39 U.S.C. § 413 : US Code - Section 413: Postal services at diplomatic posts

Search 39 U.S.C. § 413 : US Code - Section 413: Postal services at diplomatic posts

(a) The Postal Service and the Department of State may enter into
1 or more agreements for field testing to ascertain the feasibility
of providing postal services through personnel provided by the
Department of State at branch post offices established by the
Postal Service in United States diplomatic missions at locations
abroad for which branch post offices are not established under
section 406.
(b) To the extent that the Postal Service and the Department of
State conclude it to be feasible and in the public interest, the
Postal Service may establish branch post offices at United States
diplomatic missions in locations abroad for which branch post
offices are not established under section 406, and the Department
of State may enter into an agreement with the Postal Service to
perform postal services at such branch post offices through
personnel designated by the Department of State.
(c) The Department of State shall reimburse the Postal Service
for any amounts, determined by the Postal Service, equal to the
additional costs incurred by the Postal Service, including
transportation costs, incurred by the Postal Service in the
performance of its obligations under any agreement entered into
under this section.
(d) Each agreement entered into under this section shall include -

(1) provisions under which the Department of State shall make
any reimbursements required under subsection (c);
(2) provisions authorizing the Postal Service to terminate the
agreement, and the services provided thereunder, in the event
that the Department of State does not comply with the provisions
under paragraph (1); and
(3) any other provisions which may be necessary, including
provisions relating to the closing of a post office under this
section if necessary because a post office under section 406 is
established in the same location.