39 U.S.C. § 206 — Advisory Council

submitted 56 years ago by Pub. L. 91-375 to r/title-39-POSTAL-SERVICE · 252 words · no verdicts yet

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The Postal Service has an Advisory Council led by the Postmaster General, with 11 more members the President appoints. Four represent postal labor unions, four represent major mail users, and three represent the public. Members usually serve two-year terms, and the Council advises the Postal Service on its operations.

(a) There is a Postal Service Advisory Council. The Postmaster General chairs it, and the Deputy Postmaster General is vice chairman. The President appoints 11 more members: (1) 4 people chosen from nominees of labor unions that represent Postal Service collective-bargaining units, (2) 4 people representing major mail users, and (3) 3 people representing the public at large. Members normally serve 2-year terms, except that among the first group appointed, 2 labor representatives, 2 major-user representatives, and 1 public representative served only 1-year terms. Anyone appointed to fill a vacancy serves out the rest of that term. (b) The Postal Service must consult the Advisory Council and consider its advice on all aspects of postal operations. (c) Members representing the public at large are paid, for each Council meeting, the daily rate for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5. All Council members get reimbursed for necessary travel and reasonable expenses from attending meetings.

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(a)

There shall be a Postal Service Advisory Council of which the Postmaster General shall be the Chairman and the Deputy Postmaster General shall be the Vice Chairman. The Advisory Council shall have 11 additional members appointed by the President. He shall appoint as such members (1) 4 persons from among persons nominated by those labor organizations recognized as collective-bargaining representatives for employees of the Postal Service in one or more collective-bargaining units, (2) 4 persons as representatives of major mail users, and (3) 3 persons as representatives of the public at large. All members shall be appointed for terms of 2 years except that, of those first appointed, 2 of the members representative of labor organizations, 2 of the members representative of major postal users, and 1 member representing the public at large shall be appointed for 1 year. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall serve for the remainder of such term.

(b)

The Postal Service shall consult with and receive the advice of the Advisory Council regarding all aspects of postal operations.

(c)

The members of the Council representative of the public at large shall receive for each meeting of the Council an amount equal to the daily rate applicable to level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5. All members of the Council shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Council.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 722.)

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1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-375 · 84 Stat. 722

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