I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3076 
To provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal 
Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
FOXX, and Mr. COMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide stability to and enhance the services of the United 
States Postal Service, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Postal Service Reform Act of 2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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TITLE I—POSTAL SERVICE FINANCIAL REFORMS 
Sec. 101. Postal Service Health Benefits Program. 
Sec. 102. USPS Fairness Act. 
Sec. 103. Nonpostal services. 
TITLE II—POSTAL SERVICE OPERATIONAL REFORMS 
Sec. 201. Performance Targets and Transparency. 
Sec. 202. Integrated delivery network. 
Sec. 203. Review of postal service cost attribution guidelines. 
Sec. 204. Rural newspaper sustainability. 
Sec. 205. Funding of postal regulatory commission. 
Sec. 206. Flats operations study and reform. 
Sec. 207. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 208. Postal service transportation selection policy revisions. 
Sec. 209. USPS Inspector General oversight of Postal Regulatory Commission. 
TITLE I—POSTAL SERVICE 
FINANCIAL REFORMS 
SEC. 101. POSTAL SERVICE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 89 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
8903b the following: 
‘‘§ 8903c. Postal service health benefits program 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered Medicare individual’ 
means an individual who is entitled to benefits under 
Medicare part A, but excluding an individual who is 
eligible to enroll under such part under section 1818 
or 1818A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i–2, 1395i–2a); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘initial contract year’ means the 
contract year beginning in January of 2023; 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘initial participating carrier’ 
means a carrier that enters into a contract with the 
Office to participate in the Postal Service Health 
Benefits Program during the initial contract year; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘Medicare part A’ means part A 
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395c et seq.); 
‘‘(5) the term ‘Medicare part B’ means part B 
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395j et seq.); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘Office’ means the Office of Per-
sonnel Management; 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Postal Service’ means the United 
States Postal Service; 
‘‘(8) the term ‘Postal Service annuitant’ means 
an annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan under 
this chapter whose Government contribution is paid 
pursuant to the requirements of section 8906(g)(2); 
‘‘(9) the term ‘Postal Service employee’ means 
an employee of the Postal Service enrolled in a 
health benefits plan under this chapter whose Gov-
ernment contribution is paid by the Postal Service; 
‘‘(10) the term ‘Postal Service Medicare covered 
annuitant’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is a Postal Service annuitant; and 
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‘‘(B) is a covered Medicare individual; 
‘‘(11) the term ‘Program’ means the Postal 
Service Health Benefits Program established under 
subsection (c) within the Federal Employees Health 
Benefit Program; 
‘‘(12) the term ‘Program plan’ means a health 
benefits plan offered under the Program; and 
‘‘(13) the terms set forth in section 8901 shall 
apply. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—The requirements under this 
section shall— 
‘‘(1) apply to the initial contract year and each 
contract year thereafter; and 
‘‘(2) supersede any other provision of this chap-
ter inconsistent with such requirements, as deter-
mined by the Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
THE POSTAL SERVICE 
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall establish 
the Postal Service Health Benefits Program under 
which the Office contracts with carriers to offer 
health benefits plans as described under this section. 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, any 
such contract shall be consistent with the require-
ments of this chapter for contracts under section 
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8902 with carriers to offer health benefits plans 
other than under this section. The Program shall— 
‘‘(A) to the greatest extent practicable, in-
clude plans offered by— 
‘‘(i) each carrier for which the total 
enrollment in the plans provided under this 
chapter includes, in the contract year be-
ginning in January 2022, 1,500 or more 
enrollees who are Postal Service employees 
or Postal Service annuitants; and 
‘‘(ii) any other carrier determined ap-
propriate by the Office; 
‘‘(B) be available for participation by Post-
al Service employees and Postal Service annu-
itants, in accordance with subsection (d); 
‘‘(C) provide for enrollment in a plan as an 
individual, for self plus one, or for self and fam-
ily; and 
‘‘(D) not be available for participation by 
an individual who is not a Postal Service em-
ployee or Postal Service annuitant (except as a 
member of family of such an employee or annu-
itant or as provided under paragraph (5)). 
‘‘(2) SEPARATE POSTAL SERVICE RISK POOL.— 
The Office shall ensure that each Program plan in-
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cludes rates that reasonably and equitably reflect the 
cost of benefits provided to a risk pool consisting 
solely of Postal Service employees, Postal Service an-
nuitants, and covered members of family of such em-
ployees and annuitants (regardless of the health 
plan, coverage, or benefit program in which such an 
employee, annuitant, or member of family is en-
rolled), taking into specific account the change in 
benefits cost for the Program plan due to the Medi-
care enrollment requirements under subsection (e) 
and any savings or subsidies resulting from sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(3) ACTUARIALLY EQUIVALENT COVERAGE.— 
The Office shall ensure that each carrier partici-
pating in the Postal Service Health Benefits Pro-
gram provides coverage under the Program plans of-
fered by the carrier that is actuarially equivalent, as 
determined by the Office, to the coverage that the 
carrier provides under the health benefits plans of-
fered by the carrier under this chapter that are not 
Program plans. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Ex-
cept as otherwise set forth in this section, all provi-
sions of this chapter applicable to health benefits 
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plans offered by carriers under section 8903 or 
8903a shall apply to plans offered under the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATION
OF
CONTINUATION
COV-
ERAGE.—In accordance with rules established by the 
Office, section 8905a shall apply to health benefits 
plans offered under this section in the same manner 
as such section applies to other health benefits plans 
offered under this chapter. 
‘‘(d) ELECTION OF COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each Postal Service employee and Postal 
Service annuitant who elects to receive health bene-
fits coverage under this chapter— 
‘‘(A) shall be subject to the requirements 
of this section; and 
‘‘(B) may not enroll in any other health 
benefits plan offered under any other section of 
this chapter. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) LACK OF GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE.— 
An individual who is a Postal Service employee 
or Postal Service annuitant may enroll in a 
health benefits plan offered under any other 
section of this chapter if the individual resides 
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in a geographic area for which there is not a 
Program plan in which the individual may en-
roll. 
‘‘(B) ANNUITANTS AS OF PROGRAM INCEP-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) CURRENT
MEDICARE
COVERED 
ANNUITANTS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), in the case of an indi-
vidual who, as of January 1, 2023, is 
a Postal Service Medicare covered an-
nuitant who has not enrolled in both 
Medicare part A and Medicare part B, 
such individual may enroll in a health 
benefits plan offered under any other 
section of this chapter, and may not 
enroll in a Program plan. 
