§ 412. — Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC412]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART I--GENERAL
CHAPTER 4--GENERAL AUTHORITY
Sec. 412. Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses
(a) Except as specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law,
no officer or employee of the Postal Service shall make available to the
public by any means or for any purpose any mailing or other list of
names or addresses (past or present) of postal patrons or other persons.
(b) The Postal Service shall provide to the Secretary of Commerce
for use by the Bureau of the Census such address information, address-
related information, and point of postal delivery information, including
postal delivery codes, as may be determined by the Secretary to be
appropriate for any census or survey being conducted by the Bureau of
the Census. The provision of such information under this subsection
shall be in accordance with such mutually agreeable terms and
conditions, including reimbursability, as the Postal Service and the
Secretary of Commerce shall deem appropriate.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 103-430, Sec. 4,
Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4394.)
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-430 substituted ``(a) Except as specifically
provided by subsection (b) or other law,'' for ``Except as specifically
provided by law,'' and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date
Section 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.
