1.This Act may be cited as
the Postal Service Protection Act of
2011
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Retirement
annuity obligation recalculation and restoration</header>
<section id="HA154539B5C2D405EBCACBEF6C397365F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Modified
methodology</header>
<subsection id="HCA689E691EC545A9A4385F7A6CAFEADA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8348(h) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35E823DC82774CBC81293C9901BA8181" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HFF7DE74AF3EB45EC9B17FC285DF331B7" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDC935A5AE4D74FD59A0ED56EB4298D9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To the extent that a
determination under paragraph (1), relating to benefits attributable to
civilian employment with the United States Postal Service, is based on a
provision of law described in subparagraph (C), the determination shall be made
in accordance with that provision and any otherwise applicable provisions of
law, subject to the following:</text>
<clause id="HE2AAA6DBD88A4857B624FF9DA78A292E" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The <term>average pay</term> used in
the case of any individual shall be a single amount, determined in accordance
with section 8331(4), taking into account the rates of basic pay in effect for
the individual during the periods of creditable service performed by the
individual. Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or
require—</text>
<subclause id="H0BA050B8F1144C5EA668468D69393136"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 determination of average pay with
respect to service performed with the United States Postal Service; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H35027EF7B83F42A9B2EBADC7CED2C910"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a separate determination of
average pay with respect to service performed with its predecessor entity in
function.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HEE99FF8B92CD4FB4B5150327D6A99DC5" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In determining the portion of an
annuity attributable to civilian employment with the United States Postal
Service, with respect to any period of employment with the United States Postal
Service that follows any other period of employment creditable under section
8332 (without regard to whether the employment was with an entity referred to
in clause (i)(II)), the total service of an employee for purposes of any
provision of law described in subparagraph (C) shall be the sum of—</text>
<subclause id="H674A6B2E72F0438F9E0B7D3831FD8CC6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any period of employment with the
United States Postal Service; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB3785BAC1CA24EC288AAF18040E83751"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any period of employment
creditable under section 8332 that precedes the period described in subclause
(I).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACB86253D0ED43E7A386F61E0BC356F9" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAB3C63ECE2D94CA1970447E5D7F185CC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Office shall determine (or,
if applicable, redetermine) the amount of the Postal surplus or supplemental
liability as of the close of the fiscal year most recently ending before that
date of enactment, in conformance with the methodology required under
subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause><clause id="H162F3A2DCDB14A02BC3E7F85325D1C43" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7C54AE9EAEB74775BBA6D495BA9B40C6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the result of the determination or
redetermination under clause (i) is a surplus, the Office may transfer the
amount of the surplus, or any portion of the amount of the surplus, at the
request of the United States Postal Service, to—</text>
<item id="id1F4658CFE5584542AF9A248B91C13438" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits
Fund established under section 8909a; and</text>
</item><item id="id4DDC3893EF6542A8A7D2E3137083DC4F" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Postal Service Fund established
under section 2003 of title 39.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H1236D06802F24231AA494005FA04F661" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a determination or redetermination under
clause (i) for a fiscal year is made before a determination under paragraph
(2)(B) is made with respect to the fiscal year, the Office may not make a
determination under paragraph (2)(B) with respect to the fiscal year.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA478E4EDF866402F8CDC85D2A5C5FF70" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The provisions of law described in
this subparagraph are—</text>
<clause id="HB2ADCAD575B34C658638EF0E73CF3848"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the first sentence of section 8339(a);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB3A286FEF0AF4BB7A104484982AC0475"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section
8339(d)(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9657ABAE85A0481ABE2B0A55617667C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H08B9F5E8F4BC4B169D94040FEEB56A2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination of
amount payable</header><text>Section 8909a of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D9641BFE2EE426F8FE7744EEBC81F29" style="USC">
<subsection id="H25899BA7B3734650A09DBC7CCA635E86"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Office shall determine the amount payable by the Postal Service under
subsection (d) in any fiscal year ending on or before September 30, 2013,
without regard to the requirements under section
8348(h)(4).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3405B6BE2FD6407B81942C7A1A21ADE3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall affect the amount of any
benefits otherwise payable from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund to any individual.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB947CCBFA20C48EE9729CFBE3BB0F56A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
heading for section 8909a of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Benefit</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Benefits</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H699C2C6214F14DEB8E85FD567E0CBE2D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Relating to a postal