‘‘(II) PROGRAM
PLAN
ENROLL-
MENT FOLLOWING MEDICARE PARTS A 
AND B ENROLLMENT.—In the case of 
an individual described in subclause 
(I) who subsequent to January 1, 
2023, is enrolled in both Medicare 
part A and Medicare part B, begin-
ning with the first contract year be-
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ginning after the date such individual 
is enrolled in both Medicare part A 
and Medicare part B, subclause (I) 
shall no longer apply to such indi-
vidual and such individual may receive 
health benefits under this chapter 
only through a Program plan. 
‘‘(ii) PRE-MEDICARE ANNUITANTS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), an individual who, as 
of January 1, 2023, is a Postal Serv-
ice annuitant and is not a Postal 
Service Medicare annuitant (for a rea-
son other than eligibility to enroll in 
Medicare part A under section 1818 
or 1818A of the Social Security Act) 
may enroll in either a Program plan 
or in a health benefits plan offered 
under any other section of this chap-
ter. 
‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—In the case 
of an individual described in subclause 
(I) who enrolls in a Program plan for 
any contract year beginning on or 
after the date on which the individual 
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becomes a Postal Service Medicare 
covered annuitant, beginning with 
such contract year, subclause (I) shall 
no longer apply to the individual and 
the individual may receive health ben-
efits under this chapter only through 
enrollment in a Program plan. 
‘‘(C) CERTAIN
EMPLOYEES
AS
OF
PRO-
GRAM INCEPTION.— 
‘‘(i) LEGACY
COVERAGE.—A Postal 
Service employee who is enrolled in a 
health benefits plan under this chapter for 
the contract year immediately preceding 
the initial contract year that is not a 
health benefits plan offered by an initial 
participating carrier may enroll in either a 
Program plan or in a health benefits plan 
offered under any other section of this 
chapter, except that— 
‘‘(I) if the Postal Service em-
ployee changes enrollment to a dif-
ferent health benefits plan under this 
chapter during the open season for 
the initial contract year, or after the 
start of the initial contract year, the 
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Postal Service employee may only en-
roll in a Program plan; 
‘‘(II) if the health benefits plan 
in which such employee is enrolled for 
such contract year becomes available 
as a Program plan, the Postal Service 
employee may only enroll in a Pro-
gram plan; and 
‘‘(III) upon becoming a Postal 
Service annuitant, if the Postal Serv-
ice employee elects to continue cov-
erage under this chapter, the Postal 
Service employee shall enroll in a Pro-
gram plan during the open season 
that is— 
‘‘(aa) being held when the 
Postal Service employee becomes 
a Postal Service annuitant; or 
‘‘(bb) if the date on which 
the Postal Service employee be-
comes a Postal Service annuitant 
falls outside of an open season, 
the first open season following 
that date. 
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‘‘(ii) CURRENT EMPLOYEES AGED 64 
AND OVER.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), an individual who, as 
of January 1, 2023, is a Postal Serv-
ice employee and is at least 64 years 
of age may enroll in either a Program 
plan or in a health benefits plan of-
fered under any other section of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—In the case 
of an individual described in subclause 
(I) who enrolls in a Program plan for 
any contract year beginning on or 
after the date on which the individual 
becomes a Postal Service Medicare 
covered annuitant, beginning with 
such contract year, subclause (I) shall 
no longer apply to the individual and 
the individual may receive health ben-
efits under this chapter only through 
enrollment in a Program plan. 
‘‘(D) CERTAIN OTHER ANNUITANTS.— 
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‘‘(i) ANNUITANTS AND FAMILY MEM-
BERS
EXCLUDED
FROM
PREMIUM-FREE 
MEDICARE PART A.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), a Postal Service annu-
itant who is eligible to enroll in Medi-
care Part A under section 1818 or 
1818A of the Social Security Act may 
enroll in either a Program plan or in 
a health benefits plan offered under 
any other section of this chapter if the 
annuitant— 
‘‘(aa) is eligible to enroll in 
Medicare part A under section 
1818 or 1818A of the Social Se-
curity Act; or 
‘‘(bb) includes in the annu-
itant’s plan enrollment one or 
more family members who are el-
igible to enroll in Medicare part 
A under section 1818 or 1818A 
of such Act. 
‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—In the case 
of an annuitant described in subclause 
(I) who enrolls in a Program plan for 
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any contract year beginning on or 
after the date on which the annuitant 
or any member of family covered by 
the enrollment becomes eligible to en-
roll in Medicare part A, beginning 
with such contract year, subclause (I) 
shall no longer apply to the annuitant 
and the annuitant may receive health 
benefits under this chapter only 
through enrollment in a Program 
plan. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITED OR REDUNDANT COV-
ERAGE.—An individual who is a Postal 
Service annuitant may enroll either in a 
Program plan (subject to subsection (e) of 
this section and to sections 226(j) and 
1837(o)(2) of the Social Security Act) or 
in a health benefits plan offered under any 
other section of this chapter for any con-
tract year in which the annuitant or mem-
ber of family covered by the enrollment, re-
spectively, is a covered Medicare individual 
and— 
‘‘(I) the annuitant or family 
member, respectively, resides in an 
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area where the Office has determined 
that no Medicare providers are avail-
able; 
‘‘(II) the annuitant receives com-
prehensive medical coverage provided 
by the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs under subchapter II of chapter 
17 of title 38, United States Code; or 
‘‘(III) the annuitant receives 
comprehensive medical coverage pro-
vided by the Indian Health Service 
under the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(iii) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Office shall, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
and the Postmaster General, promulgate 
any regulations necessary to implement 
this subparagraph. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT
OF MEDICARE ENROLLMENT 
FOR CERTAIN ANNUITANTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEM-
BERS.— 
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‘‘(1) ANNUITANTS.—Except as provided under 
subsection (d)(2), a Postal Service Medicare covered 
annuitant may not enroll under a Program plan un-
less the annuitant is enrolled in both Medicare part 
A and Medicare part B. 
‘‘(2) MEDICARE COVERED FAMILY MEMBERS.— 
In the case of a Postal Service annuitant who is re-
quired under this subsection to enroll in Medicare 
part A and Medicare part B to enroll under the Pro-
gram, if a member of family of such Postal Service 
annuitant is a covered Medicare individual or is eli-
gible to enroll in Medicare Part A under section 
1818 or 1818A of the Social Security Act, that 
member of family may not enroll under the Program 
as a member of family of the Postal Service annu-
itant unless that member of family is enrolled in 
both Medicare part A and Medicare part B. 
