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(b) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION.— 
The amendment made by paragraph (1) of section 802(a) 
shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period 
beginning on or after October 1, 2006. 
TITLE IX—COMPENSATION FOR 
WORK INJURIES 
SEC. 901. TEMPORARY DISABILITY; CONTINUATION OF PAY. 
(a) TIME OF ACCRUAL OF RIGHT.—Section 8117 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘An employee’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) An employee other than a Postal Service em-
ployee’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) A Postal Service employee is not entitled to com-
pensation or continuation of pay for the first 3 days of 
temporary disability, except as provided under paragraph 
(3) of subsection (a). A Postal Service employee may use 
annual leave, sick leave, or leave without pay during that 
3-day period, except that if the disability exceeds 14 days 
or is followed by permanent disability, the employee may 
have their sick leave or annual leave reinstated or receive 
pay for the time spent on leave without pay under this 
section.’’. 
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 8118(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) without a break in time, except as pro-
vided under section 8117(b), unless controverted 
under regulations of the Secretary;’’. 
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 1001. EMPLOYMENT OF POSTAL POLICE OFFICERS. 
Section 3061 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) The Postal Service may employ police officers 
for duty in connection with the protection of property 
owned or occupied by the Postal Service or under the 
charge and control of the Postal Service, and persons on 
that property, including duty in areas outside the property 
to the extent necessary to protect the property and persons 
on the property. 
‘‘(2) With respect to such property, such officers shall 
have the power to— 
‘‘(A) enforce Federal laws and regulations for 
the protection of persons and property; 
‘‘(B) carry firearms; and 
‘‘(C) make arrests without a warrant for any 
offense against the Unites States committed in the 
presence of the officer or for any felony cognizable 
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under the laws of the United States if the officer has 
reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be 
arrested has committed or is committing a felony. 
‘‘(3) With respect to such property, such officers may 
have, to such extent as the Postal Service may by regula-
tions prescribe, the power to— 
‘‘(A) serve warrants and subpoenas issued 
under the authority of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) conduct investigations, on and off the 
property in question, of offenses that may have been 
committed against property owned or occupied by 
the Postal Service or persons on the property. 
‘‘(4)(A) As to such property, the Postmaster General 
may prescribe regulations necessary for the protection and 
administration of property owned or occupied by the Post-
al Service and persons on the property. The regulations 
may include reasonable penalties, within the limits pre-
scribed in subparagraph (B), for violations of the regula-
tions. The regulations shall be posted and remain posted 
in a conspicuous place on the property. 
‘‘(B) A person violating a regulation prescribed 
under this subsection shall be fined under this title, 
imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.’’. 
SEC. 1002. OBSOLETE PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPEAL.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 52 of title 39, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section 
5005(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1), and by re-
designating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3) (as so designated by 
clause (i)), by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 
5201(6) of this title)’’. 
(B) Section 5005(b) of such title 39 is amended 
by striking ‘‘(a)(4)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘(a)(3)’’. 
(C) Section 5005(c) of such title 39 is amended 
by striking ‘‘by carrier or person under subsection 
(a)(1) of this section, by contract under subsection 
(a)(4) of this section, or’’ and inserting ‘‘by contract 
under subsection (a)(3) of this section or’’. 
(b) ELIMINATING RESTRICTION ON LENGTH OF CON-
TRACTS.—(1) Section 5005(b)(1) of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(or where the Postal 
Service determines that special conditions or the use of 
special equipment warrants, not in excess of 6 years)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(or such longer period of time as may be deter-
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mined by the Postal Service to be advisable or appro-
priate)’’. 
(2) Section 5402(d) of such title 39 is amended by 
striking ‘‘for a period of not more than 4 years’’. 
(3) Section 5605 of such title 39 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘for periods of not in excess of 4 years’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of chapters for part V of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended by repealing the item relating to chapter 
52. 
SEC. 1003. REDUCED RATES. 
Section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking all before 
paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
rates of postage for a class of mail or kind of mailer under 
former section 4358, 4452(b), 4452(c), 4554(b), or 
4554(c) of this title shall be established in accordance with 
section 3622. 
‘‘(2) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 
‘regular-rate category’ means any class of mail or kind of 
mailer, other than a class or kind referred to in section 
2401(c). 
