[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 7 (Friday, January 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2696. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 662, to reform the postal laws of the United States; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 256, after line 3 add the following:

     SEC. 1005. APPLICATION OF LAWS ASSURING FAIR TREATMENT OF 
                   SMALL BUSINESSES AND OTHER POSTAL SUPPLIERS.

       (a) Application of Other Laws.--Section 410(b) of title 39, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) chapter 9 (the Contract Disputes Act of 1978);'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:
       ``(9) the following provisions of title 31:
       ``(A) subchapter V of chapter 35 (known as the bid protest 
     provisions of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984); 
     and
       ``(B) chapter 39 (known as the Prompt Payment Act);'';
       (3) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (4) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3(b) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(b)) is amended by striking ``the 
     United States Postal Service or'' .

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