[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5373 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5373
To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit the compensation and
benefits provided to executive officers of the Postal Service, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 7, 2026
Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit the compensation and
benefits provided to executive officers of the 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus
Removal Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE FRINGE BENEFITS.
Section 1003 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(e) Limitation of Executive Fringe Benefits.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Covered executive officer.--The term `covered
executive officer'--
``(i) means the Postmaster General, the
Deputy Postmaster General, any Postal Service
officer or employee serving in a Postal Career
Executive Service position at level II or
above, or any successor executive pay
classification; and
``(ii) does not include the Inspector
General of the Postal Service.
``(B) Deferred compensation.--The term `deferred
compensation' includes any nonqualified deferred
compensation arrangement, supplemental executive
retirement plan, or similar arrangement under which
compensation is earned in one period but paid in a
later period, whether or not subject to section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``(C) Fringe benefit.--The term `fringe benefit'
includes the following:
``(i) A wellness reimbursement or similar
wellness incentive payment, unless offered on
substantially the same terms to substantially
all career employees of the Postal Service.
``(ii) Parking or a parking allowance,
except space made available on the same terms
as to non-executive employees at the same duty
station.
``(iii) Financial planning, tax
preparation, estate planning, or similar
personal financial advisory services.
``(iv) Retirement counseling services,
unless offered on substantially the same terms
to substantially all career employees of the
Postal Service.
``(v) Reimbursement for enrollment or
renewal fees for TSA PreCheck, Global Entry,
CLEAR, or any similar trusted traveler or
expedited-screening program.
``(vi) Membership dues or fees for any
airline club, airport lounge program, hotel
loyalty tier, or similar travel-amenity
program.
``(vii) Any relocation expense, allowance,
bonus, or benefit provided in connection with,
or in anticipation of--
``(I) the hiring, appointment, or
commencement of service of the officer;
``(II) the retirement or separation
from service of the officer; or
``(III) any other change in the
officer's status with the Postal
Service.
``(2) Limitation on fringe benefits.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a) or any other provision of law, the Postal
Service may not provide, pay for, or reimburse, directly or
indirectly, on behalf of any covered executive officer, any
fringe benefit.
``(3) Exception for official travel.--Paragraph (2) may not
be construed to prohibit reimbursement of ordinary and
necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of
official duties, consistent with applicable Federal travel
regulations.
``(4) No circumvention.--
``(A) No substitutes.--The Postal Service may not
provide a covered executive officer with increased base
pay, a bonus, deferred compensation, or any other form
of current or deferred compensation, that is
designated, in whole or in part, as a substitute for a
benefit prohibited under paragraph (2).
``(B) No limitation on base pay.--Nothing in this
paragraph limits the authority of the Postal Service to
set base pay under subsection (a).
``(5) Reimbursement required.--A covered executive officer
who receives a benefit prohibited under paragraph (2) after the
effective date of this subsection shall reimburse the Postal
Service for the fair market value of such benefit.
``(6) Prohibition on premium-class air travel.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)
or any other provision of law, the Postal Service may
not pay for, reimburse, or otherwise provide, directly
or indirectly, first-class or business-class air travel
accommodations for any covered executive officer.
``(B) Reimbursement required.--A covered executive
officer who receives air travel accommodations
prohibited under subparagraph (A) after the effective
date of this subsection shall reimburse the Postal
Service for the value of such accommodations.''.
SEC. 3. LIMIT ON COMPENSATION.
Section 1001 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(f) Limit on Compensation.--
``(1) Limit.--No officer, executive, or employee of the
Postal Service may receive compensation greater than that of
the President under section 102 of title 3.
``(2) No circumvention.--The Postal Service may not provide
a covered executive officer (as defined in section 1003(e) of
this title) with a bonus, deferred compensation, or any other
form of current or deferred compensation in order to circumvent
the compensation limit set in paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 4. RESTRICTION ON BONUSES FOR POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Section 202 of title 39, United States Code, is amended in
subsection (c) by--
(a) striking ``The'' and inserting--
``(1) Powers of the governors.--The''; and
(b) adding at the end the following:
``(2) Limit on compensation.--Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 3686 of this title, the Governors shall
not approve any bonus, award, or other monetary compensation
beyond basic pay for the Postmaster General for any fiscal year
in which the total expenditures of the Postal Service exceeded
the revenues of the Postal Service (including both appropriated
and non-appropriated funds).''.
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be
construed to affect--
(1) wellness, parking, or retirement-related benefits
generally available to Postal Service employees who are not
covered executive officers (as defined in section 1003(e) of
title 39, United States Code, as amended by this Act);
(2) any benefit provided to a bargaining-unit employee
pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement entered into
under chapter 12 of title 39, United States Code; or
(3) any compensation described in section 423(b) of title
5, United States Code.
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