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‘‘(3) Rates of postage for a class of mail or kind of 
mailer under former section 4358(a) through (c) of this 
title shall be established so that postage on each mailing 
of such mail reflects its preferred status as compared to 
the postage for the most closely corresponding regular-rate 
category mailing.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this section and former section 
4358(a) through (c) of this title, those copies of an issue 
of a publication entered within the county in which it is 
published, but distributed outside such county on postal 
carrier routes originating in the county of publication, 
shall be treated as if they were distributed within the 
county of publication. 
‘‘(4)(A) In the case of an issue of a publication, any 
number of copies of which are mailed at the rates of post-
age for a class of mail or kind of mailer under former 
section 4358(a) through (c) of this title, any copies of such 
issue which are distributed outside the county of publica-
tion (excluding any copies subject to paragraph (3)) shall 
be subject to rates of postage provided for under this para-
graph. 
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‘‘(B) The rates of postage applicable to mail under 
this paragraph shall be established in accordance with sec-
tion 3622. 
‘‘(C) This paragraph shall not apply with respect to 
an issue of a publication unless the total paid circulation 
of such issue outside the county of publication (not count-
ing recipients of copies subject to paragraph (3)) is less 
than 5,000.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) In the administration of this section, matter that 
satisfies the circulation standards for requester publica-
tions shall not be excluded from being mailed at the rates 
for mail under former section 4358 solely because such 
matter is designed primarily for free circulation or for cir-
culation at nominal rates, or fails to meet the require-
ments of former section 4354(a)(5).’’. 
SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING POSTAL SERV-
ICE PURCHASING REFORM. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Postal Service 
should— 
(1) ensure the fair and consistent treatment of 
suppliers and contractors in its current purchasing 
policies and any revision or replacement of such poli-
cies, such as through the use of competitive contract 
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award procedures, effective dispute resolution mech-
anisms, and socioeconomic programs; and 
(2) implement commercial best practices in 
Postal Service purchasing policies to achieve greater 
efficiency and cost savings by taking full advantage 
of private-sector partnerships as recommended in 
July 2003 by the President’s Commission on the 
United States Postal Service. 
SEC. 1005. CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY 
AIR. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 5402(a) of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(g)(1)(D)(i)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(g)(1)(A)(iv)(I)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘(g)(1)(D)(i)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(g)(1)(A)(iv)(I)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘rates paid to 
a bush carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘linehaul rates and a 
single terminal handling payment at a bush terminal 
handling rate paid to a bush carrier’’; 
(4) 
in 
paragraph 
(11), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(g)(1)(D)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g)(1)(A)(iv)(II)’’; 
and 
(5) in paragraph (13)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘clause (i) or (ii) of 
subsection (g)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
clause 
(I) 
or 
(II) 
of 
subsection 
(g)(1)(A)(iv)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) is not comprised of previously quali-
fied existing mainline carriers as a result of 
merger or sale;’’. 
(b) NONPRIORITY BYPASS MAIL.—Section 5402(g) 
of title 39, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) When a new hub results from a 
change in a determination under subparagraph 
(B), mail tender from that hub during the 12- 
month period beginning on the effective date of 
that change shall be based on the passenger 
and freight shares to the destinations of the af-
fected hub or hubs resulting in the new hub.’’; 
and 
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(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(5)(A)(i), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(g)(1)(D)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g)(1)(A)(iv)(II)’’. 
(c) EQUITABLE TENDER.—Section 5402(h) of title 
39, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘bush’’ after 
‘‘providing scheduled’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided under subparagraph 
(C), a new or existing 121 bush passenger carrier 
qualified under subsection (g)(1) shall be exempt 
from the requirements under paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(A) on a city pair route for a period which shall 
extend for— 
‘‘(i) 1 year; 
‘‘(ii) 1 year in addition to the extension 
under clause (i) if, as of the conclusion of the 
first year, such carrier has been providing not 
less than 5 percent of the passenger service on 
that route (as calculated under paragraph (5)); 
and 
‘‘(iii) 1 year in addition to the extension 
under clause (ii) if, as of the conclusion of the 
second year, such carrier has been providing 
not less than 10 percent of the passenger serv-
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ice on that route (as calculated under para-
graph (5)). 
