Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
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The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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postal law → |
| appliesTo |
domestic mail service
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international mail service handled by USPS → |
| branchAffected |
executive branch of the United States government
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| changedStatusOfEmployees |
from federal civil service employees to postal service employees
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| codifiedIn |
Title 39 of the United States Code
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| country |
United States
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| created |
United States Postal Service
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| effectiveDate |
1971-07-01
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| enactedBy |
91st United States Congress
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| establishedBody |
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
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Postal Rate Commission → |
| establishedPrinciple |
postal service to be operated as a basic and fundamental service to the people
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universal service obligation for USPS → |
| grantedPower |
authority to enter into contracts
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authority to set postal rates within statutory guidelines → authority to sue and be sued → |
| hasAbbreviation |
PRA
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| laterNameOfBody |
Postal Regulatory Commission
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| legalStatus |
in force (as amended)
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| limitedRight |
right to strike for postal employees
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| locatedInLegalSystem |
United States statutory law
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| longTitle |
An Act to improve and modernize the postal service
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| madeAgencyStatus |
independent establishment of the executive branch
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| motivatedByEvent |
1970 United States postal strike
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| policyGoal |
to improve efficiency of mail delivery
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to make the postal service self-supporting from postal revenues → to modernize the national postal system → |
| predecessorEntity |
United States Post Office Department
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| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 91-375
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| recognizedRight |
collective bargaining for postal employees
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| regulates |
postal services provided by the United States Postal Service
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| reorganized |
Post Office Department
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| repealedOrSuperseded |
many provisions of earlier postal statutes
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| shortTitle |
Postal Reorganization Act
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| signedBy |
Richard Nixon
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| signingDate |
1970-08-12
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| subjectMatter |
labor relations in the postal service
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postal rates and classes → postal service governance → postal service organization → |
| successorEntity |
United States Postal Service
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| transformedEntity |
Post Office Department into the United States Postal Service
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| typeOfReform |
administrative reorganization
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labor relations reform → |
| yearOfEnactment |
1970
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
("Postal Reorganization Act")
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Public Law 91-375 ("Postal Reorganization Act") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
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Deputy Postmaster General of the United States → |
legalBasis |
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Postmaster General of the United States
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appointedUnder |
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United States Postal Service
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governingLaw |
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Public Law 91-375
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shortName |
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Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
("Postal Reorganization Act")
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shortTitle |
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1970 United States postal strike
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significantEvent |
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PRA
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standsFor |
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Public Law 91-375
("An Act to improve and modernize the postal service, to reorganize the Post Office Department, and for other purposes")
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title |