surplus</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8348(h)(2)(C)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF6EB6F3BD684E728FF3E5F213EF5A48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>2021,</quote> after <quote>2015,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA1DE4F355D5473CB10890E4D9CE8203"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>if the result is</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>terminated.</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAC2900A0DA6744638432BD33FABE6C3D" style="OLC">
<text>if the result is a
surplus—</text><clause id="HCB80D1996B3142B68DBA7DF4F8753960" indent="up2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that amount, or any portion of that amount,
may be transferred at the request of the United States Postal Service
to—</text>
<subclause id="H488CD116733749E68E05CB734656DA8E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Postal Service Retiree Health
Benefits Fund; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA5C5FA8268C04DE88C9D8EDECD429706"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Postal Service Fund
established under section 2003 of title 39; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HB1CED40DF2E94D09B6DB4C5BEF1981F6" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any prior amortization schedule for
payments shall be
terminated.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0155BB545B4E485C854A03F348B26187" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Treatment of certain
surplus retirement contributions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8423(b) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3F3DE73DC88C4EB198FAE100B33C92E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9ADDFBDA42DB4E0196E042FB081541B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H041484CD91664224A40F7EDE496D3246" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HDFDD642E365E4D9688301755D273F5B3" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If, for fiscal year 2010, the amount
computed under paragraph (1)(B) is less than zero (in this section referred to
as <term>surplus postal contributions</term>), the amount of the surplus postal
contributions, or any portion of the amount, may be transferred at the request
of the United States Postal Service to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E514BBCE0F24330A17D68E6D7D006B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Postal Service Retiree Health
Benefits Fund established under section 8909a;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DF7D28F391046AC944750AD14E9B22B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Postal Service Fund established
under section 2003 of title 39;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD82D24B9199B480BAC61762891A873C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Employees’ Compensation Fund
established under section 8147; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94283EB0DDF04470AAEA3F2402752330"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the United States Postal Service for
the repayment of any obligation issued under section 2005 of title
39.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8A95E57B41274386A5420C3241DED41C"><enum>104.</enum><header>Elimination of
requirement to pre-fund the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits
Fund</header>
<subsection id="idC8D1F2782EAB45CBAC018E0D6E05D81A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8909a of
title 5, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id2AFEA58421BF4624B8FAC608D585D634"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id39E997FE256A41DD88D52C43E5BD234D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ACB82A7DBDE4EB0ABBEE0396591150A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7EAE641D1AD04BC7892899AE85E6CF6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68A6EEB7B37E427F98235E185EA0454D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idDF096A53BA1B4A4FAFD7D35FC3056E97"><enum>(f)</enum><text>Nothing in this
section shall be construed to require the Postal Service to pay any amount into
the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund established under section
8909a.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8906C9E9704C4DE6B5B67839BA1C921C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>Section 803(b)(1)(A) of the Postal
Accountability and Enhancement Act (5 U.S.C. 8909a note) is amended by striking
<quote>8909a(d)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>8909a(d)(4)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE0CD0EBC2D274722921F2B40625EC57D"><enum>105.</enum><header>Effective
date; rule of construction</header>
<subsection id="HDC0ED3FD2B204A7AAAF32B8586670167"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title and the
amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H220172596FB64BFEB75D413BEBE50FF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Intent of
Congress</header><text>It is the intent of Congress that this title apply with
respect to the allocation of past, present, and future benefit liabilities
between the United States Postal Service and the Treasury of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id79E523C9D93F485F95391D3FEF052D73"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this
Act shall be construed to prohibit the Postal Service from paying any amount of
surplus contributions to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund and
the Federal Employees’ Retirement System into—</text>
<paragraph id="id5D264524319A4CB4BB8FD34E66459E28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Postal
Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund established under section 8909a of title
5, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA00D15852D0747FD94C4BC5EB49F8C10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Postal
Service Fund established under section 2003 of title 39, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Restrictions on
postal facility closures</header>
<section id="idCEB447CF338749B6955E4B1E0BA4BAB4"><enum>201.</enum><header>Modified
procedures</header>
<subsection id="H135A34D5B51A412D8E6C21635DBBA043"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>(d)(1)</quote> and all that follows through
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3382468FC3FE48EBA123F930A4939359" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF230A101F7444FEFBAA1F3AC4FEAD2F4"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF3B8A2C2C6FC4D1EB628D95C70D41B0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making a determination under
subsection (a)(3) to close or consolidate a postal facility, the Postal Service
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB45E2A053DCC49D0A84B0E415D4715F0" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct an investigation to assess the need
for the proposed closure or consolidation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2DB4425558604CF08B88995D8913859C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that each person served by the
