39 USC § 3701 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s3701"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "39 USC § 3701 - Purpose"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "3701"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "NONPOSTAL SERVICES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "MAIL MATTER"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–108, title I, § 103(a)(1), Apr. 6, 2022, 136 Stat. 1140.)"
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# § 3701. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Postal Service to increase its net revenues through specific nonpostal products and services that are expressly authorized by this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–108, title I, § 103(a)(1), Apr. 6, 2022, 136 Stat. 1140.)