[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR1.1]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 1--POSTAL POLICY (ARTICLE I)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.1  Establishment of the U.S. Postal Service.

    The U.S. Postal Service is established under the provisions of the 
Postal Reorganization Act (the Reorganization Act) of August 12, 1970, 
Public Law 91-375, 84 Stat. 719, as an independent establishment of the 
executive branch of the Government of the United States, under the 
direction of a Board of Governors, with the Postmaster General as its 
chief executive officer. The Board of Governors of the Postal Service 
(the Board) directs the exercise of its powers through management that 
is expected to be honest, efficient, economical, and mindful of the 
competitive business environment in which the Postal Service operates. 
The Board consists of nine Governors appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, to represent the public 
interest generally, together with the Postmaster General and Deputy 
Postmaster General.