# Presentation: 756397

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Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee
[MTAC]

August 2, 2006

Legislative Update

Thomas Day
Sr. Vice President
Government Relations

**Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee**
**[MTAC]**
**August 2, 2006**
_**Legislative Update**_
**Thomas Day**
**Sr. Vice President**
**Government Relations**
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## POSTAL LEGISLATIONTopics for Discussion

**  ****Projected schedule for Conference **
**  ****Issues to be resolved**

## POSTAL LEGISLATIONSenate Conferees

**Sen. Collins (R-ME) ****	****	****Sen. Akaka (D-HI) **
**Sen. Bennett (R-UT) ****	****	****Sen. Carper (D-DE)**
**Sen. Coleman (R-MN) ****	****	****Sen. Lieberman (D-CT)**
**Sen. Stevens (R-AK)**
**Sen. Voinovich (R-OH) **

## POSTAL LEGISLATIONProjected House Conferees

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** ****Rep. T. Davis (R-VA) **
** ****Rep. Waxman (D-CA) **
** ****Rep. D. Davis (D-IL) **
** ****Rep. McHugh (R-NY) **

## POSTAL REFORMProjected Conference Schedule

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** ****Senate has named Conferees; House has not**
**  ****Sen. Collins will chair the Conference**
**  ****House and Senate will “pre-conference” most issues before House Conferees are named**
** ****House / Senate Committee Leadership have called for the Conference in September**

## POSTAL REFORMProjected Conference Schedule (continued)

** ****Differences among House, Senate and White House must be resolved and approved by majority of both House and Senate conferees.**
** ****Conference report must be approved by both the full House and Senate**
**  ****Final legislation must be signed into law by the President**

## POSTAL LEGISLATION

**The Calendar is the Challenge**

**	**_**September**_
**	****XX****	****    5****	****6****	****7****	****8**
**	****11****	****  12****	****13****	****14****	****15**
**	****18****	****  19****	****20****	****21****	****22**
**	****25****	****  26****	****27****	****28****	****29**
**	****	****	****	****	**
**	**_**October**_
**	****2****	****   3****	****4****	****5****	****6**
**	**_**Lame Duck**_
**	****November 13 - ???**

## POSTAL LEGISLATIONIssues for resolution in Conference

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** ****The major hurdle is the resolution of differences between Administration and HR 22 / S 662 on financial relief, especially military service obligation**
** ****If financial relief is agreed upon,  anticipate issues of Postal Reform to be negotiated**

## POSTAL LEGISLATIONIssues for resolution in Conference

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** ****The major hurdle is the resolution of differences between Administration and HR 22 / S 662 on financial relief, especially military service obligation**
** ****If financial relief is agreed upon,  anticipate issues of Postal Reform to be negotiated**

_**This may no longer be true**_

## POSTAL LEGISLATIONIssues for resolution in Conference

** ****A hurdle to the resolution of differences between Administration and HR 22 / S 662 on financial relief, especially military service obligation**
** ****The Administration views the Senate language as the base version of legislation**
**  ****CPI Rate Cap with strict exigency**
**  ****Direction to Arbitrator – financial health of USPS**
**  ****Worksharing language**
**  ****Negotiated Service Agreements [NSA]**
**  ****Revised Worker’s Compensation rules**

## POSTAL LEGISLATIONIssues for resolution in Conference (continued)

**  ****Unions/Management Associations strongly oppose “Strict exigency” **
**  ****Individual Mailers and Trade Associations strongly support “Strict Exigency”**
**  ****Unions/Management Associations are very critical of Direction to the Arbitrator and Workers Compensation**
** ****UPS strongly supports legislation that moves Single Piece Parcels into the Competitive Products category **
**  ****A variety of mailers, trade associations and unions strongly held  positions that Single Piece Parcels remain in the Market Dominant category**

## POSTAL LEGISLATION

**  ****The number of issues that require resolution has increased**
**  ****The difference of opinions appears to be more extreme**
**  ****The time remaining grows short**

**Summary**

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**Questions**
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