![]() 556, provided that: "This section may be cited as the 'Breast Cancer Research Stamp Act of 2001'." Short Title of 2000 Amendment 910, provided that: "This title may be cited as the 'Rural Service Improvement Act of 2002'." Short Title of 2001 Amendment 1052, provided that: "This Act may be cited as the 'Postmasters Equity Act of 2003'." Short Title of 2002 Amendment 3350, provided that: "This title may be cited as the 'Rural Air Service Improvement Act of 2004'." Short Title of 2003 Amendment 3198, provided that: "This Act may be cited as the 'Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act'." Short Title of 2004 Amendment 4287, provided that: "This Act may be cited as the 'Air Carriage of International Mail Act'." Short Title of 2006 Amendment 1112, provided that: "This Act may be cited as the 'Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act'." Short Title of 2008 Amendment 1878, provided that: "This Act may be cited as the 'Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013'." Short Title of 2010 Amendment 2201, provided that: "This Act may be cited as the 'Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015'." Short Title of 2014 Amendment 91–375, set out as a note preceding this section. 4290, provided that: "The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2008." Effective Date Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 2008 Amendment 110–405 substituted "mail." for "mail and shall make a fair and equitable distribution of mail business to carriers providing similar modes of transportation services to the Postal Service." (g) In planning and building new postal facilities, the Postal Service shall emphasize the need for facilities and equipment designed to create desirable working conditions for its officers and employees, a maximum degree of convenience for efficient postal services, proper access to existing and future air and surface transportation facilities, and control of costs to the Postal Service. Modern methods of transporting mail by containerization and programs designed to achieve overnight transportation to the destination of important letter mail to all parts of the Nation shall be a primary goal of postal operations. (f) In selecting modes of transportation, the Postal Service shall give highest consideration to the prompt and economical delivery of all mail. (e) In determining all policies for postal services, the Postal Service shall give the highest consideration to the requirement for the most expeditious collection, transportation, and delivery of important letter mail. (d) Postal rates shall be established to apportion the costs of all postal operations to all users of the mail on a fair and equitable basis. It shall place particular emphasis upon opportunities for career advancements of all officers and employees and the achievement of worthwhile and satisfying careers in the service of the United States. ![]() (c) As an employer, the Postal Service shall achieve and maintain compensation for its officers and employees comparable to the rates and types of compensation paid in the private sector of the economy of the United States. No small post office shall be closed solely for operating at a deficit, it being the specific intent of the Congress that effective postal services be insured to residents of both urban and rural communities. (b) The Postal Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns where post offices are not self-sustaining. The costs of establishing and maintaining the Postal Service shall not be apportioned to impair the overall value of such service to the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities. The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. ![]() (a) The United States Postal Service shall be operated as a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of Congress, and supported by the people. United States Code, 2020 Edition Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART I - GENERAL CHAPTER 1 - POSTAL POLICY AND DEFINITIONS Sec.
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