39 U.S.C. § 401 : US Code - Section 401: General powers of the Postal Service

Search 39 U.S.C. § 401 : US Code - Section 401: General powers of the Postal Service

The Postal Service shall have the following general powers:
(1) to sue and be sued in its official name;
(2) to adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations as
it deems necessary to accomplish the objectives of this title;
(3) to enter into and perform contracts, execute instruments,
and determine the character of, and necessity for, its
expenditures;
(4) to determine and keep its own system of accounts and the
forms and contents of its contracts and other business documents,
except as otherwise provided in this title;
(5) to acquire, in any lawful manner, such personal or real
property, or any interest therein, as it deems necessary or
convenient in the transaction of its business; to hold, maintain,
sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of such property or any
interest therein; and to provide services in connection therewith
and charges therefor;
(6) to construct, operate, lease, and maintain buildings,
facilities, equipment, and other improvements on any property
owned or controlled by it, including, without limitation, any
property or interest therein transferred to it under section 2002
of this title;
(7) to accept gifts or donations of services or property, real
or personal, as it deems, necessary or convenient in the
transaction of its business;
(8) to settle and compromise claims by or against it;
(9) to exercise, in the name of the United States, the right of
eminent domain for the furtherance of its official purposes; and
to have the priority of the United States with respect to the
payment of debts out of bankrupt, insolvent, and decedents'
estates; and
(10) to have all other powers incidental, necessary, or
appropriate to the carrying on of its functions or the exercise
of its specific powers.