<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="id5d71c530-f67d-11e5-a720-a8daa19d8b66" identifier="/us/usc/t39/s2001"><num value="2001">§ 2001.</num><heading> Definitions</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">As used in this chapter—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id5d71c531-f67d-11e5-a720-a8daa19d8b66" 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>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id5d71c532-f67d-11e5-a720-a8daa19d8b66" 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>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id5d71c533-f67d-11e5-a720-a8daa19d8b66" 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>
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<sourceCredit id="id5d71c534-f67d-11e5-a720-a8daa19d8b66">(<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">Pub. L. 109–435, title IV</ref>, § 401(b)(1), <date date="2006-12-20">Dec. 20, 2006</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/120/3225">120 Stat. 3225</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="amendments" id="id5d71c536-f67d-11e5-a720-a8daa19d8b66"><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>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDate" id="id5d71c537-f67d-11e5-a720-a8daa19d8b66"><heading class="centered smallCaps">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>
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