postal facility has an opportunity to present views by providing appropriate
notice—</text>
<clause id="idCF1C67ECFF93478A924BD6DB1BD20735"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to each person by mail; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id34B99B00191B449BAE84EB73AB863BE4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in the area in which each person resides.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5728E78753D4F3F9332B73F98E0D40F" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In conducting an investigation under
paragraph (1)(A) and determining whether to close or consolidate a postal
facility under subsection (a)(3), the Postal Service—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C29F3C516DC4C55BE54B3B8C29EEF9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall consider—</text>
<clause id="HBE7F7868998749149400A8253ACDA65F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the effect the closing or
consolidation would have on the community served by the postal facility;</text>
</clause><clause id="H38360B5A75A141D4884CF1A560CB536D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effect the closing or
consolidation would have on employees of the Postal Service employed at the
postal facility; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5B84B9B627394A399C94E750B58A5632"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the closing or
consolidation would be consistent with the policy of the Government under
section 101(b), that the Postal Service shall provide a maximum degree of
effective and regular postal services to rural areas, communities, and small
towns where postal facilities are not self-sustaining; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EAAB562DEC643EB943C50414638C795"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not consider compliance with any
provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H92F62D063B3B482DADC3E8B99AEB658D" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H267DAAE0EF9F4C5498EC8BA57FA91324"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Upon completion of an
investigation under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall make a decision, in
writing, whether to proceed with the proposal to close or consolidate a postal
facility, which shall include the findings of the Postal Service with respect
to each factor specified in paragraph (2)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CC936E28953400E9D5FDE4AEF6514C2" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Not later than 90 days before the
Postal Service makes a final determination under this subsection, the Postal
Service shall—</text>
<clause id="id74B234391C1C4C7D8B098225AA96C54C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>post notice of the decision and
findings under subparagraph (A) in a prominent place in each postal facility
that would be affected by the closing or consolidation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDDAC82C15F264F34862FFA4AFDAFC74F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>send notice of each posting under
clause (i) by mail to each person served by the postal facility in which the
notice is posted.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6C1FD3803694D5E9FE6311C2BCA1797" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Notice under subparagraph (B) shall
include—</text>
<clause id="H91AC1CC4997C45BCBC13890018DD924E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a statement as follows: <quote>This is
notice of a proposal to _____ this postal facility. A final determination will
not be made before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which
this notice is first posted.</quote>, with the blank space being filled in with
<quote>close</quote> or <quote>consolidate</quote> (whichever is appropriate),
and with instructions for how any interested person may submit comments;</text>
</clause><clause id="H50265F126B614DD5A3672B57394B8DEE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a brief summary of the findings of
the Postal Service with respect to the factors specified in paragraph (2)(A);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H407A3D9446DA477F90D3D602F0E15EC2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the amount of cost savings the
Postal Service estimates the Postal Service will realize from the closing or
consolidation, in the first year following the date of the closing or
consolidation, together with an explanation of the assumptions and
methodologies used in making the estimate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF850EFC4C2DE4ABABABCF8E2D75E26BF" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Postal Service shall make a final
determination to close or consolidate a postal facility in writing after taking
into consideration any comments received during the 90-day period described
under paragraph (3). The Postal Service shall take no action to close or
consolidate a postal facility before the date that is 60 days after the date on
which the Postal Service—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8169F931427B4FD18D6691A2505124B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>posts a copy of the final
determination in a prominent location in each affected postal facility;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DE823A704B74D4BAE372712960FB923"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sends to each person served by the
postal facility—</text>
<clause id="H56580CA0891047BD8AB91593E9330CF1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a notice of the determination;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5444E3170877429F963224941142373B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notice of any appeal rights
available with respect to the
determination.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idBB6D177ED0FA4A9A885D0DDDC0B5D10D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>De novo
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 404(d)(5) of
title 39, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id741815ECDBBD455BA43772930B59CCCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>post office</quote> and
inserting <quote>postal facility</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2E0727892FDF49F888265BA915A3A21D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Commission shall set
aside</quote> and all that follows through <quote>final disposition of the
appeal.</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>The Commission shall review
de novo the determination of the Postal Service. In conducting a review de
novo, the Commission shall consider the factors described in paragraph (2)(A).
