No postal equipment or supplies manufactured by convict labor
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Title
39 — Postal Service
Chapter
PTIII/CH22
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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Except as provided in chapter 307 of title 18, the Postal Service may not make a contract for the purchase of equipment or supplies to be manufactured by convict labor.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 742.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection 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.
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