39 USC § 203 - Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General

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title: "39 USC § 203 - Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "203"
section_name: "Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "ORGANIZATION"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 721.)"
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# § 203. Postmaster General; Deputy Postmaster General

section 202(c) of this titlesection 202(d) of this title

The chief executive officer of the Postal Service is the Postmaster General appointed under . The alternate chief executive officer of the Postal Service is the Deputy Postmaster General appointed under .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 721.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note preceding .