‘‘(3) PROCESS FOR COORDINATED ELECTION OF 
MEDICARE ENROLLMENT.—The Office shall estab-
lish a process under which— 
‘‘(A) Postal Service annuitants and mem-
bers of family who are subject to the require-
ments of paragraph (1) or (2)— 
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‘‘(i) are informed, prior to enrollment 
under this section, of such requirement; 
and 
‘‘(ii) receive requests for any addi-
tional information necessary for enrollment 
in writing; and 
‘‘(B) the Office provides the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Commis-
sioner of Social Security in a timely manner 
with such information with respect to such an-
nuitants and members of family and such elec-
tion as may be required to effect their enroll-
ment and coverage under Medicare part A and 
Medicare part B and this section in a timely 
manner, including to effect deemed enrollments, 
if applicable under sections 226(j) and 1837(o) 
of the Social Security Act, for such continuous 
period as such annuitant or member of family 
involved otherwise maintains eligibility for en-
rollment under Medicare part A and Medicare 
part B, to have elected to be enrolled under 
such part (in accordance with such sections) in 
connection with the enrollment in a Program 
plan under this section. 
‘‘(f) MEDICARE COORDINATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office shall require 
each Program plan to provide benefits for covered 
Medicare individuals (and individuals eligible to en-
roll in Medicare part A pursuant to section 1818 or 
1818A of the Social Security Act) pursuant to the 
same coordination of benefits method used in con-
nection with plans offered under any other section of 
this chapter. 
‘‘(2) MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
BENEFITS.—The Office shall require each Program 
plan to provide prescription drug benefits to any 
Postal Service annuitant and member of family of 
such annuitant who is a part D eligible individual 
(as defined in section 1860D–1(a)(3)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act) through employment-based retiree 
health coverage (as defined in section 1860D– 
22(c)(1) of such Act) through a prescription drug 
plan (as defined in section 1860D–41(a)(14) of such 
Act). 
‘‘(g) POSTAL SERVICE CONTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (i), 
for purposes of applying section 8906(b) to the 
Postal Service, the weighted average shall be cal-
culated in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 
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‘‘(2) WEIGHTED AVERAGE CALCULATION.—Not 
later than October 1 of each year (beginning with 
2022), the Office shall determine the weighted aver-
age of the rates established pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2) for Program plans that will be in effect dur-
ing the following contract year with respect to— 
‘‘(A) enrollments for self only; 
‘‘(B) enrollments for self plus one; and 
‘‘(C) enrollments for self and family. 
‘‘(3) WEIGHTING
IN
COMPUTING
RATES
FOR 
INITIAL
CONTRACT
YEAR.—In determining such 
weighted average of the rates for the initial contract 
year, the Office shall take into account (for purposes 
of section 8906(a)(2)) the enrollment of Postal Serv-
ice employees and annuitants in the health benefits 
plans offered by the initial participating carriers as 
of March 31, 2022. 
‘‘(h) RESERVES.— 
‘‘(1) SEPARATE RESERVES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall en-
sure that each Program plan maintains sepa-
rate reserves (including a separate contingency 
reserve) with respect to the enrollees in the 
Program plan in accordance with section 8909. 
All provisions of section 8909 relating to con-
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tingency reserves shall apply to contingency re-
serves of Program plans in the same manner as 
to those of other plans under this chapter, ex-
cept to the extent that such provisions are in-
consistent with the requirements of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) REFERENCES.—For purposes of the 
Program, each reference to ‘the Government’ in 
section 8909 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Postal Service. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNTS TO BE CREDITED.—The re-
serves (including the separate contingency re-
serve) maintained by each Program plan shall 
be credited with a proportionate amount of the 
funds in the reserves for health benefits plans 
offered by the carrier. 
‘‘(2) DISCONTINUATION OF PROGRAM PLAN.— 
In applying section 8909(e) relating to a Program 
plan that is discontinued, the Office shall credit the 
separate Postal Service contingency reserve main-
tained under paragraph (1) for that plan only to the 
separate Postal Service contingency reserves of the 
Program plans continuing under this chapter. 
‘‘(i) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed as affecting section 1005(f) 
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of title 39 regarding variations, additions, or substitutions 
to the provisions of this chapter. 
‘‘(j) HEALTH BENEFITS EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Postal Service shall 
establish a Health Benefits Education Program. 
Under the Program, the Postal Service shall— 
‘‘(A) notify annuitants and employees of 
the Postal Service about the Postal Service 
Health Benefits Program established under 
subsection (c)(1); 
‘‘(B) provide information regarding the 
Postal Service Health Benefits Program to such 
annuitants and employees, including a descrip-
tion of the health care options available under 
such Program, the enrollment provisions of sub-
section (d), and the requirement that annu-
itants and their family members be enrolled in 
Medicare under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(C) in coordination with the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Commis-
sioner of Social Security, respond and provide 
answers to any inquiry from such employees 
and annuitants about the Postal Service Health 
Benefits Program or Medicare enrollment. 
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‘‘(2) The Office shall timely provide the Postal 
Service with such information as the Postal Service 
determines to be necessary to conduct the Medicare 
Education Program.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(A) Section 8903(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘two levels 
of benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘2 levels of benefits 
for enrollees under this chapter generally and 2 
levels of benefits for enrollees under the Postal 
Service Health Benefits Program established 
under section 8903c’’. 
(B) The table of sections for chapter 89 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 8903b 
the following: 
‘‘8903c. Postal Service Health Benefits Program.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH MEDICARE.— 
(1) MEDICARE PART A.—Section 226 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) In the case of an individual who— 
‘‘(A) on or after January 1, 2023, is— 
‘‘(i) a Postal Service employee; 
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‘‘(ii) a Postal Service annuitant who is 
not a Postal Service Medicare covered an-
nuitant; or 
‘‘(iii) a member of family of a Postal 
Service employee or of a Postal Service an-
nuitant and who is not described in section 
1837(o)(1) of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) enrolls in a Program plan under sec-
tion 8903c of title 5, United States Code, 
such individual is deemed to be enrolled under this 
part, regardless of whether such individual has filed 
an application under subparagraph (A) or (C) of 
subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(2) Entitlement to hospital benefits under part 
A by reason of paragraph (1) begins as of— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who is a 
Postal Service employee or a Postal Service an-
nuitant who is eligible to become a Postal Serv-
ice Medicare covered annuitant, the date on 
which the individual becomes a Postal Service 
Medicare covered annuitant or the date of en-
rollment in a Program plan, whichever is later; 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who is eli-
gible to enroll under section 1818 or 1818A, 
the date on which the individual attains such 
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eligibility or the date of enrollment in a Pro-
gram plan whichever is later; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual who is de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) and is eligible 
to become a covered Medicare individual, as of 
the first date the individual becomes a covered 
Medicare individual or the date of enrollment in 
a Program plan, whichever is later. 
