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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 | 0 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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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
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postal services ⓘ |
| title | An Act to improve and modernize the postal service ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | government reorganization ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1970 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970