3.0.0 1507 2023-01-11T13:18:14Z 2023-01-11T13:18:14Z Senate S S 2009-07-23 111 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2010-06-09T19:45:22Z Markup by 2009-07-30T19:48:31Z Referred to 2009-07-23T20:09:33Z S. Rept. 111-203 2010-06-09 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424. Calendars 2010-06-09 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 111-203. Additional views filed. Committee 2010-06-09 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. With written report No. 111-203. Additional views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2009-07-30 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2009-07-23 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-07-27 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2009-07-28 False 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z S. 1507, Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/41264 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2009</p> 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z S. 1507, Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41264 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2009 Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government lending and loan guarantees Health care costs and insurance Postal service Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-06T18:49:58Z Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 - Requires government contributions for health benefits for United States Postal Service annuitants to be paid first from the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund up to the amount contained in the Fund, with any remaining amount paid by the Postal Service. (Current law requires such contributions to be paid by the Postal Service through September 30, 2016.)

Extends: (1) the deadline for computing required payments for liquidating any Fund liability or surplus; and (2) the target date for such liquidation. Modifies provisions governing required Postal Service payments into the Fund, including by requiring payments by September 30 of each year through 2019 of specified amounts and of the net present value of the future payments required and attributable to the service of Postal Service employees during the most recently ended fiscal year.

Increases the Postal Service's borrowing authority for FY2009 and FY2010. Requires any amount borrowed under that increased authority to be repaid by the Postal Service by the end of FY2019.

Makes this Act retroactive to October 1, 2008.

]]> 01 2010-06-09 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-08-04T13:50:37Z Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 - Requires government contributions for health benefits for United States Postal Service (USPS) annuitants to be paid first from the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund up to the amount contained in the Fund, with any remaining amount paid by USPS. (Current law requires such contributions to be paid by USPS through September 30, 2016.)

Extends: (1) the deadline for computing required payments for liquidating any Fund liability or surplus; and (2) the target date for such liquidation. Modifies provisions governing required USPS payments into the Fund, including by requiring payments by September 30 of each year through 2019 of specified amounts and of the net present value of the future payments required and attributable to the service of USPS employees during the most recently ended fiscal year.

Increases the USPS's borrowing authority for FY2009 and FY2010. Requires any amount borrowed under that increased authority to be repaid by USPS by the end of FY2019. Limits the USPS's total outstanding debt to its maximum amount of aggregate obligations allowable under current law.

Makes such provisions effective as of October 1, 2008.

Requires an arbitration board established to resolve a labor dispute to consider the financial condition of USPS in making any decision.

Amends the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act to require the Comptroller General to prepare and submit to the President and Congress by March 31, 2010, a report that evaluates the options and strategies for the long-term structural and operational reforms of USPS necessary to achieve financial stability and long-term fiscal viability.

Prohibits any bonus to any USPS officer or employee in a senior executive or equivalent position from being paid: (1) until October 1 following the date such bonus would have otherwise been paid; or (2) at all if USPS had a year-end net loss for the fiscal year preceding that October 1.

]]> Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 Display Title Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to reform Postal Service retiree health benefits funding, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 S Senate Reported to Senate 2010-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1507rs/xml/BILLS-111s1507rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1507is/xml/BILLS-111s1507is.xml 2010-06-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.