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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6085 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify procedures for negotiating 
pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel of the 
United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2020 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify procedures 
for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other 
managerial personnel of the United States Postal Serv-
ice, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Postal Supervisors and 
Managers Fairness Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. NEGOTIATION OF PAY AND BENEFITS PROGRAMS 
FOR POSTAL SERVICE SUPERVISORY AND 
MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 1004 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e)(1) Not later than 60 days before the date on 
which a Postal Service pay decision under this section re-
garding pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit pro-
grams is scheduled to expire, the Postal Service shall pro-
vide a written proposal to the supervisors’ organization for 
any changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe ben-
efit programs for members of the supervisors’ organization 
for a covered period. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the date an agree-
ment is reached on a collective bargaining agreement be-
tween the Postal Service and a bargaining representative 
recognized under section 1203 that affects any matter (in-
cluding the supervisory differential) concerning supervisor 
and manager pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit 
programs, the Postal Service shall provide a written pro-
posal regarding the matters so affected to the supervisors’ 
organization for any changes in pay policies and schedules 
and fringe benefit programs covering members of the su-
pervisors’ organization. 
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‘‘(3) The Postal Service and the supervisors’ organi-
zation shall strive to resolve any differences concerning the 
proposal described in paragraph (1) or (2) under the pro-
cedures provided for, or adopted under, subsection (d).’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION.— 
Paragraph (5) of section 1004(f) of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) Not more than 15 days after the panel has made 
its recommendation and considered input from the Postal 
Service and the supervisors’ organization pursuant to 
paragraph (4), the panel shall issue its final determination 
for pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs. 
Such final determination shall be binding upon the Postal 
Service and the supervisors’ organization.’’. 
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