‘‘(B)(i) The first 3 121 bush passenger carriers 
entitled to the exemptions under subparagraph (A) 
on any city pair route shall divide no more than an 
additional 10 percent of the mail, apportioned equal-
ly, comprised of no more than— 
‘‘(I) 5 percent of the share of each quali-
fied passenger carrier servicing that route that 
is not a 121 bush passenger carrier; and 
‘‘(II) 5 percent of the share of each non-
passenger carrier servicing that route that 
transports 25 percent or more of the total 
nonmail freight under subsection (i)(1). 
‘‘(ii) Additional 121 bush passenger carriers en-
tering service on that city pair route after the first 
3 shall not receive any additional mail share. 
‘‘(iii) If any 121 bush passenger carrier on a 
city pair route receiving an additional share of the 
mail under clause (ii) discontinues service on that 
route, the 121 bush passenger carrier that has been 
providing the longest period of service on that route 
and is otherwise eligible but is not receiving a share 
by reason of clause (ii), shall receive the share of the 
carrier discontinuing service. 
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‘‘(C) Notwithstanding the requirements of this 
subsection, if only 1 passenger carrier or aircraft is 
qualified to be tendered nonpriority bypass mail as 
a passenger carrier or aircraft on a city pair route 
in the State of Alaska, the Postal Service shall ten-
der 20 percent of the nonpriority bypass mail de-
scribed under paragraph (1) to the passenger carrier 
or aircraft providing at least 10 percent of the pas-
senger service on such route.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (ii). 
(d) PERCENT
OF
NONMAIL
FREIGHT.—Section 
5402(i)(6) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(6)’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(e) 
PERCENT
OF
TENDER
RATE.—Section 
5402(j)(3)(B) of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘bush routes in the State of Alaska’’ and in-
serting ‘‘routes served exclusively by bush carriers in the 
State of Alaska’’. 
(f) DETERMINATION OF RATES.—Section 5402(k) of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (5). 
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(g) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 5402(p)(3) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘(g)(1)(D)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(g)(1)(A)(iv)’’. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (2), this section shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) EQUITABLE TENDER.—Subsection (c) shall 
take effect on December 1, 2006. 
SEC. 1006. DATE OF POSTMARK TO BE TREATED AS DATE 
OF APPEAL IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOS-
ING OR CONSOLIDATION OF POST OFFICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(b) of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) For purposes of paragraph (5), any appeal re-
ceived by the Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) if sent to the Commission through the 
mails, be considered to have been received on the 
date of the Postal Service postmark on the envelope 
or other cover in which such appeal is mailed; or 
‘‘(B) if otherwise lawfully delivered to the Com-
mission, be considered to have been received on the 
date determined based on any appropriate docu-
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mentation or other indicia (as determined under reg-
ulations of the Commission).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to any 
determination to close or consolidate a post office which 
is first made available, in accordance with paragraph (3) 
of section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code, after 
the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1007. PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS UNDER 
CHAPTER 81 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE, FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF 
THE FORMER POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the Postal Reorga-
nization Act (39 U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘8.’’ and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, the Postal Service shall, with respect to any 
individual receiving benefits under such chapter as an offi-
cer or employee of the former Post Office Department, 
have the same authorities and responsibilities as it has 
with respect to an officer or employee of the Postal Service 
receiving such benefits.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall be effective as of the first 
day of the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted. 
SEC. 1008. HAZARDOUS MATTER. 
(a) NONMAILABILITY GENERALLY.—Section 3001 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub-
section (o); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (m) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n)(1) Except as otherwise authorized by law or reg-
ulations of the Postal Service, hazardous material is non-
mailable. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘hazardous material’ 
means a substance or material designated by the Secretary 
of Transportation under section 5103(a) of title 49.’’. 
(b) MAILABILITY.—Chapter 30 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 3018. Hazardous material 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Service shall pre-
scribe regulations for the safe transportation of hazardous 
material in the mail. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—No person may— 
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‘‘(1) mail or cause to be mailed hazardous ma-
terial that has been declared by statute or Postal 
Service regulation to be nonmailable; 
‘‘(2) mail or cause to be mailed hazardous ma-
terial in violation of any statute or Postal Service 
regulation restricting the time, place, or manner in 
which hazardous material may be mailed; or 
‘‘(3) manufacture, distribute, or sell any con-
tainer, packaging kit, or similar device that— 
‘‘(A) is represented, marked, certified, or 
sold by such person for use in the mailing of 
hazardous material; and 
‘‘(B) fails to conform with any statute or 
Postal Service regulation setting forth stand-
ards for a container, packaging kit, or similar 
device used for the mailing of hazardous mate-
rial. 
