[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 22 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 22


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2009

                                Received

                            October 15, 2009

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the amount that the 
United States Postal Service is required to pay into the Postal Service 
      Retiree Health Benefits Fund by the end of fiscal year 2009.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Postal Service 
Financial Relief Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR POSTAL ANNUITANTS' HEALTH 
              BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (iii) of section 8909a(d)(3)(A) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(iii) $1,400,000,000, not later than September 30, 
        2009;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 803(a)(1)(B) of 
the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435; 120 
Stat. 3251).

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    The heading for section 8909a of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``benefit'' and inserting ``benefits''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.