• United States Code
• TITLE 39 - POSTAL SERVICE
• PART I - GENERAL
• CHAPTER 2 - ORGANIZATION

      (a) There shall be a Postal Service Advisory Council of which the
    Postmaster General shall be the Chairman and the Deputy Postmaster
    General shall be the Vice Chairman. The Advisory Council shall have
    11 additional members appointed by the President. He shall appoint
    as such members (1) 4 persons from among persons nominated by those
    labor organizations recognized as collective-bargaining
    representatives for employees of the Postal Service in one or more
    collective-bargaining units, (2) 4 persons as representatives of
    major mail users, and (3) 3 persons as representatives of the
    public at large. All members shall be appointed for terms of 2
    years except that, of those first appointed, 2 of the members
    representative of labor organizations, 2 of the members
    representative of major postal users, and 1 member representing the
    public at large shall be appointed for 1 year. Any member appointed
    to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for
    which his predecessor was appointed shall serve for the remainder
    of such term.
      (b) The Postal Service shall consult with and receive the advice
    of the Advisory Council regarding all aspects of postal operations.
      (c) The members of the Council representative of the public at
    large shall receive for each meeting of the Council an amount equal
    to the daily rate applicable to level V of the Executive Schedule
    under section 5316 of title 5. All members of the Council shall be
    reimbursed for necessary travel and reasonable expenses incurred in
    attending meetings of the Council.