39 U.S.C. § 3631

Applicability; definitions and updates

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(a)Applicability.—This subchapter shall apply with respect to—(1) priority mail;(2) expedited mail;(3) bulk parcel post;(4) bulk international mail; and(5) mailgrams;subject to subsection (d) and any changes the Postal Regulatory Commission may make under section 3642.(b)Definition.—For purposes of this subchapter, the term “costs attributable”, as used with respect to a product, means the direct and indirect postal costs attributable to such product through reliably identified causal relationships.(c)Rule of Construction.—Mail matter referred to in subsection (a) shall, for purposes of this subchapter, be considered to have the meaning given to such mail matter under the mail classification schedule.(Added Pub. L. 109–435, title II, § 202, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3205.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2024 · leading case: United Parcel Serv., Inc. v. Postal Regulatory Comm'n, 890 F.3d 1053 (D.C. Cir. 2018).
United Parcel Serv., Inc. v. Postal Regulatory Comm'n, 890 F.3d 1053 (D.C. Cir. 2018). · cites it 10× “" 39 U.S.C. § 3631 (b) ; see also id. § 3633(a)(2).”
United Parcel Serv., Inc. v. PRC, 955 F.3d 1038 (D.C. Cir. 2020). · cites it 4× “” 39 U.S.C. § 3631 (b). However, it is not at all clear that “uniquely or disproportionately associated” costs described under § 3633(b) include only those costs that are attributable “through reliably identified causal relationships.”
United Parcel Serv., Inc. v. Postal Regulatory Comm'n, 96 F.4th 422 (D.C. Cir. 2024). · cites it 3× “” 39 U.S.C. § 3631 (b). All other “residual” costs are classified as “institutional costs.”
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