‘‘(c) CIVIL PENALTY; CLEAN-UP COSTS AND DAM-
AGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who knowingly 
violates this section or a regulation prescribed under 
this section shall be liable for— 
‘‘(A) a civil penalty of at least $250, but 
not more than $100,000, for each violation; 
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‘‘(B) the costs of any clean-up associated 
with each violation; and 
‘‘(C) damages. 
‘‘(2) KNOWING ACTION.—A person acts know-
ingly for purposes of paragraph (1) when— 
‘‘(A) the person has actual knowledge of 
the facts giving rise to the violation; or 
‘‘(B) a reasonable person acting in the cir-
cumstances and exercising reasonable care 
would have had that knowledge. 
‘‘(3) SEPARATE VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) VIOLATIONS OVER TIME.—A separate 
violation under this subsection occurs for each 
day hazardous material, mailed or caused to be 
mailed in noncompliance with this section, is in 
the mail. 
‘‘(B) SEPARATE ITEMS.—A separate viola-
tion under this subsection occurs for each item 
containing hazardous material that is mailed or 
caused to be mailed in noncompliance with this 
section. 
‘‘(d) HEARINGS.—The Postal Service may determine 
that a person has violated this section or a regulation pre-
scribed under this section only after notice and an oppor-
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tunity for a hearing. Proceedings under this section shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 3001(m). 
‘‘(e) PENALTY CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining 
the amount of a civil penalty for a violation of this section, 
the Postal Service shall consider— 
‘‘(1) the nature, circumstances, extent, and 
gravity of the violation; 
‘‘(2) with respect to the person who committed 
the violation, the degree of culpability, any history of 
prior violations, the ability to pay, and any effect on 
the ability to continue in business; 
‘‘(3) the impact on Postal Service operations; 
and 
‘‘(4) any other matters that justice requires. 
‘‘(f) CIVIL ACTIONS TO COLLECT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
409(d), a civil action may be commenced in an ap-
propriate district court of the United States to col-
lect a civil penalty, clean-up costs, and damages as-
sessed under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) COMPROMISE.—The Postal Service may 
compromise the amount of a civil penalty, clean-up 
costs, and damages assessed under subsection (c) be-
fore commencing a civil action with respect to such 
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civil penalty, clean-up costs, and damages under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(g) CIVIL JUDICIAL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Post-
al Service, the Attorney General may bring a civil 
action in an appropriate district court of the United 
States to enforce this section or a regulation pre-
scribed under this section. 
‘‘(2) RELIEF.—The court in a civil action under 
paragraph (1) may award appropriate relief, includ-
ing a temporary or permanent injunction, civil pen-
alties as determined in accordance with this section, 
or punitive damages. 
‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION.—A civil action under this 
subsection shall be in lieu of civil penalties for the 
same violation under subsection (c)(1)(A). 
‘‘(h) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS COLLECTED.— 
‘‘(1) POSTAL SERVICE FUND.—Except as pro-
vided under paragraph (2), amounts collected under 
subsection (c)(1)(B) and (C) shall be deposited into 
the Postal Service Fund under section 2003. 
‘‘(2) TREASURY.—Amounts collected under sub-
section (c)(1)(A) and any punitive damages collected 
under subsection (c)(1)(C) shall be deposited into 
the Treasury of the United States.’’. 
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(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section 
2003(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘purposes.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘purposes; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) any amounts collected under section 
3018.’’. 
(2) The analysis for chapter 30 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘3018. Hazardous material.’’. 
(d) INJURIOUS ARTICLES AS NONMAILABLE.—Sec-
tion 1716(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘explosives,’’ the following: ‘‘hazardous 
materials,’’. 
SEC. 1009. ZIP CODES AND RETAIL HOURS. 