‘‘(3) The definitions in section 8903c(a) of title 
5, United States Code, shall apply for purposes of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued to deprive any individual of any other method 
or period of enrollment to which such individual is 
entitled under this section.’’. 
(2) MEDICARE PART B.— 
(A) ENROLLMENT.—Section 1837 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p) is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(o)(1) In the case of an individual who— 
‘‘(A) as of January 1, 2023, is— 
‘‘(i) a Postal Service Medicare covered 
annuitant; or 
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‘‘(ii) a member of family of a Postal 
Service employee or of a Postal Service an-
nuitant and is a covered Medicare indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(B) intends to enroll in a Program plan 
under section 8903c of title 5, United States 
Code, for the initial contract year; and 
‘‘(C) is not enrolled under this part, 
the individual may elect to be enrolled under this 
part during a special enrollment period during the 3- 
month period beginning on January 1, 2023. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an individual who— 
‘‘(A) on or after January 1, 2023, is— 
‘‘(i) a Postal Service employee; 
‘‘(ii) a Postal Service annuitant who is 
not a Postal Service Medicare covered an-
nuitant; or 
‘‘(iii) a member of family of a Postal 
Service employee or of a Postal Service an-
nuitant and who is not described in para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(B) enrolls in a Program plan under sec-
tion 8903c of title 5, United States Code; 
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the individual shall be deemed to have enrolled in 
the medical insurance program established by this 
part. 
‘‘(3) The definitions in section 8903c(a) of title 
5, United States Code, shall apply for purposes of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued to deprive any individual of any other method 
or period of enrollment to which such individual is 
entitled under this section.’’. 
(B) COVERAGE PERIODS.—Section 1838 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395q) is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(i) Notwithstanding subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an individual who enrolls 
under this part pursuant to a special enrollment pe-
riod under paragraph (1) of section 1837(o), the 
coverage period under this part shall begin on the 
date that the individual first has coverage under the 
Program plan pursuant to the enrollment described 
in paragraph (1)(B) of such section; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an individual who is deemed 
enrolled under paragraph (2) of section 1837(o), the 
coverage period under this part shall begin as of— 
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‘‘(A) in the case of such an individual who 
is a Postal Service employee or a Postal Service 
annuitant who is eligible to become a Postal 
Service Medicare covered annuitant, the date on 
which the individual becomes a Postal Service 
Medicare covered annuitant or the date of en-
rollment in a Program plan, whichever is later; 
‘‘(B) in the case of such an individual who 
is eligible to enroll under section 1818 or 
1818A of this Social Security Act, the date on 
which the individual attains such eligibility or 
the date of enrollment in a Program plan, 
whichever is later; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual described 
in paragraph (2)(A)(i)(III) of such section who 
is eligible to become a covered Medicare indi-
vidual, as of the first date the individual be-
comes a covered Medicare individual or the date 
of enrollment in a Program plan, whichever is 
later.’’. 
(3) PART D EGWP CONTRACTING CONFORMING 
AMENDMENT.—Section 1860D–22(b) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–132(b)) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and shall be applied in a manner to facili-
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tate the offering of prescription drug benefits under 
a Program plan under section 8903c of title 5, 
United States Code, through employment-based re-
tiree health coverage through a prescription drug 
plan, as required under subsection (f) of such sec-
tion, through contracts between such a Program 
plan and such a prescription drug plan’’. 
(4) WAIVER OF INCREASE OF MEDICARE PART 
B PREMIUM.—Section 1839(b) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘subsection (i)(4) or (l) of section 1837’’ the 
following: ‘‘or pursuant to the special enrollment pe-
riod under subsection (o)(1) of such section’’. 
SEC. 102. USPS FAIRNESS ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘USPS Fairness Act’’. 
(b) RATIONAL BENEFITS FUNDING AND ACCOUNT-
ING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 8909a of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) Not later than June 30, 2024, and by June 
30 of each succeeding year, the Office shall compute, for 
the most recently concluded fiscal year, the difference be-
tween— 
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‘‘(A) any Government contributions re-
quired to be paid from the Fund under section 
8906(g)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) the net claims costs under the enroll-
ment of the individuals described in section 
8906(g)(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) Not later than September 30 of each year 
in which the Office makes a computation under 
paragraph (1), the United States Postal Service 
shall pay into the Fund the difference computed in 
such paragraph. 
‘‘(e) Any computation of the liability of the Fund re-
quired by law shall be based on— 
‘‘(1) the net present value of the future net 
claims costs with respect to— 
‘‘(A) current annuitants of the United 
States Postal Service as of the end of the fiscal 
year ending on September 30 of the relevant re-
porting year; and 
‘‘(B) current employees of the United 
States Postal Service who would, as of Sep-
tember 30 of that year,— 
‘‘(i) be eligible to become annuitants 
pursuant to section 8901(3)(A); and 
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‘‘(ii) if they were retired as of that 
date, meet the criteria for coverage of an-
nuitants under section 8905(b); 
‘‘(2) economic and actuarial methods and as-
sumptions consistent with the methods and assump-
tions used in determining the Postal surplus or sup-
plemental liability under section 8348(h); and 
‘‘(3) any other methods and assumptions, in-
cluding a health care cost trend rate, that the Direc-
tor of the Office determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(f) After consultation with the United States Postal 
Service, the Office shall promulgate any regulations the 
Office determines necessary under this subsection. 
‘‘(g) For purposes of this section, the term ‘net 
claims costs’ shall mean the difference between— 
‘‘(1) the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the costs incurred by a carrier in pro-
viding health services to, paying for health serv-
ices provided to, or reimbursing expenses for 
health services provided to, annuitants of the 
United States Postal Service and any other per-
sons covered under the enrollment of such an-
nuitants; and 
‘‘(B) an amount of indirect expenses rea-
sonably allocable to the provision, payment, or 
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reimbursement described in subparagraph (A), 
as determined by the Office; and 
‘‘(2) the amount withheld from the annuity of 
or paid by annuitants of the United States Postal 
Service under section 8906.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
section 8909a of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Benefit’’ and inserting 
‘‘Benefits’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) CANCELLATION OF PAYMENTS.—Any pay-
ment required from the Postal Service under section 
8909a of title 5, United States Code, as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act that 
remains unpaid as of such date of enactment is can-
celed. 
