{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-447.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 447.12","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply for purposes of this part.\n(a) Postal Service. The United States Postal Service as established by 39 U.S.C. 201.\n(b) Employee. An individual appointed to a position, temporary or permanent, within the Postal Service, or hired as an executive under an employment contract, including a substitute or a special employee as defined by 18 U.S.C. 202(a). The term “employee” does not include the Governors of the Postal Service.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER F—PERSONNEL","PART 447—RULES OF CONDUCT FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES","Subpart A—Applicability and Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-39.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:51Z","sha256":"b87093527fd109e89e4a6d447a24946141bb25db9dad8292cebdedf8eb04ba2c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-447.11","next":"us/39-cfr-447.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}