If the Commission finds fault with a determination of the Postal Service, the
Commission shall suspend the effectiveness of the determination of the Postal
Service.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id04B9A044748D4483B7157E32564FD12E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exception;
calculation of actual cost savings</header><text>Section 404(d) of title 39,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA84863D2C1B347B495386C2DFAE4F4C2" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HED7686E99D02489C90AA3A35CFD22953" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC822C4B454484F67A234B7D10317A5FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Paragraphs (1) through
(6) shall not apply in the case of a closing or consolidation which occurs by
reason of an emergency suspension, as described in section 241.3 of title 39,
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D9D756F4FE9474F931D2F16C5CC126E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the
term <term>emergency suspension</term> does not, in the case of a leased
facility, include the termination or cancellation of the lease by a party other
than the Postal Service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id138D87478076462EA4D5B86401AF95BC" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6C18BF7457EF41AEB62687829C138D6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than 2 years
after the date of the closing or consolidation of any postal facility occurring
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Inspector General shall
determine the amount of the cost savings realized by the Postal Service from
the closing or consolidation for the first year following the closing or
consolidation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id990B906E72D24ADCAC1FAD7C84BE00D0" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Inspector General shall submit to
the Postmaster General and to Congress—</text>
<clause id="idAC2372FE1F4F4A69B4F156694D8C7DA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a report for each postal facility for
which the Inspector made a determination of cost savings under subparagraph (A)
during the preceding year that includes—</text>
<subclause id="idA8C11C16F6E04E7E8B22B66578D5179C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of the cost savings
determined to be realized with respect to each closing or consolidation of a
postal facility, together with an explanation of the assumptions and
methodologies used in making the determination;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id690E0370384C452CA430B369FDB93B89"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a comparison of—</text>
<item id="id46F1672C0CB7476FBEFC3FE05797B60E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the cost savings determined by the
Inspector General; and</text>
</item><item id="idD74DA16B3AD94A3FAEA038F6E8D9B0C0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the estimates provided by the Postal
Service under paragraph (3)(C)(iii); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="idAD1364ED1EDE4C319E5159A73FA70F14"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an explanation of the reasons for
any differences between the determination of the Inspector General and the
estimates of the Postal Service, together with recommendations for any
legislation or administrative action that the Inspector General considers
appropriate to provide for more accurate estimates; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idED394CBAB5114012BF7078EB2F6D02AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an annual report with respect to all
the postal facilities for which the Inspector made a determination of cost
savings under subparagraph (A) that includes the information required under
clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idC3F6132F9048413D953D9403A5C24E22"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 404(d) of title 39, United States
Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83B29DEC7AFB4107B45A7E0B00AC77C5" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H1D1570C472F94D9D85BF536E412DF8EE" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E081DC45AE942CEBCA78857BF89549E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term <term>postal facility</term>
includes an office, branch, station, or other facility which—</text>
<clause id="H510036BF5CF04272BAFFF96A383AB0A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is operated by the Postal Service;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA786920E82AB4014913356E2C42F6768"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides services to persons
described in subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DE9745290854953AD588C1C242B56F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any reference to the persons served by a
postal facility shall include a postal customer receiving mail delivery service
from the postal facility, a resident of a ZIP code served by the postal
facility, a postal customer having a post office box at the postal facility,
and any relevant local government official as defined by the Postal Service by
rule.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Incentives for
innovation</header>
<section id="id7D763895F2E64E06AA1C122F1EE9D1BE"><enum>301.</enum><header>Authority to
offer nonpostal services and products</header>
<subsection id="H9CF7E40CB01C4594A214B8113678829F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Specific
power</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 404(a) of title
39, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3C73C911BD774B7DA6619ADCD25D485D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5130F9913FB24AE5A85968343BD4F40F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H890F4518C6E14C5B9E6D6C003B9AD58E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5487E784FE4B48F59E99D62748948E3F" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H29603C43C9D2465D97F6B6D88CDC838E"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide nonpostal services and products
in accordance with subsection
(e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CBB73D46DC04F3C9655555AC34EA53A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonpostal
services and products</header><text>Section 404(e) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H416BDDE1DDCA4AEEA0D64302DF60F55C" style="USC">
<subsection id="H52E5E4F0077A4E87980F14895B0E386B"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6FDFD397B6DA4A998CEAD874E3309330"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Postal Service may
provide any nonpostal service or product in a manner consistent with the public
interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4531F74A4E274368A36FFCA2BC52AD8E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not later than 90 days before
providing a nonpostal service or product that the Postal Service did not
provide before the date of enactment of this subsection, the Postal Service
shall request an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission that
evaluates the extent to which the provision of that nonpostal service or
product—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1450B8FBF4DD493FA0DE4DD8BCD042D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would use the processing,
transportation, delivery, retail network, technology, or other resources of the
Postal Service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC389B45540E34D41A500DF649603037B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would be consistent with the public
interest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4951298C9EEA4E8C99EAF41BDC85701B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than 45 days after the date
on which the Postal Regulatory Commission receives a request under paragraph
(2), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7CFA68909C14D3BBB70F8D38F698829"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue an advisory opinion to the
