I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6407 
To reform the postal laws of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2006 
Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. MCHUGH, and 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To reform the postal laws of the United States. 
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 Accountability and Enhancement Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—DEFINITIONS; POSTAL SERVICES 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Postal Services. 
TITLE II—MODERN RATE REGULATION 
Sec. 201. Provisions relating to market-dominant products. 
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Sec. 202. Provisions relating to competitive products. 
Sec. 203. Provisions relating to experimental and new products. 
Sec. 204. Reporting requirements and related provisions. 
Sec. 205. Complaints; appellate review and enforcement. 
Sec. 206. Clerical amendment. 
TITLE III—MODERN SERVICE STANDARDS 
Sec. 301. Establishment of modern service standards. 
Sec. 302. Postal service plan. 
TITLE IV—PROVISIONS RELATING TO FAIR COMPETITION 
Sec. 401. Postal Service Competitive Products Fund. 
Sec. 402. Assumed Federal income tax on competitive products income. 
Sec. 403. Unfair competition prohibited. 
Sec. 404. Suits by and against the Postal Service. 
Sec. 405. International postal arrangements. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 501. Qualification and term requirements for Governors. 
Sec. 502. Obligations. 
Sec. 503. Private carriage of letters. 
Sec. 504. Rulemaking authority. 
Sec. 505. Noninterference with collective bargaining agreements. 
Sec. 506. Bonus authority. 
TITLE VI—ENHANCED REGULATORY COMMISSION 
Sec. 601. Reorganization and modification of certain provisions relating to the 
Postal Regulatory Commission. 
Sec. 602. Authority for Postal Regulatory Commission to issue subpoenas. 
Sec. 603. Authorization of appropriations from the Postal Service Fund. 
Sec. 604. Redesignation of the Postal Rate Commission. 
Sec. 605. Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission. 
TITLE VII—EVALUATIONS 
Sec. 701. Assessments of ratemaking, classification, and other provisions. 
Sec. 702. Report on universal postal service and the postal monopoly. 
Sec. 703. Study on equal application of laws to competitive products. 
Sec. 704. Report on postal workplace safety and workplace-related injuries. 
Sec. 705. Study on recycled paper. 
Sec. 706. Greater diversity in Postal Service executive and administrative 
schedule management positions. 
Sec. 707. Contracts with women, minorities, and small businesses. 
Sec. 708. Rates for periodicals. 
Sec. 709. Assessment of certain rate deficiencies. 
Sec. 710. Assessment of future business model of the Postal Service. 
Sec. 711. Provisions relating to cooperative mailings. 
Sec. 712. Definition. 
TITLE VIII—POSTAL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND HEALTH 
BENEFITS FUNDING 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Civil Service Retirement System. 
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Sec. 803. Health insurance. 
Sec. 804. Repeal of disposition of savings provision. 
Sec. 805. Effective dates. 
TITLE IX—COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES 
Sec. 901. Temporary disability; continuation of pay. 
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 1001. Employment of postal police officers. 
Sec. 1002. Obsolete provisions. 
Sec. 1003. Reduced rates. 
Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress regarding Postal Service purchasing reform. 
Sec. 1005. Contracts for transportation of mail by air. 
Sec. 1006. Date of postmark to be treated as date of appeal in connection with 
the closing or consolidation of post offices. 
Sec. 1007. Provisions relating to benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, for officers and employees of the former Post Of-
fice Department. 
Sec. 1008. Hazardous matter. 
Sec. 1009. ZIP codes and retail hours. 
Sec. 1010. Technical and conforming amendments. 
TITLE I—DEFINITIONS; POSTAL 
SERVICES 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 102 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (3), 
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) ‘postal service’ refers to the delivery of let-
ters, printed matter, or mailable packages, including 
acceptance, collection, sorting, transportation, or 
other functions ancillary thereto; 
‘‘(6) ‘product’ means a postal service with a 
distinct cost or market characteristic for which a 
rate or rates are, or may reasonably be, applied; 
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‘‘(7) ‘rates’, as used with respect to products, 
includes fees for postal services; 
‘‘(8) ‘market-dominant product’ or ‘product in 
the market-dominant category of mail’ means a 
product subject to subchapter I of chapter 36; and 
‘‘(9) ‘competitive product’ or ‘product in the 
competitive category of mail’ means a product sub-
ject to subchapter II of chapter 36; and 
‘‘(10) ‘year’, as used in chapter 36 (other than 
subchapters I and VI thereof), means a fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 102. POSTAL SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (6) 
and by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) In this subsection, the term ‘‘nonpostal serv-
ice’’ means any service that is not a postal service defined 
under section 102(5). 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this section shall be considered to 
permit or require that the Postal Service provide any non-
postal service, except that the Postal Service may provide 
nonpostal services which were offered as of January 1, 
2006, as provided under this subsection. 
