Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102
§2603 Settlement of Claims for Damages Caused by the Postal Service
Title 39 › PART III — MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 26 — DEBTS AND COLLECTION › § 2603
Summary
Postal Service may settle US-payable damage claims from operations not covered by section 2672 of title 28.
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Title 39, §2603
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When the Postal Service finds a claim for damage to persons or property resulting from the operation of the Postal Service to be a proper charge against the United States, and it is not cognizable under section 2672 of title 28, it may adjust and settle the claim.
Legislative History
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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. Charge Against Postal Revenues for Settlement of Claims for Damages and for Losses Resulting From Unavoidable Casualty Pub. L. 89–57, title II, § 201,
June 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 200, provided in part: “That hereafter settlement of claims, pursuant to law, current and prior fiscal years, for damages, and for losses resulting from unavoidable casualty shall be paid from postal revenues.”
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39 U.S.C. § 2603
Title 39, Postal Service
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102