(2) EFFECT OF THIS ACT.—In any determina-
tion relating to the future liability for retiree health 
benefits of the United States Postal Service or the 
Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, the 
Office of Personnel Management shall take into ac-
count the actual and reasonably expected effects of 
this Act. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS FROM SALE OF REAL PROPERTY 
FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 2903. Use of funds from sale of property 
‘‘In the event that the Postal Service permanently 
ceases operations, any funds derived from the sale of any 
real property owned by the Postal Service shall be used 
to pay any outstanding liability with respect to the salaries 
and expenses of any Postal Service employee. The balance 
of any remaining funds shall be deposited into the Postal 
Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund established under 
section 8909a of title 5.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions of such chapter is amended by adding after the 
item relating to section 2902 the following new item: 
‘‘2903. Use of funds from sale of property.’’. 
SEC. 103. NONPOSTAL SERVICES. 
(a) NONPOSTAL SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by adding after chapter 36 
the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 37—NONPOSTAL SERVICES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘3701. Purpose. 
‘‘3702. Definitions. 
‘‘3703. Postal Service program for State governments. 
‘‘3704. Postal Service program for other Government agencies. 
‘‘3705. Transparency and accountability for nonpostal services. 
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‘‘§ 3701. Purpose 
‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Postal 
Service to increase its net revenues through specific non-
postal products and services that are expressly authorized 
by this chapter. Postal Service revenues and expenses 
under this chapter shall be funded through the Postal 
Service Fund. 
‘‘§ 3702. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘nonpostal services’ is limited to 
services offered by the Postal Service that are ex-
pressly authorized by this chapter and are not postal 
products or services; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘attributable costs’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3631; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘year’ means a fiscal year. 
‘‘§ 3703. Postal Service program for State govern-
ments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this title, the Postal Service may establish a pro-
gram to enter into agreements with an agency of any State 
government, local government, or tribal government to 
provide property and services on behalf of such agencies 
for non-commercial products and services, but only if such 
property and services— 
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‘‘(1) provide enhanced value to the public, such 
as by lowering the cost or raising the quality of such 
services or by making such services more accessible; 
‘‘(2) do not interfere with or detract from the 
value of postal services, including— 
‘‘(A) the cost and efficiency of postal serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(B) unreasonably restricting access to 
postal retail service, such as customer waiting 
time and access to parking; and 
‘‘(3) provide a reasonable contribution to the in-
stitutional costs of the Postal Service, defined as re-
imbursement that covers at least 100 percent of at-
tributable costs of all property and services provided 
under each relevant agreement in each year. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC NOTICE.—At least 90 days before offer-
ing a service under the program, the Postal Service shall 
make available to the public on its website— 
‘‘(1) the agreement with the agency regarding 
such service; and 
‘‘(2) a business plan that describes the specific 
service to be provided, the enhanced value to the 
public, terms of reimbursement, the estimated an-
nual reimbursement to the Postal Service, and the 
estimated percentage of attributable Postal Service 
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costs that will be covered by reimbursement (with 
documentation to support the estimates). 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before offering a service 
under the program, the Postal Service shall provide for 
a public comment period of at least 30 days that allows 
the public to post comments relating to the provision of 
such services on the Postal Service website. The Postal 
Service shall make reasonable efforts to provide written 
responses to the comments on such website at least 30 
days before offering such services. 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The Postal Service may 
not establish the program under subsection (a) unless the 
Governors of the Postal Service approve such program by 
a recorded vote that is publicly disclosed on the Postal 
Service website with a majority of the total Governors vot-
ing for approval. 
‘‘(e) 
APPLICATION
OF
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—For purposes of the reporting requirements 
under section 3705, the Postal Service shall submit a sep-
arate report for each agreement with an agency entered 
into under subsection (a) analyzing the costs, revenues, 
rates, and quality of service for the provision of all services 
under such agreement, including information dem-
onstrating that the agreement satisfies the requirements 
of paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a). 
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‘‘(f) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Postal Regu-
latory Commission shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘local government’ means a coun-
ty, municipality, city, town, township, local public 
authority, school district, special district, intrastate 
district, council of governments, or regional or inter-
state government entity; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘State government’ includes the 
government of the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
other territory or possession of the United States; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘tribal government’ means the 
government of an Indian tribe, as that term is de-
fined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘United States’, when used in a 
geographical sense, means the States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
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Islands, and any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
‘‘(h) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.—Subsection (b) 
or (c) shall not be construed as requiring the Postal Serv-
ice to disclose to the public any information— 
‘‘(1) described in section 410(c); or 
‘‘(2) exempt from public disclosure under sec-
tion 552(b) of title 5. 
‘‘§ 3704. Postal Service program for other Govern-
ment agencies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Service may establish 
a program to provide property and services to other Gov-
ernment agencies within the meaning of section 411, but 
only if such program provides a reasonable contribution 
to the institutional costs of the Postal Service, defined as 
reimbursement by each agency that covers at least 100 
percent of the attributable costs of all property and service 
provided by the Postal Service in each year to such agency. 
‘‘(b) 
APPLICATION
OF
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—For purposes of the reporting requirements 
under section 3705, the Postal Service shall submit a sep-
arate report for each agreement with an agency entered 
into under subsection (a) analyzing the costs, revenues, 
rates, and quality of service for the provision of all services 
under such agreement, including information dem-
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onstrating that the agreement satisfies the requirements 
of subsection (a). 
‘‘§ 3705. Transparency and accountability for non-
postal services 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the last day of each year, the Postal Service 
shall submit to the Postal Regulatory Commission a 
report that analyzes costs, revenues, rates, and qual-
ity of service for each agreement for the provision of 
property and services under this chapter, using such 
methodologies as the Commission may prescribe, and 
in sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance with 
the requirements of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) SUPPORTING
MATTER.—A report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall include any non-
public annex, the working papers, and any other 
supporting matter of the Postal Service and the In-
spector General related to the information submitted 
in such report. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT AND FORM OF REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Postal Regulatory 
Commission shall, by regulation, prescribe the con-
tent and form of the report required under sub-
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section (a). In prescribing such regulations, the 
Commission shall give due consideration to— 
‘‘(A) providing the public with timely, ade-
quate information to assess compliance; 
‘‘(B) avoiding unnecessary or unwarranted 
administrative effort and expense on the part of 
the Postal Service; and 
‘‘(C) protecting the confidentiality of infor-
mation that is commercially sensitive or is ex-
empt from public disclosure under section 
552(b) of title 5. 
