{"data":{"id":"us/39-u.s.c.-1011","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 U.S.C. § 1011","heading":"Oath of office","body":"Before entering upon their duties and before receiving any salary, all officers and employees of the Postal Service shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: “I, ________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.” A person authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the United States, including section 2903 of title 5, or of a State or territory, or an officer, civil or military, holding a commission under the United States, or any officer or employee of the Postal Service designated by the Board may administer and certify the oath or affirmation.","path":["Title 39—POSTAL SERVICE","CHAPTER 10—EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc39@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:46Z","sha256":"76f94287a247652a31c8036399366d35cae614d196c5d152e6e8c864f5609093","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/39-u.s.c.-1010","next":"us/39-u.s.c.-1201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}