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PUBLIC LAW 91-375-AUG. 12, 1970

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"(b) The Postal Service shall transmit a copy of each postal convention concluded with other governments to the Secretary of State, who shall furnish a copy of the same to the Public Printer for publication. "§ 408. International money-order exchanges "The Postal Service may make arrangements with other governments, with which postal conventions are or may be concluded, for the exchange of sums of money by means of postal orders. I t shall fix limitations on the amount which may be so exchanged and the rates of exchange. "§ 409. Suits by and against the Postal Service "(a) Except as provided in section 3628 of this title, the United States district courts shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction over all actions brought by or against the Postal Service. Any action brought in a State court to which the Postal Service is a party may be removed to the appropriate United States district court under the provisions of chapter 89 of title 28. "(b) Unless otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of title 28 relating to service of process, venue, and limitations of time for bringing action in suits in which the United States, its officers, or employees are parties, and the rules of procedure adopted under title 28 for suits in which the United States, its officers, or employees are parties, shall apply in like manner to suits in which the Postal Service, its officers, or employees are parties. "(c) The provisions of chapter 171 and all other provisions of title 28 relating to tort claims shall apply to tort claims arising out of activities of the Postal Service. " (d) The Department of Justice shall furnish, under section 411 of this title, the Postal Service such legal representation as it may require, but with the prior consent of the Attorney General the Postal Service may employ attorneys by contract or otherwise to conduct litigation brought by or against the Postal Service or its officers or employees in matters affecting the Postal Service. "§ 410. Application of other laws " (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, and except as otherwise provided in this title or insofar as such laws remain in force as rules or regulations of the Postal Service, no Federal law dealing with public or Federal contracts, property, works, officers, employees, budgets, or funds, including the provisions of chapters 5 and 7 of title 5, shall apply to the exercise of the powers of the Postal Service. _ __ "(b) The following provisions shall apply to the Postal Service: "(1) section 552 (public information), section 3333 and chapters 71 (employee policies) and 73 (suitability, security, and conduct of employees), and section 5532 (dual pay) of title 5, except that not regulation issued under such chapters or sections shall apply to the Postal Service unless expressly made applicable; "(2) all provisions of title 18 dealing with the Postal Service, the mails, and officers or employees of the Government of the United States; "(3) section 107 of title 20 (known as the Randolph-Sheppard Act, relating to vending machines operated by the blind); " (4) the following provisions of title 40: " (A) sections 258a-258e (relating to condemnation proT

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