3.0.0 2014 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z Senate S S 2011-12-16 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-12-16T17:58:49Z 2011-12-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8735-8736) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N Government Operations and Politics Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Financial services and investments Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Labor-management relations Medicare Performance measurement Postal service U.S. Postal Service Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-12-16 Introduced in Senate 2012-02-11T18:28:14Z Postal Investment Act of 2011 - Revises provisions of federal law relating to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with respect to the funding of retiree health benefits, product innovation, and its workforce.

 

Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Act of 2011 - Revises the method for calculating USPS contributions to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefit Fund (Fund).  Eliminates currently required prefunding payments to the Fund after FY2012. Establishes the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Investment Board to manage investments for the Fund.  Permits the Board to invest in nongovernmental securities.  Establishes a funding level for the Fund at 80% of the net present value of contribution amounts. Exempts USPS from Fund contribution requirements in any fiscal year in which it has an outstanding debt obligation.

Requires the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), in establishing or revising a system for regulating rates and classes for market-dominant products, to consider the effect of increased customer satisfaction and increased performance of services on the value of the mail for the general public, postal customers, and others engaged in the delivery of mail other than letters. Authorizes PRC to establish new classes of mail at the request of USPS.

Directs the Postmaster General to: (1) designate a senior officer in USPS who has a wide range of knowledge of USPS, its customers, marketing, and product innovation to serve as Chief Product Innovation Officer; and (2) develop a program to educate postal employees and retirees on how Medicare benefits can interact with or supplement benefits under the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHB).

Requires USPS to develop a program to increase compliance with postage requirements, including compliance with fraud investigations.

Requires surplus contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to be used by USPS to fund separation payments to USPS employees who voluntarily separate from service before October 1, 2014.

Grants postmasters and supervisors the right to consult with USPS on any changes to or reductions of compensation and benefits.  Extends protections afforded to federal employees in any reduction in force to USPS employees.  

Authorizes the USPS Board of Governors to allow not more than 12 USPS officers or employees in critical senior executive or equivalent positions to receive total annual compensation in an amount not to exceed 135% of: (1) level I of the Executive Schedule for the Postmaster General, (2) level II of the Executive Schedule for the Deputy Postmaster General, and (3) level III of the Executive Schedule for any other officer or employee.

]]> Postal Investment Act of 2011 Display Title Postal Investment Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reform the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Postal Investment Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2014is/xml/BILLS-112s2014is.xml 2011-12-16 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.