Postal Service concerning the request; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F5304B3B0014DB09532B9181F7F5EC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transmit a copy of the advisory
opinion, together with the original request, to—</text>
<clause id="HD229CF7778AB4E378907AA78FBB61950"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E6CF759875A4DCF883C6CB67E49CCCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF589FDFFDBA64A06B619FDAD825CC161" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In this title, the term
<term>nonpostal service or product</term> means any service or product other
than a postal service, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBB95530BE8474F69A6ED3A3D969DFAC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">check-cashing services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC66E0DCC219E4CDE942D42F6E5BBCDFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technology and media services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE76E4FC9E82440A0AA90154489D4E232"><enum>(C)</enum><text>warehousing and logistics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF287D52A47404462BC6CCD00E94E9452"><enum>(D)</enum><text>facility leasing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE3720372CF73485AB4603828443A407D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>public Internet access
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id25DA2FBF3DF24764946D038A426279DE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>driver licensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id68C5FB1550D94DEF82576F8EFAFD4B17"><enum>(G)</enum><text>vehicle registration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8FEE5258EAE340E9AE290EF5A9FF4184"><enum>(H)</enum><text>hunting and fishing licensing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD44E06CC3FEF49A1BF11913A120EFBF5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>notary services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id874E70981ADD4D3E9CFC2C461AD5DD44"><enum>(J)</enum><text>voter registration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB435A94B6EC94947B7FE942C8E8CE9F6" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Postal Service may enter into a
contract with a State or local agency to provide a nonpostal service or product
authorized under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id638E49609C164AFC806DA4910F9E8FC5"><enum>302.</enum><header>Wine and beer
shipping</header>
<subsection id="id3D7C4BA72779420F843FF1697F7424C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mailability</header>
<paragraph id="id37EB6EAE01ED4EF4AE42766AB49EA096"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nonmailable
articles</header><text>Section 1716(f) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>mails</quote> and inserting <quote>mails, except to
the extent that the mailing is allowable under section 3001(p) of title
39</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE6396E99692849F5A6658E57422CDA86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Intoxicants</header><text>Section
1154(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, by inserting <quote>or,
with respect to the mailing of wine or malt beverages, to the extent allowed
under section 3001(p) of title 39</quote> after <quote>mechanical
purposes</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id39EBBC3556C1414191C22AD359788268"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Section
3001 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18848D5B493B496982631F7E66E51B10" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id61C74C1A8A1F4391AD52F08E4BA08634"><enum>(p)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id885503F1379E4968AD3B039D68BB5D1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Wine or malt beverages
shall be considered mailable if mailed—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAF0A10CF57434A74852B6B93978123AE" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by a licensed winery or brewery, in
accordance with applicable regulations under paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC60FEAB6A78F47CBAF42AA80240DB9B1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance with the law of the
State, territory, or district of the United States where the addressee or duly
authorized agent takes delivery.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7809DEBC5E2D49899B36D4D99F2D5BA2" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Postal Service shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection, including
regulations providing that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1B23D0A9724042EFBC553F15E8B45AED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the mailing shall be by a means
established by the Postal Service to ensure direct delivery to the addressee or
a duly authorized agent at a postal facility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC3C5BA890D0A4F8588450F0103AF146E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the addressee (and any duly authorized
agent) shall be an individual at least 21 years of age, and shall present a
valid, government-issued photo identification at the time of delivery;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2D0CBC4D9294722A8A2D95AF1A130AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the wine or malt beverages may not be
for resale or other commercial purpose; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EF05EE9772D469F84E0BCA069EAD16D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the winery or brewery involved
shall—</text>
<clause id="idBD2CC552F0A84ACC8C93AC7960A77BD7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>certify in writing to the
satisfaction of the Postal Service, through a registration process administered
by the Postal Service, that the mailing is not in violation of any provision of
this subsection or regulation prescribed under this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0C4957AA3B0E4575A826164654CDADCF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide any other information or
affirmation that the Postal Service may require, including with respect to the
prepayment of State alcohol beverage taxes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id70608D46B2EE46CC9E18C5FBBCFE26EC" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For purposes of this
subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE47E6704F8574FDDBE2CA501BE392D8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a winery shall be considered to be
licensed if that winery holds an appropriate basic permit issued—</text>
<clause id="id9E3DCE69400643F0AAAC80BCB559FF3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6D2985C1093240D38F2E454FF815E3EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>under the law of the State in
which the winery is located; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE677322F7A7444AD830CFFDC9809EC82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a brewery shall be considered to be
licensed if that brewery—</text>
<clause id="id36457B3F364F4715A47823D05999CBFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>possesses a notice of registration
and bond approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the
Department of the Treasury; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF6E0C064DCF443E2A0D996942D5E282D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is licensed to manufacture and
sell beer in the State in which the brewery is
located.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEE23C5F6FB74E37AC1B0BFEA3DC08FE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
earlier of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EAEB09504044E4D9065D570FA745E84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the date on which
the Postal Service issues regulations under section 3001(p) of title 39, United
States Code, as amended by this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D860821011C4726B55B753580D09DFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>120 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2951B7E9E4E042CFA6B9CB855A1A54D5"><enum>303.</enum><header>Innovation and
