{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/s2001","title_num":"39","num":"§ 2001.","heading":"Definitions","status":null,"guid":"idb95944a0-2930-11f1-bc69-dbd19d1ebdf3","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/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"idaf5815be-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t39/s2001\"><num value=\"2001\">§ 2001.</num><heading> Definitions</heading>\n<chapeau style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">As used in this chapter—</chapeau><paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"idaf5815bf-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\" 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 style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"idaf5815c0-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t39/s2001/2\"><num value=\"2\">(2)</num><heading> <inline class=\"small-caps\">Competitive products fund</inline>.—</heading><content>The term “Competitive Products Fund” means the Postal Service Competitive Products Fund established by section 2011; and</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"idaf5815c1-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\" 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=\"idaf5815c2-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\">(<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/tIV/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=\"idaf5815c3-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" role=\"crossHeading\" topic=\"editorialNotes\" id=\"idaf5815c4-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\"><heading class=\"centered\"><b>Editorial Notes</b></heading></note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"amendments\" id=\"idaf5815c5-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">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 style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" role=\"crossHeading\" topic=\"statutoryNotes\" id=\"idaf5815c6-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\"><heading class=\"centered\"><b>Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries</b></heading></note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"effectiveDate\" id=\"idaf5815c7-3b2b-11eb-8a99-86c9feb5d7f6\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Effective Date</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Section 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":"119-73","currency_date":"2026-01-23","congress":119,"law_num":73,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":370,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["01","03","05","06","10","14","15","16","17","18","20","21","22","28","29","31","32","33","34","36","37","38","39","40","41","42","43","46","48","49","50","51","52","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"119-73","currency_date":"2026-01-23","congress":119,"law_num":73,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":370,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["01","03","05","06","10","14","15","16","17","18","20","21","22","28","29","31","32","33","34","36","37","38","39","40","41","42","43","46","48","49","50","51","52","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-214","currency_date":"2020-12-05","congress":116,"law_num":214,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":218,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","09","11a","15","16","18","18a","20","21","22","28a","31","37","38","39","40","41","51","52","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}