‘‘(2) REVISED REQUIREMENTS.—The Commis-
sion may, on its own motion or on request of any 
interested party, initiate proceedings to improve the 
quality, accuracy, or completeness of Postal Service 
data required by the Commission if— 
‘‘(A) the attribution of costs or revenues to 
property or services under this chapter has be-
come significantly inaccurate or can be signifi-
cantly improved; 
‘‘(B) the quality of service data provided to 
the Commission for a report under this chapter 
has become significantly inaccurate or can be 
significantly improved; or 
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‘‘(C) such revisions are, in the judgment of 
the Commission, otherwise necessitated by the 
public interest. 
‘‘(c) AUDITS.—The Inspector General shall regularly 
audit the data collection systems and procedures used in 
collecting information and preparing the report required 
under subsection (a). The results of any such audit shall 
be submitted to the Postal Service and the Postal Regu-
latory Commission. 
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Postal Service deter-
mines that any document or portion of a document, 
or other matter, which it provides to the Postal Reg-
ulatory Commission in a nonpublic annex under this 
section contains information described in section 
410(c), or exempt from public disclosure under sec-
tion 552(b) of title 5, the Postal Service shall, at the 
time of providing such matter to the Commission, 
notify the Commission of its determination, in writ-
ing, and describe with particularity the documents 
(or portions of documents) or other matter for which 
confidentiality is sought and the reasons therefor. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—Any information or other 
matter described in paragraph (1) to which the 
Commission gains access under this section shall be 
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subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 504(g) 
in the same way as if the Commission had received 
notification with respect to such matter under sec-
tion 504(g)(1). 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.— 
Upon receiving a report required under subsection 
(a), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall prompt-
ly— 
‘‘(A) provide an opportunity for comment 
on such report by any interested party; and 
‘‘(B) appoint an officer of the Commission 
to represent the interests of the general public. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE OR NON-
COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 90 days after receiv-
ing a report required under subsection (a), the Post-
al Regulatory Commission shall make a written de-
termination as to whether the nonpostal activities 
carried out during the applicable year were or were 
not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. 
For purposes of this paragraph, any case in which 
the requirements for coverage of attributable costs 
have not been met shall be considered to be a case 
of noncompliance. If, with respect to a year, no in-
stance of noncompliance is found to have occurred, 
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under this subsection shall be deposited in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Postal Regu-
latory Commission shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters for part IV of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended by adding after the item relating to 
chapter 36 the following: 
‘‘37. Nonpostal services ................................................................... 3701’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION 404.—Section 404(e) of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘subsection’’ the following: ‘‘, or any nonpostal 
products or services authorized by chapter 37’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) Licensing which, before the date of enactment 
of this paragraph, has been authorized by the Postal Reg-
ulatory Commission for continuation as a nonpostal serv-
ice may not be used for any purpose other than— 
‘‘(A) to continue to provide licensed mailing, 
shipping, or stationery supplies offered as of June 
23, 2011; or 
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‘‘(B) to license other goods, products, or serv-
ices, the primary purpose of which is to promote and 
enhance the image or brand of the Postal Service. 
‘‘(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
vent the Postal Service from establishing nonpostal prod-
ucts and services that are expressly authorized by chapter 
37.’’. 
(2) SECTION 411.—The last sentence of section 
411 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘including reimbursability’’ and inserting 
‘‘including reimbursability within the limitations of 
chapter 37’’. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
EXISTING
NONPOSTAL 
SERVICES.—All individual nonpostal services, pro-
vided directly or through licensing, that are contin-
ued pursuant to section 404(e) of title 39, United 
States Code, shall be considered to be expressly au-
thorized by chapter 37 of such title (as added by 
subsection (a)(1)) and shall be subject to the re-
quirements of such chapter. 
(4) REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON EX-
PERIMENTAL PRODUCTS.—Section 3641 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (b), (d), and 
(e); and 
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(B) by redesignating— 
(i) subsection (c) as subsection (b); 
and 
(ii) subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as 
subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respec-
tively. 
TITLE II—POSTAL SERVICE 
OPERATIONAL REFORMS 
SEC. 201. PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND TRANSPARENCY. 
Subchapter VII of chapter 36 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3691 
the following: 
‘‘§ 3692. Performance Targets and Transparency 
‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE TARGETS.—Each year, to en-
sure that mail service for postal customers meets the serv-
ice standards for market-dominant products, established 
under section 3691, the Postal Service shall— 
‘‘(1) at least 60 days before the beginning of 
the fiscal year in which they will apply, establish and 
provide to the Postal Regulatory Commission rea-
sonable targets for performance; and 
‘‘(2) provide the previous fiscal years’ perform-
ance targets in its Annual Compliance Report to the 
Postal Regulatory Commission for evaluation of 
compliance. 
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‘‘(b) PUBLIC PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Postal Service shall 
develop and maintain a publicly available Website 
with an interactive web-tool that provides perform-
ance information of market-dominant products that 
is updated on a weekly basis. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.—The per-
formance information provided on the Website shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) the type of market-dominant product; 
‘‘(B) geographic area at the nationwide, 
Area, and District level; 
‘‘(C) time periods showing performance in-
formation in annual, quarterly, monthly, and 
weekly segments; 
‘‘(D) comparisons of performance of mar-
ket-dominant product results for previous time 
periods to facilitate identification of perform-
ance trends; and 
‘‘(E) the current performance targets and 
previous fiscal year performance targets, estab-
lished under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIBILITY.—The Website shall 
include plain language descriptions of the elements 
required under paragraph (2) and information on 
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the collection process, measurement methodology, 
completeness, accuracy, and validity of the perform-
ance information provided on the Website. 
‘‘(4) ADDRESS SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY.—The 
Website shall include functionality to enable a user 
to search for performance information by street ad-
dress, ZIP Code, or post office box. 
‘‘(5) FORMAT.—The performance information 
provided on the Website shall be made available— 
‘‘(A) in a manner that— 
‘‘(i) presents the information ref-
erenced under paragraph (2) on an inter-
active dashboard; 
‘‘(ii) is searchable and may be sorted 
and filtered by the elements described in 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, enables 
any person or entity to download in bulk— 
‘‘(I) such performance informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(II) the results of a search by 
the elements described in paragraph 
(2); 
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‘‘(B) in an open format that permits any 
individual or entity to reuse and analyze the 
performance information; and 
‘‘(C) in a structured data format, to the 
extent practicable. 
