Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§3317 Certain Authority Not Affected
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 33 — ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND ALTERATION › § 3317
Summary
Leaves the U.S. Postal Service's legal powers unchanged and does not take away or reduce any authority the Postal Service has under law.
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Title 40, §3317
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This chapter does not limit or repeal the authority conferred by law on the United States Postal Service.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 331540:615.Pub. L. 86–249, § 16, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 483; Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(m)(3), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 782. The text of 40:615(1) is omitted as obsolete.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–235 renumbered section 3316 of this title as this section. 2007—Pub. L. 110–140 renumbered section 3315 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2007 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–140 effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
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Citation
40 U.S.C. § 3317
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102