{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/s2001","title_num":"39","num":"§ 2001.","heading":"Definitions","status":null,"guid":"id1502ecbc-f63c-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 738; Pub. L. 109–435, title IV, § 401(b)(1), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3225.)","seq_in_title":58,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t39/ptIII/ch20","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39","level":"title","num":"Title 39—","heading":"POSTAL SERVICE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/ptIII","level":"part","num":"PART III—","heading":"MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/ptIII/ch20","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 20—","heading":"FINANCE","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" id=\"id1502ecbc-f63c-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t39/s2001\"><num value=\"2001\">§ 2001.</num><heading> Definitions</heading>\n<chapeau style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"blockIndent0\">As used in this chapter—</chapeau><paragraph class=\"indent1\" id=\"id1502ecbd-f63c-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t39/s2001/1\"><num value=\"1\">(1)</num><content> “Fund” means the Postal Service Fund established by section 2003 of this chapter;</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph class=\"indent1\" id=\"id1502ecbe-f63c-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t39/s2001/2\"><num value=\"2\">(2)</num><heading> Competitive products fund.—</heading><content>The term “Competitive Products Fund” means the Postal Service Competitive Products Fund established by section 2011; and</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph class=\"indent1\" id=\"id150313cf-f63c-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t39/s2001/3\"><num value=\"3\">(3)</num><content> “obligations”, when referring to debt instruments issued by the Postal Service, means notes, bonds, debentures, mortgages, and any other evidence of indebtedness.</content>\n</paragraph>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id150313d0-f63c-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d\">\n(<ref href=\"/us/pl/91/375\">Pub. L. 91–375</ref>, <date date=\"1970-08-12\">Aug. 12, 1970</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/84/738\">84 Stat. 738</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/109/435/s401/b/1\">Pub. L. 109–435, title IV, § 401(b)(1)</ref>, <date date=\"2006-12-20\">Dec. 20, 2006</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/120/3225\">120 Stat. 3225</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"id150313d1-f63c-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d\">\n<note topic=\"amendments\"><heading>Amendments</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">2006—Pars. (2), (3). <ref href=\"/us/pl/109/435\">Pub. L. 109–435</ref> added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).</p>\n</note>\n<note topic=\"effectiveDate\"><heading>Effective Date</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Chapter effective <date date=\"1971-07-01\">July 1, 1971</date>, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See <ref href=\"/us/pl/91/375/s15/a\">section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375</ref>, set out as a note preceding <ref href=\"/us/usc/t39/s101\">section 101 of this title</ref>.</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"113-21","currency_date":"2013-07-18","congress":113,"law_num":21,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":0,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["05","16","18","22","33","36","50"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"113-21","currency_date":"2013-07-18","congress":113,"law_num":21,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":0,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["05","16","18","22","33","36","50"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"113-21","currency_date":"2013-07-18","congress":113,"law_num":21,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":0,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["05","16","18","22","33","36","50"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}