‘‘(6) CONSULTATION.—The Postal Service shall 
regularly consult with the Postal Regulatory Com-
mission on appropriate features and information to 
be included on the Website. 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC
INPUT.—The Postal Service 
shall— 
‘‘(A) solicit public input on the design and 
implementation of the Website; and 
‘‘(B) maintain a public feedback tool, to 
ensure features of, and information on, the 
Website is usable and understandable. 
‘‘(8) DEADLINE.—The Website shall be imple-
mented and made available to the public not later 
than the date on which the performance targets are 
provided to the Postal Regulatory Commission under 
subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(9) AVAILABILITY.—A link and plain language 
description of the Website shall be made available on 
the website where the performance targets and 
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measurements established under subsection (a)(1) 
are made available. 
‘‘(10) REPORTING.—The dashboard referred to 
in paragraph (5)(A)(i) shall be referenced in the An-
nual Performance Plan under section 2803, the An-
nual Performance Report under section 2804, and 
the Annual Report under section 2402. 
‘‘(11) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION.—The 
term ‘performance information’ means the ob-
jective external performance measurements es-
tablished under section 3691(b)(1)(D). 
‘‘(B) 
WEBSITE.—The 
term 
‘Website’ 
means the website described in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 202. INTEGRATED DELIVERY NETWORK. 
Section 101(b) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before ‘‘The Postal Service’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Postal Service shall maintain an integrated 
network for the delivery of market-dominant and competi-
tive products (as defined in chapter 36 of this title). Deliv-
ery shall occur, to the maximum extent practicable, at 
least six days a week, except during weeks that include 
a Federal holiday.’’. 
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SEC. 203. REVIEW OF POSTAL SERVICE COST ATTRIBUTION 
GUIDELINES. 
Not later than the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Postal Regulatory 
Commission shall initiate a review of the regulations 
issued pursuant to sections 3633(a) and 3652(a)(1) of 
title 39, United States Code, to determine whether revi-
sions are appropriate to ensure that all direct and indirect 
costs attributable to competitive and market-dominant 
products are properly attributed to those products, includ-
ing by considering the underlying methodologies in deter-
mining cost attribution and considering options to revise 
such methodologies. If the Commission determines, after 
notice and opportunity for public comment, that revisions 
are appropriate, the Commission shall make modifications 
or adopt alternative methodologies as necessary. 
SEC. 204. RURAL NEWSPAPER SUSTAINABILITY. 
Section 3626(h) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 per-
cent’’. 
SEC. 205. FUNDING OF POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 504 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d)(1) Not later than September 1 of each fiscal 
year (beginning with fiscal year 2022), the Postal Regu-
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latory Commission shall submit to the Postal Service a 
budget of the Commission’s expenses, including expenses 
for facilities, supplies, compensation, and employee bene-
fits, for the following fiscal year. Any such budget shall 
be deemed approved as submitted if the Governors fail to 
adjust the budget in accordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 30 days after receiving a 
budget under paragraph (1), the Governors holding office, 
by unanimous written decision, may adjust the total 
amount of funding requested in such budget. Nothing in 
this subparagraph may be construed to authorize the Gov-
ernors to adjust any activity proposed to be funded by the 
budget. 
‘‘(B) If the Governors adjust the budget under sub-
paragraph (A), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall 
adjust the suballocations within such budget to reflect the 
total adjustment made by the Governors. The budget shall 
be deemed approved on the date the Commission makes 
any such adjustments. The Commission may make further 
adjustments to the suballocations within such budget as 
necessary. 
‘‘(3) Expenses incurred under any budget approved 
under this subsection shall be paid out of the Postal Serv-
ice Fund established under section 2003.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 39, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 2003(e), by striking ‘‘(B) all ex-
penses of the Postal Regulatory Commission, subject 
to the availability of amounts appropriated under 
section 504(d);’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) all expenses of 
the Postal Regulatory Commission, pursuant to sec-
tion 504(d);’’; and 
(2) in section 2009— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
and (2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and (3) the Postal Regu-
latory Commission requests to be appropriated, 
out of the Postal Service Fund, under section 
504(d) of this title’’. 
SEC. 206. FLATS OPERATIONS STUDY AND REFORM. 
(a) FLATS OPERATIONS STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Regulatory Com-
mission, in consultation with the Inspector General 
of the United States Postal Service, shall conduct a 
study to— 
(A) comprehensively identify the causes of 
inefficiencies in the collection, sorting, transpor-
tation, and delivery of Flats; and 
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(B) quantify the effects of the volume 
trends, investments decisions, excess capacity, 
and operational inefficiencies of the Postal 
Service on the direct and indirect costs of the 
Postal Service that are attributable to Flats. 
(2) POSTAL
SERVICE
ASSISTANCE.—For the 
purposes of carrying out the study under paragraph 
(1), the Postal Service shall, upon request by the 
Postal Regulatory Commission, consult with the 
Postal Regulatory Commission and provide— 
(A) access to Postal Service facilities to 
personnel of the Postal Regulatory Commission; 
and 
(B) information and records necessary to 
conduct such study. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Postal 
Regulatory Commission shall submit to Congress 
and the Postmaster General a report on the findings 
of the study conducted under paragraph (1). 
(4) FLATS DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘Flats’’ means products that meet the physical 
standards described in the Domestic Mail Manual 
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act) for Flats mail for any class of mail. 
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(3) COMPLETION
NOTICE.—On the date on 
which the plan described in paragraph (1) is fully 
implemented, as determined by the Postmaster Gen-
eral, the Postmaster General shall submit to Con-
gress and the Postal Regulatory Commission a writ-
ten notice of such implementation. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT RATE ADJUSTMENTS.—During the 
five-year period beginning on the date on which the Post-
master General submits the notice under subsection 
(b)(3), the Postal Service shall consider the findings of 
the report described in subsection (a)(2) and the efficacy 
of the plan described in subsection (b)(1) in remedying 
the inefficiencies identified in the study conducted under 
subsection (a)(1) when making any adjustment to the rate 
of a market-dominant product (as defined in section 102 
of title 39, United States Code). 
