---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 221.1"
title: "39"
number: "221.1"
heading: "The United States Postal Service."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/221.1"
---

# §221.1. The United States Postal Service.


The United States Postal Service was established as an independent establishment within the executive branch of the government of the United States under the Postal Reorganization Act of August 12, 1970 (Pub. L. 91-375, 84 Stat. 719).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 401(2), 402, 403, 404, 409, 1001; Inspector General Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-452), 5 U.S.C. App. 3.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 53000, Aug. 31, 2004, unless otherwise noted.