Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102
§208 Reservation of Powers
Title 39 › PART I — GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 — ORGANIZATION › § 208
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Congress may change this title, but can't harm Postal Service contracts made under it.
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Title 39, §208
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Congress reserves the power to alter, amend, or repeal any or all of the sections of this title, but no such alteration, amendment, or repeal shall impair the obligation of any contract made by the Postal Service under any power conferred by this title.
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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. § 208
Title 39, Postal Service
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102