SEC. 207. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every six 
months thereafter, the Postmaster General shall submit 
to the President, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the 
operations and financial condition of the Postal Service 
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during the six-month period ending on the date on which 
the Postmaster General submits such report. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under this 
section shall include updates, details of changes from pre-
vious standards and requirements, and assessments of 
progress being made on the operations and financial con-
dition of the Postal Service, including— 
(1) the actual mail and package volume growth 
relative to any mail or package volume growth pro-
jections previously made or relied upon by the Postal 
Service, including a discussion of the reasons for the 
differences in projections and the associated adjust-
ments being made in order to accommodate any 
such differences; 
(2) the effect of pricing changes on product vol-
ume for market-dominant and competitive products, 
and associated revenue effects on financial projec-
tions, including a discussion of the reasons behind 
the differences in projections and associated adjust-
ments being made; 
(3) customer use of network distribution cen-
ters and processing and distribution centers, and as-
sociated costs and revenue effects; 
(4) the status of, and any substantial pro-
grammatic changes to, the USPS Connect program 
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relative to previous plans by the Postal Service, in-
cluding online sales and customer expectations re-
garding shipping speeds and shopping preferences 
relative to projections, as well as associated imple-
mentation costs and revenue effects on the financial 
projects; 
(5) the use of Priority Mail, Priority Mail Ex-
press, First-Class Package Service, and Parcel Se-
lect services (as such terms are defined in the Do-
mestic Mail Classification Schedule as in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act) among busi-
nesses of various sizes, and associated revenue ef-
fects; 
(6) the use of USPS Connect Returns service 
among customers, and associated implementation 
costs and revenue effects; 
(7) the use of USPS E-Commerce Marketplace 
among customers, and associated implementation 
costs and revenue effects; 
(8) updates on the reliability, efficiency, and 
cost-effectiveness of the transportation network, in-
cluding the manner in which ground transportation 
is utilized over air transportation for types of prod-
ucts; 
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(9) a review of efforts to enhance employee 
training, safety, and wellbeing, including associated 
effects on employee recruitment, satisfaction, and re-
tention; 
(10) a review of efforts being made to improve 
employee allocation, including changes of non-career 
employees to career status, and any associated im-
pacts to operational expenses and processing, trans-
portation, and delivery efficiency; 
(11) the rate of planned investment into Postal 
Service processing, transportation, and delivery 
equipment and infrastructure for market-dominant 
and competitive products, and a review of any asso-
ciated effects on operational expenses and efficiency; 
(12) changes to network distribution centers 
and the expansion of regional distribution centers, 
including costs associated with the changes and any 
realized reduction in operational expenses or im-
proved resource efficiencies; 
(13) a review of the ability of the Postal Service 
to meet performance targets established under sec-
tion 3692(a)(1)(A) of title 39, United States Code; 
(14) a discussion of the progress of the Postal 
Service in achieving any new, self-funded invest-
ments, including the amounts realized and expended 
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to date, and a discussion of the reasons behind any 
disparities in the assumptions regarding the ex-
pected progress of the Postal Service getting new, 
self-funded investments to accommodate changes; 
and 
(15) any other information the Postal Service 
determines relevant, such as barriers or unantici-
pated events, in order to help the Postal Regulatory 
Commission, Congress, the President, and the Amer-
ican public evaluate the success or difficulties faced 
by the Postal Service in implementing the reform 
plan. 
(c) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required under 
this subsection shall be submitted in a form that ex-
cludes any proprietary or confidential information 
and trade secrets. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—If the Postal Service de-
termines that any information must be excluded 
under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall, at the 
time of submitting the report, notify the President, 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, and the Postal Regulatory Commission in writ-
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ing of its determination and describe in detail the in-
formation for which confidentiality is sought and the 
reasons therefor. 
(3) ANNEXES.—The Postal Service shall submit 
to the persons and entities notified under paragraph 
(2) any information excluded under paragraph (1) in 
an annex that shall be treated as confidential in ac-
cordance with paragraph (4). 
(4) TREATMENT.—No person may, with respect 
to any information which such person receives under 
paragraph (4)— 
(A) use such information for purposes 
other than the purposes for which it is supplied; 
or 
(B) permit any person or entity other than 
a person or entity notified under paragraph (2), 
or the staff thereof, to have access to any such 
information. 
(d) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall terminate 
on the date that is five years after the date on which the 
first report required by this section is submitted. 
SEC. 208. POSTAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION SELECTION 
POLICY REVISIONS. 
Section 101(f) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘prompt and economical’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prompt, economical, consistent, and reli-
able’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘all mail’’ the following: 
‘‘in a manner that increases operational efficiency 
and reduces complexity’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘cost-effective’’ after ‘‘to 
achieve’’; and 
(4) by inserting ‘‘also’’ after ‘‘Nation shall’’. 
SEC. 209. USPS INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF POST-
AL REGULATORY COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8G of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘the Postal 
Regulatory Commission,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(2) In carrying’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(2)(A) In carrying’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) In carrying out the duties and responsibil-
ities specified in this Act, the Inspector General of 
the United States Postal Service shall function as 
the Inspector General for the Postal Regulatory 
Commission, and shall have oversight authority over 
the Commission as if the Commission were part of 
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the United States Postal Service. The Commission 
shall comply with the Inspector General’s oversight 
as if the Commission were a designated Federal en-
tity under paragraph (a)(2) of this section.’’. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.— 
(1) LEGAL
DOCUMENTS.—Any order, deter-
mination, rule, regulation, permit, grant, loan, con-
tract, agreement, certificate, license, or privilege that 
has been issued, made, granted, or allowed to be-
come effective that is in effect on the effective date 
of this section shall continue in effect according to 
their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, 
set aside, or revoked in accordance with law. 
(2) PROCEEDINGS.—This section and the 
amendments made by this section shall not affect 
any proceeding pending on the effective date of this 
section before an office transferred by either such 
subsection, but such proceeding shall be continued. 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be considered to 
prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any 
such proceeding under the same terms and condi-
tions and to the same extent that such proceeding 
could have been discontinued or modified if this sec-
tion or such amendments had not been enacted. 
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(3) SUITS.—This section and the amendments 
made by this section shall not affect any suit com-
menced before the effective date of this section, and 
in any such suit, proceeding shall be had, appeals 
taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner 
and with the same effect as if this section or such 
amendments had not been enacted. 
(4) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any other 
Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or 
delegation of authority, or any document relating to 
the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Com-
mission shall be deemed to refer to the Inspector 
General of the United States Postal Service. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 504 of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by striking subsection (h). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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