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‘‘(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, 
the Postal Regulatory Commission shall review each non-
postal service offered by the Postal Service on the date 
of enactment of that Act and determine whether that non-
postal service shall continue, taking into account— 
‘‘(A) the public need for the service; and 
‘‘(B) the ability of the private sector to meet 
the public need for the service. 
‘‘(4) Any nonpostal service not determined to be con-
tinued by the Postal Regulatory Commission under para-
graph (3) shall terminate. 
‘‘(5) If the Postal Regulatory Commission authorizes 
the Postal Service to continue a nonpostal service under 
this subsection, the Postal Regulatory Commission shall 
designate whether the service shall be regulated under this 
title as a market dominant product, a competitive product, 
or an experimental product.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1402(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (98 
Stat. 2170; 42 U.S.C. 10601(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘404(a)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘404(a)(7)’’. 
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TITLE II—MODERN RATE 
REGULATION 
SEC. 201. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MARKET-DOMINANT 
PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by striking sections 3621 and 
3622 and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 3621. Applicability; definitions 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY.—This subchapter shall apply 
with respect to— 
‘‘(1) first-class mail letters and sealed parcels; 
‘‘(2) first-class mail cards; 
‘‘(3) periodicals; 
‘‘(4) standard mail; 
‘‘(5) single-piece parcel post; 
‘‘(6) media mail; 
‘‘(7) bound printed matter; 
‘‘(8) library mail; 
‘‘(9) special services; and 
‘‘(10) single-piece international mail, 
subject to any changes the Postal Regulatory Commission 
may make under section 3642. 
‘‘(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Mail matter re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall, for purposes of this sub-
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chapter, be considered to have the meaning given to such 
mail matter under the mail classification schedule. 
‘‘§ 3622. Modern rate regulation 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY GENERALLY.—The Postal Regu-
latory Commission shall, within 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, by regulation establish (and 
may from time to time thereafter by regulation revise) a 
modern system for regulating rates and classes for mar-
ket-dominant products. 
‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—Such system shall be designed to 
achieve the following objectives, each of which shall be ap-
plied in conjunction with the others: 
‘‘(1) To maximize incentives to reduce costs 
and increase efficiency. 
‘‘(2) To create predictability and stability in 
rates. 
‘‘(3) To maintain high quality service standards 
established under section 3691. 
‘‘(4) To allow the Postal Service pricing flexi-
bility. 
‘‘(5) To assure adequate revenues, including re-
tained earnings, to maintain financial stability. 
‘‘(6) To reduce the administrative burden and 
increase the transparency of the ratemaking process. 
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‘‘(7) To enhance mail security and deter ter-
rorism. 
‘‘(8) To establish and maintain a just and rea-
sonable schedule for rates and classifications, how-
ever the objective under this paragraph shall not be 
construed to prohibit the Postal Service from mak-
ing changes of unequal magnitude within, between, 
or among classes of mail. 
‘‘(9) To allocate the total institutional costs of 
the Postal Service appropriately between market- 
dominant and competitive products. 
‘‘(c) FACTORS.—In establishing or revising such sys-
tem, the Postal Regulatory Commission shall take into ac-
count— 
‘‘(1) the value of the mail service actually pro-
vided each class or type of mail service to both the 
sender and the recipient, including but not limited to 
the collection, mode of transportation, and priority 
of delivery; 
‘‘(2) the requirement that each class of mail or 
type of mail service bear the direct and indirect 
postal costs attributable to each class or type of mail 
service plus that portion of all other costs of the 
Postal Service reasonably assignable to such class or 
type; 
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‘‘(3) the effect of rate increases upon the gen-
eral public, business mail users, and enterprises in 
the private sector of the economy engaged in the de-
livery of mail matter other than letters; 
‘‘(4) the available alternative means of sending 
and receiving letters and other mail matter at rea-
sonable costs; 
‘‘(5) the degree of preparation of mail for deliv-
ery into the postal system performed by the mailer 
and its effect upon reducing costs to the Postal 
Service; 
‘‘(6) simplicity of structure for the entire sched-
ule and simple, identifiable relationships between the 
rates or fees charged the various classes of mail for 
postal services; 
‘‘(7) the importance of pricing flexibility to en-
courage increased mail volume and operational effi-
ciency; 
‘‘(8) the relative value to the people of the 
kinds of mail matter entered into the postal system 
and the desirability and justification for special clas-
sifications and services of mail; 
‘‘(9) the importance of providing classifications 
with extremely high degrees of reliability and speed 
of delivery and of providing those that do not re-
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quire high degrees of reliability and speed of deliv-
ery; 
‘‘(10) the desirability of special classifications 
for both postal users and the Postal Service in ac-
cordance with the policies of this title, including 
agreements between the Postal Service and postal 
users, when available on public and reasonable terms 
to similarly situated mailers, that— 
‘‘(A) either— 
‘‘(i) improve the net financial position 
of the Postal Service through reducing 
Postal Service costs or increasing the over-
all contribution to the institutional costs of 
the Postal Service; or 
‘‘(ii) enhance the performance of mail 
preparation, processing, transportation, or 
other functions; and 
‘‘(B) do not cause unreasonable harm to 
the marketplace. 
