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39 U.S.C. § 206

Advisory Council

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(a) There shall be a Postal Service Advisory Council of which the Postmaster General shall be the Chairman and the Deputy Postmaster General shall be the Vice Chairman. The Advisory Council shall have 11 additional members appointed by the President. He shall appoint as such members (1) 4 persons from among persons nominated by those labor organizations recognized as collective-bargaining representatives for employees of the Postal Service in one or more collective-bargaining units, (2) 4 persons as representatives of major mail users, and (3) 3 persons as representatives of the public at large. All members shall be appointed for terms of 2 years except that, of those first appointed, 2 of the members representative of labor organizations, 2 of the members representative of major postal users, and 1 member representing the public at large shall be appointed for 1 year. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall serve for the remainder of such term.(b) The Postal Service shall consult with and receive the advice of the Advisory Council regarding all aspects of postal operations.(c) The members of the Council representative of the public at large shall receive for each meeting of the Council an amount equal to the daily rate applicable to level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5. All members of the Council shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Council.(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 722.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective Aug. 12, 1970, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.

Termination of Advisory Councils

Advisory councils in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1971–2008 · leading case: United Parcel Serv., Inc., a New York Corp., & United Parcel Serv., Inc., & Ohio Corp. v. United States Postal Serv., 604 F.2d 1370 (3rd Cir. 1979).
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United Parcel Serv., Inc., a New York Corp., & United Parcel Serv., Inc., & Ohio Corp. v. United States Postal Serv., 604 F.2d 1370 (3rd Cir. 1979). “” 39 U.S.C. § 206 . The role of the Advisory Council is not raised in this appeal.”
Nat'l Ass'n of Let. Car. v. Indep. Post. S. of A., Inc., 336 F. Supp. 804 (W.D. Okla. 1971). “39 U.S.C. § 206 . Two entire chapters of the new law deal with employment within the Postal Service and employee-management agreements.”
Am. Postal Workers Union, Afl-cio v. Bush, 588 F. Supp. 2d 5 (D.D.C. 2008). · cites it 3× “The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) petitions for a writ of mandamus ordering compliance with 39 U.S.C. § 206 , which requires the President to appoint members to a Postal Service Advisory Council, and requires the Postmaster General to consult with the Council before…”
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