§ 206. — Advisory Council.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC206]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART I--GENERAL
CHAPTER 2--ORGANIZATION
Sec. 206. Advisory Council
(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.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 722.)
Effective Date
Section effective Aug. 12, 1970, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-
375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
Termination of Advisory Councils
Advisory councils in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973,
unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an
officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by
appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in
the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is
otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463,
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