‘‘(11) the educational, cultural, scientific, and 
informational value to the recipient of mail matter; 
‘‘(12) the need for the Postal Service to in-
crease its efficiency and reduce its costs, including 
infrastructure costs, to help maintain high quality, 
affordable postal services; 
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(13) the value to the Postal Service and postal 
users of promoting intelligent mail and of secure, 
sender-identified mail; and 
‘‘(14) the policies of this title as well as such 
other factors as the Commission determines appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The system for regulating 
rates and classes for market-dominant products 
shall— 
‘‘(A) include an annual limitation on the 
percentage changes in rates to be set by the 
Postal Regulatory Commission that will be 
equal to the change in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers unadjusted for 
seasonal variation over the most recent avail-
able 12-month period preceding the date the 
Postal Service files notice of its intention to in-
crease rates; 
‘‘(B) establish a schedule whereby rates, 
when necessary and appropriate, would change 
at regular intervals by predictable amounts; 
‘‘(C) not later than 45 days before the im-
plementation of any adjustment in rates under 
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this section, including adjustments made under 
subsection (c)(10)— 
‘‘(i) require the Postal Service to pro-
vide public notice of the adjustment; 
‘‘(ii) provide an opportunity for review 
by the Postal Regulatory Commission; 
‘‘(iii) provide for the Postal Regu-
latory Commission to notify the Postal 
Service of any noncompliance of the ad-
justment with the limitation under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(iv) require the Postal Service to re-
spond to the notice provided under clause 
(iii) and describe the actions to be taken to 
comply with the limitation under subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(D) establish procedures whereby the 
Postal Service may adjust rates not in excess of 
the annual limitations under subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(E) notwithstanding any limitation set 
under subparagraphs (A) and (C), and provided 
there is not sufficient unused rate authority 
under paragraph (2)(C), establish procedures 
whereby rates may be adjusted on an expedited 
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basis due to either extraordinary or exceptional 
circumstances, provided that the Commission 
determines, after notice and opportunity for a 
public hearing and comment, and within 90 
days after any request by the Postal Service, 
that such adjustment is reasonable and equi-
table and necessary to enable the Postal Serv-
ice, 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. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) CLASSES OF MAIL.—Except as pro-
vided under subparagraph (C), the annual limi-
tations under paragraph (1)(A) shall apply to a 
class of mail, as defined in the Domestic Mail 
Classification Schedule as in effect on the date 
of enactment of the Postal Accountability and 
Enhancement Act. 
‘‘(B) ROUNDING OF RATES AND FEES.— 
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the 
Postal Service from rounding rates and fees to 
the nearest whole integer, if the effect of such 
rounding does not cause the overall rate in-
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crease for any class to exceed the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers. 
‘‘(C) USE OF UNUSED RATE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘unused rate adjustment 
authority’ means the difference between— 
‘‘(I) the maximum amount of a 
rate adjustment that the Postal Serv-
ice is authorized to make in any year 
subject to the annual limitation under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(II) the amount of the rate ad-
justment the Postal Service actually 
makes in that year. 
‘‘(ii) AUTHORITY.—Subject to clause 
(iii), the Postal Service may use any un-
used rate adjustment authority for any of 
the 5 years following the year such author-
ity occurred. 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATIONS.—In exercising the 
authority under clause (ii) in any year, the 
Postal Service— 
‘‘(I) may use unused rate adjust-
ment authority from more than 1 
year; 
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‘‘(II) may use any part of the un-
used rate adjustment authority from 
any year; 
‘‘(III) shall use the unused rate 
adjustment authority from the earliest 
year such authority first occurred and 
then each following year; and 
‘‘(IV) for any class or service, 
may not exceed the annual limitation 
under paragraph (1) by more than 2 
percentage points. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Ten years after the date of en-
actment of the Postal Accountability and Enhance-
ment Act and as appropriate thereafter, the Com-
mission shall review the system for regulating rates 
and classes for market-dominant products estab-
lished under this section to determine if the system 
is achieving the objectives in subsection (b), taking 
into account the factors in subsection (c). If the 
Commission determines, after notice and opportunity 
for public comment, that the system is not achieving 
the objectives in subsection (b), taking into account 
the factors in subsection (c), the Commission may, 
by regulation, make such modification or adopt such 
alternative system for regulating rates and classes 
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for market-dominant products as necessary to 
achieve the objectives. 
