§2602 Transportation of International Mail by Air Carriers of the United States

Summary

The Postal Service can use money owed to the United States to cover balances it owes another country for international mail or money order work when it has set the transport rates charged to that country and when the United States must collect transport fees for U.S. air carriers. When it does this, the Postal Service must give the foreign country credit, pay the part that belongs to the air carrier for carrying the mail, and put the remaining amount into the Postal Service Fund for the United States. The Postal Service may also advance money to an air carrier from funds available for paying other countries if it expects to collect that amount later. If the United States cannot collect the money from the other country within 12 months after the payment or advance, it may deduct the unpaid amount from sums it owes that air carrier. The Postal Service must keep accounting records to handle these transactions.