CHAPTER 56-TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL Sec. 5601. Sea post service. 5602. Termination of contracts for foreign transportation. 5603. Transportation of mail by vessel as freight or express. 5604. Fines on ocean carriers. 5605. Contracts for transportation of mail by vessel. § 5601. Sea post service The Postal Service may maintain sea post service on ocean vessels conveying mail to and from the United States. § 5602. Termination of contracts for foreign transportation Contracts for the transportation of mail by vessel between the United States and a foreign port shall be made subject to cancellation by the Postal Service or the Congress. § 5603. Transportation of mail by vessel as freight or express The Postal Service may require that mail be transported by freight or express when— (1) there is no competition on a water route and the rate or compensation asked is excessive; or (2) no proposal is received. A common carrier by water that fails or refuses to transport the mail when required to do so under this section shall be fined not more than $500 for each day of refusal. § 5604. Fines on ocean carriers The Postal Service may impose or remit fines on carriers transporting mail by vessel on routes extending beyond the borders of the United States for (1) unreasonable or unnecessary delay to the mails; and (2) other delinquencies in the transportation of mail. § 5605. Contracts for transportation of mail by vessel The Postal Service may contract for the transportation of mail by vessel without advertising for bids for periods of not in excess of 4 years. Relating to persons punishable as principals Relating to assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers Relating to influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a 1342 1343 Relating to fictitious name or address Relating to fraud by wire, radio, or television 144 144 1361 1461 1463 1467 1503 1510 1511 1512 1513 Relating to damage to Government property or contracts Relating to interstate or foreign travel or transportation for 170 1956 Relating to money laundering 171 1957 Relating to engaging in monetary transactions in property Relating to violent entry of railway or steamboat post office 180 181 225 1A 2252 Relating to selling or buying of children 182 Relating to activities relating to material involving the 183 2252A. Certain activities relating to material constituting or 184 2253 Relating to criminal forfeiture of materials used in sexual 186 2254 Relating to civil forfeiture of materials used in sexual 191 2257 Relating to keeping records of performances in sexually 193 2318 ............... Relating to trafficking in counterfeit labels for phono- 195 2512 Relating to manufacture, distribution, possession, and Relating to using a communication facility to commit 206 404 Relating to simple possession of a controlled substance 206 |