accountability</header>
<subsection id="H246F8AA082734CAF920D5B31F678E8F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 2 of title
39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81385BAD61CE4F4297CE88B27B100B10" style="USC">
<section id="H106D57E9CFE84EE483800DAC4A034BC1"><enum>209.</enum><header>Innovation and
accountability</header>
<subsection id="id9A6C0E5FAB544581B30A71A8039715F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Chief
innovation officer</header><text>There shall be in the Postal Service a Chief
Innovation Officer appointed by the Postmaster General who shall have proven
expertise and a record of success in—</text>
<paragraph id="idAACC812937C04BC1BDB76F0BA94D3504"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the postal and
shipping industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id169F96DD58BB4266AA3213DA1AD8EE6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>innovative
product research and development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8596744D2C274F80B0EA1F26AB12E341"><enum>(3)</enum><text>marketing brand
strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB23E68480B394C90AF92EBB516887933"><enum>(4)</enum><text>emerging
communications technology; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3C455941447A4F909DE8A1F486095FA0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>business process
management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E356A51B5BF4C8E9391443D434C1871"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Chief Innovation Officer shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0DB4A4B7102E46A89083D00B89CC4E5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lead the
development of innovative nonpostal products and services that maximize the
revenue of the Postal Service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C7215988D814EB2BD0518D1D3424CD8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop innovative
postal products and services, particularly products and services that use
emerging information technologies, to maximize the revenue of the Postal
Service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD4823B21A024420B977C490E624A35AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>supervise the
implementation of products and services described in paragraphs (1) and (2);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8F4B27A51764EE49DB03A0A53E07557"><enum>(4)</enum><text>monitor the
performance of products and services described in paragraphs (1) and (2) and
modify the products and services as needed to address changing market
trends.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B3F2928F0B7485E887FB55262CBB8D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
Chief Innovation Office shall take into consideration comments or advisory
opinions, if applicable, issued by the Postal Regulatory Committee before the
initial sale of innovative postal or nonpostal products and services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB7AD3AA36331490295936423526B501B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Designation</header>
<paragraph id="HBFD955D09C5F4DBC863C4CED6D6F4DD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>As
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section, and not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Postmaster
General shall appoint a Chief Innovation Officer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46EF5211471A4890A94B122D0E16175F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition</header><text>The
Chief Innovation Officer may not, while serving as Chief Innovation Officer,
hold any other office or position in the Postal Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8920651607E946ECAF26E10C39949575"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit an individual who holds another office or position in the Postal
Service at the time the individual is appointed Chief Innovation Officer from
serving as the Chief Innovation Officer under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H599DBCBB40FF4DF29E4E579E8D7AD270"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Advisory
commission</header>
<paragraph id="id5ECDED15B90D43B78881DE38ED53E762"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established the Postal Innovation Advisory Commission (hereinafter the
<term>Commission</term>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA94E505357ED483989BF017DC0A53734"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph id="id9CB4EABCCC3644D68AEE488CBE118C3C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall be composed of—</text>
<clause id="id8F0CDC432BB94C3CA8FC400C2FDA0B51"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Chief
Innovation Officer established under subsection (a), who shall serve as
Chairperson of the Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8A8E2BC20A7147B09CC6BD4FA4B6CCFF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 other members
as the Postal Regulatory Commission shall appoint, of whom—</text>
<subclause id="id9771161048184B838639801F2BC6E598"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 member shall
have expertise in labor;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE3D479F11C944C15AB55D546EA1E1032"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 member shall
have expertise in small business issues;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0BB9F7528A894A57A0C1ACFA4EDD9AE5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>1 member shall
have expertise in consumer protection;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6023C565ED85481ABDFA85BB1AFFB5A7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>1 member shall
have expertise in small periodicals and newspapers; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB871C92A70AE4025B36D3553EAD0DE1A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>1 member shall
have expertise in the postal industry.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id564986D6D32C48CCBBA131AF62BA348D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Period of
appointment</header><text>Members shall be appointed for 5-year terms.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFC03F428AFA74337B000A097C0F4A27F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
vacancy in the Commission shall not affect the powers of the Commission, but
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47BBADE292D74705BD1A62B475636530"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idECB7C3C183854DD58740D50F20C14EEE"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5C211CFE97B34AE1B817B97B67B269BC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties of the
commission</header>
<subparagraph id="idF8AD2EFDA6D54D7498D548B1BCDBF825"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Commission shall study—</text>
<clause id="id30AB6932F09B47999287F93CD5B7E67B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>additional postal
and nonpostal services that the Postal Service may offer to raise revenue;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idABA3E24BD206458B85DD98427F02433D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>services that
postal services in foreign countries have offered to respond to the increasing
demand for high-tech services, including—</text>
<subclause id="id13B325BD145C4766BE68BF45BFFCC078"><enum>(I)</enum><text>banking and
insurance services;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9D4820FC5D834B77BB93174B0DE9F778"><enum>(II)</enum><text>communication
services;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id046EC1AF414A45F5BD31D656E341F737"><enum>(III)</enum><text>physical
delivery of e-mail correspondence to individuals who do not have Internet
access;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4591083CC36D42EC8372ABD8D7F12437"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>scanning
