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.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T126174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 Context triple: [United States Postal Service, governingLaw, Postal Reorganization Act of 1970]
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A.
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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B.
Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
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C.
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that restructured the nation’s nuclear energy program, notably splitting regulatory and promotional functions and creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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D.
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 is a U.S. presidential reorganization measure that consolidated various federal scientific and environmental functions into the newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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E.
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958
The Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the authority of the Secretary of Defense and streamlined the military command structure to improve coordination among the armed services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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B.
Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
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C.
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that restructured the nation’s nuclear energy program, notably splitting regulatory and promotional functions and creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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D.
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 is a U.S. presidential reorganization measure that consolidated various federal scientific and environmental functions into the newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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E.
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958
The Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the authority of the Secretary of Defense and streamlined the military command structure to improve coordination among the armed services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| changedStatusOfEmployees | from federal civil service employees to postal service employees ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 39 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| created | United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1971-07-01 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 91st United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedBody |
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
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Postal Regulatory Commission ⓘ
surface form:
Postal Rate Commission
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| 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 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterNameOfBody | Postal Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (as amended) ⓘ |
| limitedRight | right to strike for postal employees ⓘ |
| locatedInLegalSystem | United States statutory law ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to improve and modernize the postal service ⓘ |
| madeAgencyStatus | independent establishment of the executive branch ⓘ |
| motivatedByEvent | 1970 United States postal strike ⓘ |
| 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 |
Post Office Department
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surface form:
United States Post Office Department
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| publicLawNumber | Public Law 91-375 ⓘ |
| recognizedRight | collective bargaining for postal employees ⓘ |
| regulates | postal services provided by the United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| reorganized | Post Office Department ⓘ |
| repealedOrSuperseded | many provisions of earlier postal statutes ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Postal Reorganization Act
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| signedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1970-08-12 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| transformedEntity |
Post Office Department
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surface form:
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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
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Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Postal Reorganization Act
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
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Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
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subject surface form:
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
this entity surface form:
Postal Reorganization Act
this entity surface form:
Postal Reorganization Act
this entity surface form:
An Act to improve and modernize the postal service, to reorganize the Post Office Department, and for other purposes
this entity surface form:
PostalReorganizationActOf1970