{"data":{"id":"us/39-u.s.c.-5605","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 U.S.C. § 5605","heading":"Contracts for transportation of mail by vessel","body":"The Postal Service may contract for the transportation of mail by vessel without advertising for bids.","path":["Title 39—POSTAL SERVICE","CHAPTER 56—TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL"],"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":"607226c63d683da951335bac12d90338279bd3bf28bceda5155f08f8809f75a9","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/39-u.s.c.-5604","next":"us/40-u.s.c.-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}