physical mail and delivering that mail through e-mail; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3BE114C0246C497C82D0BA1761A73145"><enum>(V)</enum><text>communication
through secure servers.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03A9B015D6FB41749037D292D1B20224"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Commission shall generate recommendations for additional services that the
Postal Service should provide based on the study conducted under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC80CB0DCCDFB4635BBDE8D23D17FA491"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and each year
thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the Postmaster General a report that
contains each recommendation described under subparagraph (B) that the
Commission approves by a majority vote.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB965820D8B9D49A0B0E6AE80261A4241"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Powers of the
commission</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0ED2FB4E83334373BBC94A429C34CA88"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>The
Commission may hold such hearings, take such testimony, and receive such
evidence as is necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3AE25DC1F26F4EF49F5D0AA006AEA91B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information
from federal agencies</header><text>The Commission may secure directly from any
Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers
necessary to carry out this subsection. Upon request of the Chairperson of the
Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such
information to the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7234851C613542539DB3D183FE759DD1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Postal
services</header><text>The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of
the Federal Government.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76D16FE278454F6C86DF5A314A9D23C0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text>The
Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or
property.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB724EA7441C34CB59287F42DB8260B42"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Commission
personnel matters</header>
<subparagraph id="IDCA2295CEA479416BA3A8D2E7CC117416"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Compensation of
members</header><text>Each member of the Commission who is not an officer or
employee of the Federal Government (including the Postal Service) shall be
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic
pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
title 5 for each day (including travel time) during which such member is
engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All members of the
Commission who are officers or employees of the United States, including the
Postal Service, shall serve without compensation in addition to that received
for their services as officers or employees of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE3A4396C8D04410B9AE66A178AF6D924"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 while away
from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services
for the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB00DA1156EDA4BBF89990CAA9FC0A03B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<clause id="ID9A2D7048892B4CC78E7A6DEDC3F142A0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Chairperson of the Commission may, without regard to
the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive
director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the
Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an executive director shall
be subject to confirmation by the Commission.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE2F3CBF5708B4777977705A0A3E5C6E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
Chairperson of the Commission may fix the compensation of the executive
director and other personnel without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of title 5 relating to classification of positions and General
Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and
other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7F7DD010BD8E4726B1D5367A4FE1E1D4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Detail of
government employees</header><text>Any Federal Government employee, including
an employee of the Postal Service, may be detailed to the Commission without
reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil
service status or privilege.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID224BF59C89074FDFA9356D4C2171EA56"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Procurement of
temporary and intermittent services</header><text>The Chairperson of the
Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5 at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAF25BE3C96E54611B2CB62BDEEE9F2CF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Permanent
advisory commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB911C98A8BF2470A9A92145577F6674E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA7F09804C16449CCB7190522B93B210E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary to the Commission to carry out this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID44C612B90ADA420F854071F64855EB05"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Any
sums appropriated under the authorization contained in this section shall
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id31C48BBD491B4BDEAA6E9B584ABF7796"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Innovation
strategy</header>
<paragraph id="H79DDA52635364C409ED63E1CE532D6D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
section, the Postmaster General shall submit, at the same time the President
submits the annual budget request under section 1105 of title 31 for that year,
and together with the report on performance under subsection (g), a
comprehensive strategy for maximizing the revenue of the Postal Service through
innovative postal and nonpostal products and services to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAED15AE0BE4F4DA5A289F2191C5E6CBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA23676168FA42ADA92F6121207D92FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id241F2331674F4017ACDDAACAADF169D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Postal
Regulatory Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EB74CD031AE47B595D596A7253C544B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
addressed</header><text>At a minimum, the strategy required by this subsection
shall address—</text>
<subparagraph id="H07C115271D4340D29BABEC172137F8CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the specific
innovative postal and nonpostal products and services to be developed and
offered by the Postal Service, including the nature of the market demand to be
satisfied by each product and service and the estimated date by which each
product and service will be introduced;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E20E2F5FC8347618BB51F94A3A2037E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost of
developing and offering each product or service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAEABE06BE0E40D49E8F9A212767ADF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the anticipated
sales volume for each product and service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFA0461B0ACB4CCD93B894BB8264F249"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the anticipated
revenues and profits expected to be generated by each product and
service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF780A6FD96324197BE078DB3768FB414"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the likelihood of
success of each product and service and the risks associated with the
development and sale of each product and service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7F0EB3411754AD6960AD2B9A9E80B07"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the trends
