Public Law 91-375
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Public Law 91-375 is the 1970 U.S. federal statute that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 91-375 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T699822 — 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: Public Law 91-375 Context triple: [Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, publicLawNumber, Public Law 91-375]
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A.
Public Law 91-190
Public Law 91-190 is the formal designation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a foundational U.S. environmental law that established national environmental policies and the requirement for environmental impact assessments.
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B.
Public Law 93-205
Public Law 93-205 is the landmark 1973 United States federal statute commonly known as the Endangered Species Act, which provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and their habitats.
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C.
Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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D.
Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
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E.
Public Law 92-500
Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
- 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: Public Law 91-375 Target entity description: Public Law 91-375 is the 1970 U.S. federal statute 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.
Public Law 91-190
Public Law 91-190 is the formal designation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a foundational U.S. environmental law that established national environmental policies and the requirement for environmental impact assessments.
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B.
Public Law 93-205
Public Law 93-205 is the landmark 1973 United States federal statute commonly known as the Endangered Species Act, which provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and their habitats.
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C.
Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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D.
Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
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E.
Public Law 92-500
Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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postal reform law ⓘ |
| abolished | cabinet-level Post Office Department ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
improve postal service efficiency
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modernize the United States postal system ⓘ reduce political patronage in postal operations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
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surface form:
Postal Reorganization Act
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| appliesTo |
United States Postal Service
ⓘ
postal employees of the United States government ⓘ |
| changedOfficeOf |
Postmaster General of the United States
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surface form:
Postmaster General from cabinet officer to head of USPS
|
| changedStatusOf | United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 39 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 91st United States Congress ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| created | United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1970-08-12 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1971-07-01 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| established |
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
ⓘ
Postmaster General of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service
Postal Regulatory Commission ⓘ
surface form:
Postal Rate Commission
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| historicalContext | enacted after the 1970 U.S. postal workers strike ⓘ |
| impact |
significantly altered governance of the U.S. postal system
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transitioned postal operations from a cabinet department to a government-owned corporation-like entity ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | nationwide postal services in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeType | public law ⓘ |
| mandated |
postal rates to be set with regard to costs and fairness
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self-supporting financing for the United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| precededBy | Post Office Department reorganization proposals of the 1960s ⓘ |
| primaryEffect | transformed the Post Office Department into the United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| providedFor |
Postal Regulatory Commission
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surface form:
Postal Rate Commission
collective bargaining rights for postal employees ⓘ labor-management relations framework for postal workers ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 91-375 ⓘ |
| reorganized | Post Office Department ⓘ |
| resultedIn | United States Postal Service becoming an independent establishment of the executive branch ⓘ |
| shortName | Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 84 Stat. 719 ⓘ |
| subject |
federal government reorganization
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postal service reorganization ⓘ |
| title |
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
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surface form:
An Act to improve and modernize the postal service, to reorganize the Post Office Department, and for other purposes
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| topic |
postal law
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public administration reform ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1970 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 91-375 Description of subject: Public Law 91-375 is the 1970 U.S. federal statute that transformed the Post Office Department into the independent United States Postal Service and modernized the nation’s postal system.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970