39 USC § 2902 - Property management

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identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s2902"
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title: "39 USC § 2902 - Property management"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "2902"
section_name: "Property management"
chapter_number: 29
chapter_name: "PROPERTY MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 114–318, § 4(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1613.)"
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# § 2902. Property management

**(a)** **In General.—** The Postal Service—

**(1)** shall maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for postal property;

**(2)** shall develop current and future workforce projections so as to have the capacity to assess the needs of the Postal Service workforce regarding the use of property;

**(3)** may develop a 5-year management template that—

**(A)** establishes goals and policies that will lead to the reduction of excess property and underutilized property in the inventory of the Postal Service;

**(B)** adopts workplace practices, configurations, and management techniques that can achieve increased levels of productivity and decrease the need for real property assets;

**(C)** assesses leased space to identify space that is not fully used or occupied;

**(D)** develops recommendations on how to address excess capacity at Postal Service facilities without negatively impacting mail delivery; and

**(E)** develops recommendations on ensuring the security of mail processing operations; and

**(4)** if the Postal Service develops a template under paragraph (3) shall, as part of that template and on a regular basis—

**(A)** conduct an inventory of postal property that is real property; and

**(B)** publish a report that covers each property identified under subparagraph (A), similar to the USPS Owned Facilities Report and the USPS Leased Facilities Report, that includes—

**(i)** the date on which the Postal Service first occupied the property;

**(ii)** the size of the property in square footage and acreage;

**(iii)** the geographical location of the property, including an address and description;

**(iv)** the extent to which the property is being utilized;

**(v)** the actual annual operating costs associated with the property;

**(vi)** the total cost of capital expenditures associated with the property;

**(vii)** the number of postal employees, contractor employees, and functions housed at the property;

**(viii)** the extent to which the mission of the Postal Service is dependent on the property; and

**(ix)** the estimated amount of capital expenditures projected to maintain and operate the property over each of the next 5 years after the date of enactment of this chapter.

**(b)** **Rule of Construction.—** Nothing in subsection (a)(4)(B) shall be construed to require the Postal Service to obtain an appraisal of postal property.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–318, § 4(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1613.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The date of enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(4)(B)(ix), is the date of enactment of , which was approved .