Disambiguation evidence for PRA via surface form

"Postal Reorganization Act of 1970"


As subject (46)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Postal Reorganization Act of 1970".

Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs PRA
alsoKnownAs Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
surface form: Postal Reorganization Act
appliesTo United States Postal Service
appliesTo 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
effect provided collective bargaining rights to postal employees
effect removed the Post Office Department from the Cabinet
effect 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
governs powers and duties of the United States Postal Service
grantedStatus independent establishment of the executive branch
instanceOf United States federal statute
instanceOf postal law
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
policyDomain public administration
publicLawNumber Public Law 91-375
purpose to modernize and improve postal services in the United States
purpose to transform the Post Office Department into the United States Postal Service
relatedTo Post Office Department
relatedTo United States Postal Service
relatedTo 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
statutesAtLargeCitation 84 Stat. 719
subjectArea federal government reorganization
subjectArea postal services
title An Act to improve and modernize the postal service
typeOfReform government reorganization
yearOfEnactment 1970