[House Report 117-243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress   }                                  {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                  {       117-243

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    PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3076) TO PROVIDE 
   STABILITY TO AND ENHANCE THE SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL 
  SERVICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE 
   BILL (H.R. 6617) MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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  February 7, 2022.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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               Mr. Raskin, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 912]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 912, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3076, the 
Postal Service Reform Act of 2021, under a structured rule. The 
resolution provides one hour of general debate on the bill 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or 
their designees. The resolution waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 117-32 shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended. The resolution makes in order the further 
amendment printed in this report, if offered by the Member 
designated in this report, which shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question. The resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendment printed in this report. The resolution provides 
one motion to recommit. The resolution further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 6617, the Further Additional Extending 
Government Funding Act, under a closed rule. The resolution 
provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their designees. The resolution 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as 
read. The resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill. The resolution provides for one motion 
to recommit. The resolution provides that House Concurrent 
Resolution 69 is hereby adopted. The resolution provides that 
for purposes of the joint session to receive the President of 
the United States on March 1, 2022, former Members, Delegates, 
and Resident Commissioners shall not be admitted to the Hall of 
the House or rooms leading thereto.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 3076 includes a waiver of clause 10 of rule XXI, which 
prohibits consideration of a measure that has a net effect of 
increasing the deficit or reducing the surplus over the five- 
or 10-year period; however, the budgetary effects of the bill 
are fully offset over the 10-year period.
    The waiver of all points of order against provisions in 
H.R. 3076, as amended, includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule 
XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill carrying an appropriation 
from a committee not having jurisdiction to report an 
appropriation.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendment to H.R. 3076 printed in this report the Committee 
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic 
in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 6617 includes a waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI, which 
prohibits consideration of a bill which has not been reported 
by a committee until such measure has been available to 
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for 72 hours.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 6617 the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

          SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3076 MADE IN ORDER

    1. Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Comer (KY): Clarifies the roles 
and responsibilities of the Office of Personnel Management, the 
Social Security Administration, and the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services regarding the information postal employees 
will need to enroll in Medicare Part B; specifies that 
performance standards must be submitted to the Postal 
Regulatory Commission for each product; and makes other 
technical and conforming changes to the bill. (10 minutes)

              TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3076 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Maloney of New York or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 17, line 2, strike ``2022'' and insert ``2023''.
  Page 17, beginning on line 5, strike ``section 1839(e) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(e))'' and insert ``an 
agreement between the United States Postal Service and the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under 
section 1839(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395r(e)(1))''.
  Page 18, line 9, strike ``by'' and insert ``for''.
  Page 20, strike lines 10 through 15 and insert the following:
                  ``(D) in consultation with the Centers for 
                Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social 
                Security Administration, provide information to 
                individuals about enrollment under the Medicare 
                program under title XVIII of the Social 
                Security Act, and refer individuals to the 
                Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and 
                the Social Security Administration as necessary 
                for additional enrollment information; and''.
  Page 24, before line 24, insert the following:
                  (C) Application to certain postal service 
                annuitants or family members.--Section 
                1862(b)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(E)) is amended by adding at 
                the end the following:
                          ``(iv) Application to certain postal 
                        service annuitants or family members.--
                        Nothing in this paragraph shall 
                        prohibit a group health plan from 
                        determining an individual's eligibility 
                        to enroll in a health benefits plan 
                        offered under the Postal Service Health 
                        Benefits Program under section 8903c of 
                        title 5, United States Code, in 
                        accordance with subsection (e) of such 
                        section.''.
  Page 26, line 19, strike ``a'' and insert ``the''.
  Page 28, line 5, strike ``(o).'' and insert ``(o)''.
  Page 28, starting on line 15, strike ``through'' and all that 
follows through line 18, and insert the following: ``through--
          ``(1) a prescription drug plan; or
          ``(2) contracts between such a Program plan and the 
        PDP sponsor of such a prescription drug plan.''.
  Page 29, line 13, strike the period at the end and insert the 
following: ``, or who may be subject to the enrollment 
requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
8903c(e) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a).''.
  Page 29, line 23, strike ``are eligible'' and insert ``may be 
eligible''.
  Page 30, strike lines 9 through 16.
  Page 30, strike line 18 and all that follows through line 25 
on page 31 and insert the following:
          (1) CMS appropriation.--In addition to amounts 
        otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
        Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services--Program 
        Management Account, for fiscal year 2022, out of any 
        money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
        $7,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
        purposes of carrying out this section, including the 
        amendments made by this section.
          (2) SSA appropriation.--In addition to amounts 
        otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
        Social Security Administration for fiscal year 2022, 
        out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated, $16,000,000, to remain available until 
        expended, for the purposes of carrying out this section 
        (with the exception of the purposes set forth in 
        subsection (c)(3)(B)), including the amendments made by 
        this section.
          (3) OPM appropriation.--In addition to amounts 
        otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
        Office of Personnel Management for fiscal year 2022, 
        out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated, $70,500,000, to remain available until 
        expended, for the purposes of carrying out this 
        section, including the amendments made by this section.
  Page 30, beginning on line 20, strike ```Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services--Program Management''' and insert ``the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services--Program Management 
Account''.
  Page 31, line 11, after ``out'', insert ``subsection (c)(3) 
for the purposes set forth in''.
  Page 32, strike lines 1 through 5 and insert the following:
          (4) Funds credited by postal service.--The United 
        States Postal Service shall deposit an amount equal to 
        the sum of the amounts appropriated under paragraphs 
        (1), (2), and (3) into the Treasury as a miscellaneous 
        receipt from the Postal Service Fund in fiscal year 
        2022.
  Page 32, line 15, strike ``described in subsection 
(c)(3)(B)'' and insert ``described in subsection (c)(3) for the 
purpose set forth in subsection (c)(3)(B)''.
  Page 48, line 17, insert ``for each product'' after 
``performance''.
  Page 48, line 21, insert ``for each product'' after 
``compliance''.

                                  
                                  
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