[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1826 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1826

  To repeal the authorization of transitional appropriations for the 
         United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 1995

  Mr. McHugh introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the authorization of transitional appropriations for the 
         United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--(1) Section 2004 of title 39, United States Code, 
is repealed.
    (2)(A) The table of sections for chapter 20 of such title is 
amended by repealing the item relating to section 2004.
    (B) Section 2003(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
``sections 2401 and 2004'' each place it appears and inserting 
``section 2401''.
    (b) Clarification That Liabilities Formerly Paid Pursuant to 
Section 2004 Remain Liabilities Payable by the Postal Service.--Section 
2003 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(h) Liabilities of the former Post Office Department to the 
Employees' Compensation Fund (appropriations for which were authorized 
by former section 2004, as in effect before the effective date of this 
subsection) shall be liabilities of the Postal Service payable out of 
the Fund.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act or October 1, 1995, whichever is 
later.
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