§404a. Specific limitations — Inbound Citations

Citations to 39 U.S.C. § 404a as a whole

• 39 U.S.C. § 401

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  Subject to the provisions of section 404a, the Postal Service shall have the following general powers:
• 39 U.S.C. § 404(a)

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  (a) Subject to the provisions of section 404a, but otherwise without limitation of the generality of its powers, the Postal Service shall have the following specific powers, among others:

  (1) to provide for the collection, handling, transportation, delivery, forwarding, returning, and holding of mail, and for the disposition of undeliverable mail;

  (2) to prescribe, in accordance with this title, the amount of postage and the manner in which it is to be paid;

  (3) to determine the need for post offices, postal and training facilities and equipment, and to provide such offices, facilities, and equipment as it determines are needed;

  (4) to provide and sell postage stamps and other stamped paper, cards, and envelopes and to provide such other evidences of payment of postage and fees as may be necessary or desirable;

  (5) to provide philatelic services;

  (6) to investigate postal offenses and civil matters relating to the Postal Service;

  (7) to offer and pay rewards for information and services in connection with violation of the postal laws, and, unless a different disposal is expressly prescribed, to pay one-half of all penalties and forfeitures imposed for violations of law affecting the Postal Service, its revenues, or property, to the person informing for the same, and to pay the other one-half into the Postal Service Fund; and

  (8) to authorize the issuance of a substitute check for a lost, stolen, or destroyed check of the Postal Service.
• 39 U.S.C. § 3662(a)

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  (a) Any interested person (including an officer of the Postal Regulatory Commission representing the interests of the general public) who believes the Postal Service is not operating in conformance with the requirements of the provisions of sections 101(d), 401(2), 403(c), 404a, or 601, or this chapter (or regulations promulgated under any of those provisions) may lodge a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission in such form and manner as the Commission may prescribe.