§ 2009a. — Budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC2009a]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART III--MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 20--FINANCE
Sec. 2009a. Budgetary treatment of the Postal Service Fund
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and
disbursements of the Postal Service Fund, including disbursements for
administrative expenses incurred in connection with the Fund--
(1) shall not be included in the totals of--
(A) the budget of the United States Government as submitted
by the President, or
(B) the congressional budget (including allocations of
budget authority and outlays provided therein);
(2) shall be exempt from any general budget limitation imposed
by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget outlays) of the
United States Government; and
(3) shall be exempt from any order issued under part C of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and shall
not be counted for purposes of calculating the deficit under section
3(6) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
for purposes of comparison with the maximum deficit amount under the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 nor
counted in calculating the excess deficit for purposes of sections
251 and 252 \1\ of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, for any fiscal year.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Added Pub. L. 101-239, title IV, Sec. 4001(a)(1), Dec. 19, 1989, 103
Stat. 2133.)
References in Text
The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
referred to in par. (3), is title II of Pub. L. 99-177, Dec. 12, 1985,
99 Stat. 1038, as amended. Part C of the Act is classified generally to
subchapter I (Sec. 900 et seq.) of chapter 20 of Title 2, The Congress.
Sections 251 and 252 of the Act are classified to sections 901 and 902,
respectively, of Title 2, and were amended generally by Pub. L. 101-508,
title XIII, Sec. 13101(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-577, 1388-581.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 900 of Title 2 and Tables.
Section 3(6) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
of 1974, referred to in par. (3), is classified to section 622(6) of
Title 2.
Effective Date
Section 4001(c) of Pub. L. 101-239 provided that: ``The amendments
made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to
budgets for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1989.''
Construction
Section 4001(b) of Pub. L. 101-239 provided that: ``Nothing in any
amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall be
considered to diminish the oversight responsibilities or authority of
the Congress under law, rule, or regulation with respect to the budget
and operations of the United States Postal Service.''
