3.0.0 1853 2019-02-20T23:20:49Z 2022-05-20T16:27:20Z Senate S S 2011-11-10 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-10T21:34:13Z Postal Service Protection Act of 2011 112 3591 HR 2011-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS 2011-11-10 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-11-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-11-10 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-11-10 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2011-11-10 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2011-11-16 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-11-30 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2012-02-17 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2012-02-17 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Alcoholic beverages Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Marketing and advertising Performance measurement Postal service Research and development Retail and wholesale trades Rural conditions and development U.S. Postal Service Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-11-10 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-27T18:37:43Z Postal Service Protection Act of 2011 - Sets forth rules for the recalculation of annuities for employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and for the redetermination of surplus or supplemental liabilities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in calculating annuities and surplus amounts.

Authorizes the transfer of surplus postal retirement contributions in FY2010 to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, the Postal Service Fund, and the Employees' Compensation Fund under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) and to USPS for payment of its debt obligations.

Eliminates the requirement for pre-funding of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund.

Sets forth criteria for the closing or consolidation of postal facilities.

Allows USPS to provide any nonpostal service or product in a manner consistent with the public interest.

Provides for the mailing of wine and beer sent by a licensed winery or brewery in accordance with the laws of the state, territory, or district where the addressee or agent takes delivery.

Establishes in USPS the position of the Chief Innovation Officer who shall have proven expertise and success in the postal and shipping industry and in innovation, marketing, technology, and management. Establishes a Postal Innovation Advisory Commission. Requires the Postmaster General to report to Congress on a comprehensive strategy for maximizing USPS revenue through innovative postal and nonpostal products and services.

Prohibits USPS from reducing the frequency of mail delivery to fewer than six days each week or from increasing the expected delivery time for market-dominant products.

]]> Postal Service Protection Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Postal Service Protection Act of 2011 Display Title Postal Service Protection Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal Service pre-fund the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, place restrictions on the closure of postal facilities, create incentives for innovation for the United States Postal Service, to maintain levels of postal service, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1853is/xml/BILLS-112s1853is.xml 2011-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.