49 U.S.C. § 41904

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 41904 - Noncitizens transporting mail

When the United States Postal Service decides that it may be necessary to have a person not a citizen of the United States transport mail by aircraft between two points outside the United States, the Postal Service may make an arrangement with the person, without advertising, to provide the transportation. Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the Postal Service to make arrangements with noncitizens for the carriage of mail in foreign air transportation under subsections 5402(b) and (c) of title 39.

49 U.S.C. § 41904

Pub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1155; Pub. L. 110-405, §2(b)(5), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4289.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
41904	49 App.:1375(e)(2).	Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-726, §405(e)(2), 72 Stat. 761.

The words "who may not be obligated to transport the mail for a foreign country" are omitted for simplicity and clarity because the omitted words impose no requirement or qualification that is meaningful.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2008- Pub. L. 110-405 struck out "to or in foreign countries" after "mail" in section catchline, substituted "between two points outside the United States" for "to or in a foreign country", and inserted "Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the Postal Service to make arrangements with noncitizens for the carriage of mail in foreign air transportation under subsections 5402(b) and (c) of title 39." after "transportation."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110-405 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 110-405 set out as a note under section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.