Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§41908 Effect on Foreign Postal Arrangements
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart ii — economic regulation › CHAPTER 419 — TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL › § 41908
Summary
Keeps U.S. agreements with foreign postal services about sending mail by airplane in place and preserves the Postal Service's power to make those agreements.
Full Legal Text
Title 49, §41908
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This part does not—
(1)affect an arrangement made by the United States Government with the postal administration of a foreign country related to the transportation of mail by aircraft; or
(2)impair the authority of the United States Postal Service to make such an arrangement.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4191249 App.:1375(e)(1).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 405(e)(1), 72 Stat. 761. In clause (1), the words “abrogate or” are omitted as being included in “affect”.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 41908, Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1156, related to prices for transporting mail of foreign countries, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–405, § 2(b)(7)(A), (c), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4289, 4290, effective Oct. 1, 2008.
Amendments
2008—Pub. L. 110–405, which directed the amendment of this chapter by renumbering section 49112 as this section, was executed by renumbering section 41912 of this title as this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 41908
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102