Section 102 - DefinitionsAs used in this title-
(1) "Postal Service" means the United States Postal Service established by section 201 of this title;(2) "Board of Governors", and "Board", unless the context otherwise requires, mean the Board of Governors established under section 202 of this title;(3) "Governors" means the 9 members of the Board of Governors appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, under section 202(a) of this title;(4) "Inspector General" means the Inspector General appointed under section 202(e) of this title;(5) "postal service" refers to the delivery of letters, printed matter, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collection, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary thereto;(6) "product" means a postal service with a distinct cost or market characteristic for which a rate or rates are, or may reasonably be, applied;(7) "rates", as used with respect to products, includes fees for postal services;(8) "market-dominant product" or "product in the market-dominant category of mail" means a product subject to subchapter I of chapter 36;(9) "competitive product" or "product in the competitive category of mail" means a product subject to subchapter II of chapter 36; and(10) "year", as used in chapter 36 (other than subchapters I and VI thereof), means a fiscal year.Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, §101(f) [title VI, §662(a)(2)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-379; Pub. L. 109-435, title I, §101, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3199.EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2006-Pars. (5) to (10). Pub. L. 109-435 added pars. (5) to (10). 1996-Par. (4). Pub. L. 104-208 added par. (4).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71-9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375 set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.