(a) ZIP CODES.—Not later than September 30, 
2007, the United States Postal Service shall assign a sin-
gle, unified ZIP code to serve, as nearly as practicable, 
each of the following communities: 
(1) Auburn Township, Ohio. 
(2) Hanahan, South Carolina. 
(3) Bradbury, California. 
(4) Discovery Bay, California. 
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(b) RETAIL HOURS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States 
Postal Service shall provide the same window service hours 
for the Fairport Harbor Branch of the United States Post 
Office in Painesville, Ohio, as were in effect as of Decem-
ber 1, 2005. 
SEC. 1010. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT.—Section 3681 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
3628’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 3662 through 3664’’. 
(b) SIZE AND WEIGHT LIMITS.—Section 3682 of title 
39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3682. Size and weight limits 
‘‘The Postal Service may establish size and weight 
limitations for mail matter in the market-dominant cat-
egory of mail consistent with regulations the Postal Regu-
latory Commission may prescribe under section 3622. The 
Postal Service may establish size and weight limitations 
for mail matter in the competitive category of mail con-
sistent with its authority under section 3632.’’. 
(c) REVENUE FOREGONE, ETC.—Title 39, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 503 (as so redesignated by sec-
tion 601), by striking ‘‘this chapter.’’ and inserting 
‘‘this title.’’; and 
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(2) in section 2401(d), by inserting ‘‘(as last in 
effect before enactment of the Postal Accountability 
and Enhancement Act)’’ after ‘‘3626(a)’’ and after 
‘‘3626(a)(3)(B)(ii)’’. 
(d) APPROPRIATIONS
AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (e) of sec-
tion 2401 of title 39, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Committee on Post Office 
and Civil Service’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Committee on Government Reform’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Not later than March 15 
of each year,’’ and inserting ‘‘Each year,’’. 
(2) 
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Sections 
2803(a) and 2804(a) of title 39, United States 
Code, are amended by striking ‘‘2401(g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2401(e)’’. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO FIX RATES AND CLASSES GEN-
ERALLY; REQUIREMENT RELATING TO LETTERS SEALED 
AGAINST INSPECTION.—Section 404 of title 39, United 
States Code (as amended by section 102) is further 
amended by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
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sections (d) and (e), respectively, and by inserting after 
subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) Except as otherwise provided, the Governors are 
authorized to establish reasonable and equitable classes of 
mail and reasonable and equitable rates of postage and 
fees for postal services in accordance with the provisions 
of chapter 36. Postal rates and fees shall be reasonable 
and equitable and sufficient to enable the Postal Service, 
under best practices of honest, efficient, and economical 
management, to maintain and continue the development 
of postal services of the kind and quality adapted to the 
needs of the United States. 
‘‘(c) The Postal Service shall maintain one or more 
classes of mail for the transmission of letters sealed 
against inspection. The rate for each such class shall be 
uniform throughout the United States, its territories, and 
possessions. One such class shall provide for the most ex-
peditious handling and transportation afforded mail mat-
ter by the Postal Service. No letter of such a class of do-
mestic origin shall be opened except under authority of 
a search warrant authorized by law, or by an officer or 
employee of the Postal Service for the sole purpose of de-
termining an address at which the letter can be delivered, 
or pursuant to the authorization of the addressee.’’. 
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(f) LIMITATIONS.—Section 3684 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by striking all that follows ‘‘any 
provision’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title.’’. 
(g) MISCELLANEOUS.—Title 39, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in section 1005(d)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (g) of section 
5532,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘8344,’’ and inserting 
‘‘8344’’; 
(2) in the analysis for part III, by striking the 
item relating to chapter 28 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘28. Strategic Planning and Performance Management .... 2801’’; 
(3) in section 3005(a)— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
striking all that follows ‘‘nonmailable’’ and pre-
cedes ‘‘(h),’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 
3001(d),’’; and 
(B) in the sentence following paragraph 
(3), by striking all that follows ‘‘nonmailable’’ 
and precedes ‘‘(h),’’ and inserting ‘‘under such 
section 3001(d),’’; 
(4) in section 3210(a)(6)(C), by striking the 
matter after ‘‘if such mass mailing’’ and before 
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‘‘than 60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘is postmarked 
fewer’’; and 
(5) by striking the heading for section 3627 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 3627. Adjusting free rates’’. 
Æ 
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