§ 2602. — Transportation of international mail by air carriers of the United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC2602]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART III--MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 26--DEBTS AND COLLECTION
Sec. 2602. Transportation of international mail by air carriers
of the United States
(a) The Postal Service may offset against any balances due another
country resulting from the transaction of international money order
business, or otherwise, amounts due from that country to the United
States, or to the United States for the account of air carriers of the
United States transporting mail of that country, when--
(1) the Postal Service puts into effect rates of compensation to
be charged another country for transportation; and
(2) the United States is required to collect from another
country the amounts owed for transportation for the account of the
air carriers.
(b) When the Postal Service has proceeded under authority of
subsection (a) of this section, it shall--
(1) give appropriate credit to the country involved;
(2) pay to the air carrier the portion of the amount so credited
which is owed to the air carrier for its services in transporting
the mail of the other country; and
(3) deposit in the Postal Service Fund that portion of the
amount so credited which is due the United States on its own
account.
(c) The Postal Service may advance to an air carrier, out of funds
available for payment of balances due other countries, the amounts
determined by the Postal Service to be due from another country to an
air carrier for the transportation of its mails when--
(1) collections are to be made by the United States for the
account of air carriers; and
(2) the Postal Service determines that the balance of funds
available is such that the advances may be made therefrom.
Collection from another country of the amount so advanced shall be made
by offset, or otherwise, and the appropriation from which the advance is
made shall be reimbursed by the collections made by the United States.
(d) If the United States is unable to collect from the debtor
country an amount paid or advanced to an air carrier within 12 months
after payment or advance has been made, the United States may deduct the
uncollected amount from any sums owed by it to the air carrier.
(e) The Postal Service shall adopt such accounting procedures as may
be necessary to conform to and carry out the purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 744.)
