39 U.S.C. § 503
Section 503 · Rules; regulations; procedures
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case LePage's 2000, Inc. v. Postal Regulatory Commission (2012)
Most recently applied in 905 F. Supp. 2d 223 - Reese Brothers, Inc. v. United States Postal Service (November 2012)
The Postal Regulatory Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations and establish procedures, subject to chapters 5 and 7 of title 5, and take any other action they deem necessary and proper to carry out their functions and obligations to the Government of the United States and the people as prescribed under this title. Such rules, regulations, procedures, and actions shall not be subject to any change or supervision by the Postal Service.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–435, §1010(c)(1), substituted “this title” for “this chapter”.
Pub. L. 109–435, §604(a), substituted “Postal Regulatory Commission” for “Postal Rate Commission”.
Pub. L. 109–435, §601(a)(3), renumbered section 3603 of this title as this section.