall be appointed for terms of 2 years except that, of those first appointed, 2 of the members representative of labor organizations, 2 of the members representative of major postal users, and 1 member representing the public at large shall be appointed for 1 year. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall serve for the remainder of such term.
(b)The Postal Service shall consult with and receive the advice of the Advisory Council regarding all aspects of postal operations.
(c)The members of the Council representative of the public at large shall receive for each meeting of the Council an amount equal to the daily rate applicable to level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5. All members of the Council shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Council.

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Effective Date

Section effective Aug. 12, 1970, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title. Termination of Advisory CouncilsAdvisory councils in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

39 U.S.C. § 206

Title 39, Postal Service

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102