CFR > Title 39 - Postal Service > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER F—PERSONNEL (parts 447 to 491) > PART 447—RULES OF CONDUCT FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES > SUBPART A—Applicability and Definitions (§447.11 to §447.12) > 447.12—Definitions.

447.12—Definitions.

The following definitions apply for purposes of this part.
(a) Postal Service. The United States Postal Service as established by 39 U.S.C. 201.
(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.