Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 39 > Part II - Personnel

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• guards: means &mdash. See 39 USC 1201
• Inspector General: means the Inspector General appointed under section 202(e) of this title. See 39 USC 102
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• oath: includes affirmation, and "sworn" includes affirmed. See 1 USC 1
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Postal Service: means the United States Postal Service established by section 201 of this title. See 39 USC 102
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.