In suits for balances due the Post Office Department may recover interest at the rate of 6 per centum per year from the time of default.
Pub. L. 86–682, § 974 Stat. 708 (Added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 846 of Title 39Pub. L. 86–682, § 12(c)74 Stat. 708 section 2718 of this titleSection was derived from R.S. § 964, which was originally classified to section 788 of former Title 28. Following the general revision and enactment of Title 28 by act , R.S. § 964 was reclassified to . R.S. § 964 was repealed by , , , (section 1 of which revised and enacted Title 39), and reenacted by section 9 thereof as .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Pub. L. 91–375, § 6o84 Stat. 783 section 101 of Title 39References to Post Office Department, Postal Service, Postal Field Service, Field Postal Service, or Departmental Service or Departmental Headquarters of Post Office Department to be considered references to United States Postal Service pursuant to (), , , set out as a Cross References note preceding , Postal Service.
Effective Date
section 11 of Pub. L. 86–68274 Stat. 708 Section effective , see , .