PRA

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PRA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, the U.S. federal law that transformed the Post Office Department into the United States Postal Service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
abbreviation
postal law
alsoKnownAs PRA
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
surface form: Postal Reorganization Act
appliesTo United States Postal Service
postal employees of the United States
branchOfGovernmentInvolved legislative branch of the United States
changedStatusOf United States Postal Service
codifiedIn Title 39 of the United States Code
convertedEntity Post Office Department
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created United States Postal Service
dateSigned 1970-08-12
effect established a Board of Governors for the United States Postal Service
provided collective bargaining rights to postal employees
removed the Post Office Department from the Cabinet
required the Postal Service to be self-supporting from postal revenues
effectiveDate 1971-07-01
enactedBy 91st United States Congress
governs organization of the United States Postal Service
powers and duties of the United States Postal Service
grantedStatus independent establishment of the executive branch
introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legislativeContext response to postal worker strikes of 1970
policyDomain labor relations
public administration
publicLawNumber Public Law 91-375
purpose to modernize and improve postal services in the United States
to transform the Post Office Department into the United States Postal Service
relatedTo Post Office Department
United States Postal Service
postal worker strike of 1970
reorganized Post Office Department
resultedIn replacement of the Post Office Department with the United States Postal Service
sectionOfCode 39 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.
shortName PRA self-linksurface differs
signedBy Richard Nixon
signingPresident Richard Nixon
standsFor Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
statutesAtLargeCitation 84 Stat. 719
subjectArea federal government reorganization
postal services
title An Act to improve and modernize the postal service
typeOfReform government reorganization
yearOfEnactment 1970

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PRA alsoKnownAs PRA
subject surface form: Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
PRA shortName PRA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Postal Reorganization Act of 1970