39 U.S.C. § 203 (2024)
This is the official text of 39 U.S.C. § 203 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General
Official statutory text
The chief executive officer of the Postal Service is the Postmaster General appointed under section 202(c) of this title. The alternate chief executive officer of the Postal Service is the Deputy Postmaster General appointed under section 202(d) of this title.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 721.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Aug. 12, 1970, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 721.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Aug. 12, 1970, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
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