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39 U.S.C. § 5006

Lien on compensation of contractor

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(a) A person who—(1) performs service for a contractor or subcontractor in the transportation of mail;(2) files his contract for service with the Postal Service; and(3) files satisfactory evidence of performance with the Postal Service;shall have a lien on money due the contractor or subcontractor for the service.(b) The Postal Service may pay the person establishing a lien under subsection (a) of this section the sum due him, when the contractor or subcontractor fails to pay the person the amount of his lien within 2 months after the expiration of the month in which the service was performed. It shall charge the amount so paid to the contract. The payments may not exceed the annual rate of pay of the contractor or subcontractor.(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 767.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1968–1983 · leading case: Emp. Dev. Dep't v. United States Postal Serv., Franchise Tax Bd. v. United States Postal Serv., 698 F.2d 1029 (9th Cir. 1983).
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Emp. Dev. Dep't v. United States Postal Serv., Franchise Tax Bd. v. United States Postal Serv., 698 F.2d 1029 (9th Cir. 1983). · cites it 3× “In the alternative, the district court found the Department’s claim barred by 39 U.S.C. § 5006 , on the theory that that section is the exclusive statutory authority for reaching funds in the hands of the Postal Service owed to its contractors, and that the Department is not one…”
Ridgway Hatcheries, Inc. v. United States, 278 F. Supp. 441 (N.D. Ohio 1968). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that it delivered to the United States Post Office at Marion, Ohio, 3,142 goslings for delivery to Miller, South Dakota, and that pursuant to 39 U.S.C. § 5006 , and the regulations adopted thereunder, the plaintiff insured said goslings at $.”
Taylor v. United States Post Off. Dep't, 293 F. Supp. 422 (E.D. Mo. 1968). “Plaintiff is deemed to have notice of these regulations published pursuant to the Federal Register Act, 44 U.”
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