anticipated in market conditions that may affect the success of each product
and service during the 5-year period following the submission of the report;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H821358689769457DB4FAC707372D6715"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the metrics that
will be used to assess the effectiveness of the innovation strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9B815CA06384530BAAC8D3D404CE538"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Strategy
updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Postmaster
General shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD9BA48277DB4476281963560CAA9B90C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">update the strategy required under this
subsection every 2 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE89AE794D8404600AAFDFE2631D5B3A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the updated strategy, at the same
time the President submits the annual budget request under section 1105 of
title 31 for that year, and together with the report on performance under
subsection (g), to—</text>
<clause id="idAAFE1E53780F44D68FD54590703EAAFF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="id05BB3C7FC8974306AA59AC454FD94924"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDC71219712114AD5AED8BC1CE9BFBA32"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Postal Regulatory Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7AAFFC6D184F4E71ABC215AE03F0B9EC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report on
performance</header>
<paragraph id="HD953BC2BC1D14A09A6A25C15632C084E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Postmaster
General shall submit an annual report that describes the progress of the Postal
Service in implementing the strategy under this section, at the same time the
President submits the annual budget request under section 1105 of title 31,
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2191CAA7EC96403D9DC4AD65EA49AC18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A105BBAD2A149FAB352D66B090D20F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52B56F38B18B479F829D0FFA4AF3B806"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Postal Regulatory Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H054AFFFA62284AF3B3745BA36C8FF22F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be
addressed</header><text>At a minimum, a report under this subsection shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC910A40399444210AA2DF6D953D863F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the revenue
generated by each product and service developed through the strategy under this
section and the costs of developing and offering each product or service for
the preceding year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H002405D872FA4F269CDAB4DAE2914EC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total sales
volume and revenue generated by each product and service on a monthly basis for
the preceding year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3A92D386A3B48BFB957D62B6FD2421B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>trends in each
market in which a product or service is intended to satisfy a demand;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EBE80BDF65F430E8E25EA24B3421238"><enum>(D)</enum><text>products and
services identified in the strategy under this section that are to be
discontinued, the date on which the discontinuance will occur, and the reasons
for the discontinuance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE64ACCD9C2A41A7BB8B0F3786D5F9BF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>alterations in
products and services identified in the strategy under this section that will
be made to address changing market conditions, and an explanation of how the
alterations will ensure the success of the products and services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D18E22EF5224DABBFD9D3A40C1C6E4F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the performance of
the strategy under this section according to the metrics identified under
subsection (e)(2)(G).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCDA0F82D7A3F4626AECE34B4D89F8B75"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Study and report
by Comptroller General</header>
<paragraph id="H17D3166AC2044F24BECB3996CB2033F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header>
<subparagraph id="id828AFD84E0F54A1BB0DA1572C58294BE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the implementation of the strategy under this section that
assesses the effectiveness of the Postal Service in identifying, developing,
and selling innovative postal and nonpostal products and services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H102430CB56164F80B5AED535FF4D50E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
study under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause id="H2704AA93DCEE4E7497234F12658F9176"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
audit of the costs of developing each innovative postal and nonpostal product
and service developed or offered by the Postal Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3A839FA3E75B402FAA96D85B7288A6D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the sales volume
of each product and service;</text>
</clause><clause id="H44E07AD999D84A21BFD0E67AEE042F71"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the revenues and
profits generated by each product and service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB06ED85C967943119BE58BBAC1E0E54C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the likelihood of
continued success of each product and service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE419ADC68BE24BC195CC4B7472D3AD0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller
General shall submit a report concerning the study under paragraph (1)
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5DFC784A514348D5A99D87B38C009D7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CB07AE12840424487C95534CD831A51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBEDA2E77EEC942B89AFB652D39A9BD9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 2 of title
39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H021F7ACCC0DF40B598C0985A0F6555EF" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">209. Innovation and
accountability.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Maintaining
levels of service</header>
<section id="idC3F5179C1BDE4B9AB1F30E965D3598CF"><enum>401.</enum><header>Six-day
delivery</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 404a(a) of
title 39, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4D6762D5B33B4B04B21A740645714490"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3E212AAFAF4745BAB7FE53D07505DA26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id23D47CFDA753459CAA420BD13DC73195"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E3F44B19BC24A77AE0E8A68DA1F2EB8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idEC04876871604ECFBE2F3AA49A33538F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce the frequency of the delivery of
mail to fewer than 6 days each
week.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id030C7DAFBEE04BF2A496A3FA444E2ACC"><enum>402.</enum><header>Service
standards for market-dominant products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3691 of title 39, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C34EE1E8EA2480BA633645CD17C88F2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id68FEA7686AAA4365BCD6F683C9B13A9C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restriction on
authority</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), the
Postal Service may not increase the expected delivery time for market-dominant
products required under part 121 of title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, as
in effect on March 2,
2010.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section>