‘‘(e) WORKSHARE DISCOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘workshare discount’ refers to rate discounts pro-
vided to mailers for the presorting, prebarcoding, 
handling, or transportation of mail, as further de-
fined by the Postal Regulatory Commission under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion shall ensure that such discounts do not exceed 
the cost that the Postal Service avoids as a result 
of workshare activity, unless— 
‘‘(A) the discount is— 
‘‘(i) associated with a new postal serv-
ice, a change to an existing postal service, 
or with a new work share initiative related 
to an existing postal service; and 
‘‘(ii) necessary to induce mailer behav-
ior that furthers the economically efficient 
operation of the Postal Service and the 
portion of the discount in excess of the 
cost that the Postal Service avoids as a re-
sult of the workshare activity will be 
phased out over a limited period of time; 
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‘‘(B) the amount of the discount above 
costs avoided— 
‘‘(i) is necessary to mitigate rate 
shock; and 
‘‘(ii) will be phased out over time; 
‘‘(C) the discount is provided in connection 
with subclasses of mail consisting exclusively of 
mail matter of educational, cultural, scientific, 
or informational value; or 
‘‘(D) reduction or elimination of the dis-
count would impede the efficient operation of 
the Postal Service. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall require that a work share discount be reduced 
or eliminated if the reduction or elimination of the 
discount would— 
‘‘(A) lead to a loss of volume in the af-
fected category or subclass of mail and reduce 
the aggregate contribution to the institutional 
costs of the Postal Service from the category or 
subclass subject to the discount below what it 
otherwise would have been if the discount had 
not been reduced or eliminated; or 
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‘‘(B) result in a further increase in the 
rates paid by mailers not able to take advan-
tage of the discount. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Whenever the Postal Service es-
tablishes a workshare discount rate, the Postal Serv-
ice shall, at the time it publishes the workshare dis-
count rate, submit to the Postal Regulatory Com-
mission a detailed report that— 
‘‘(A) explains the Postal Service’s rea-
sons for establishing the rate; 
‘‘(B) sets forth the data, economic 
analyses, and other information relied on 
by the Postal Service to justify the rate; 
and 
‘‘(C) certifies that the discount will 
not adversely affect rates or services pro-
vided to users of postal services who do not 
take advantage of the discount rate. 
‘‘(f) TRANSITION RULE.—For the 1-year period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this section, rates and 
classes for market-dominant products shall remain subject 
to modification in accordance with the provisions of this 
chapter and section 407, as such provisions were last in 
effect before the date of enactment of this section. Pro-
ceedings initiated to consider a request for a recommended 
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decision filed by the Postal Service during that 1-year pe-
riod shall be completed in accordance with subchapter II 
of chapter 36 of this title and implementing regulations, 
as in effect before the date of enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) REPEALED SECTIONS.—Sections 3623, 3624, 
3625, and 3628 of title 39, United States Code, are re-
pealed. 
(c) REDESIGNATION.—Chapter 36 of title 39, United 
States Code (as in effect after the amendment made by 
section 601, but before the amendment made by section 
202) is amended by striking the heading for subchapter 
II and inserting the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
MARKET-DOMINANT PRODUCTS’’. 
SEC. 202. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PROD-
UCTS. 
Chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 3629 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS 
‘‘§ 3631. Applicability; definitions and updates 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY.—This subchapter shall apply 
with respect to— 
‘‘(1) priority mail; 
‘‘(2) expedited mail; 
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‘‘(3) bulk parcel post; 
‘‘(4) bulk international mail; and 
‘‘(5) mailgrams; 
subject to subsection (d) and any changes the Postal Reg-
ulatory Commission may make under section 3642. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subchapter, 
the term ‘costs attributable’, as used with respect to a 
product, means the direct and indirect postal costs attrib-
utable to such product through reliably identified causal 
relationships. 
‘‘(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Mail matter re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall, for purposes of this sub-
chapter, be considered to have the meaning given to such 
mail matter under the mail classification schedule. 
‘‘§ 3632. Action of the Governors 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH RATES AND CLASS-
ES.—The Governors, with the concurrence of a majority 
of all of the Governors then holding office, shall establish 
rates and classes for products in the competitive category 
of mail in accordance with the requirements of this sub-
chapter and regulations promulgated under section 3633. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Rates and classes shall be 
established in writing, complete with a statement of 
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explanation and justification, and the date as of 
which each such rate or class takes effect. 
‘‘(2) RATES OR CLASSES OF GENERAL APPLICA-
BILITY.—In the case of rates or classes of general 
applicability in the Nation as a whole or in any sub-
stantial region of the Nation, the Governors shall 
cause each rate and class decision under this section 
and the record of the Governors’ proceedings in con-
nection with such decision to be published in the 
Federal Register at least 30 days before the effective 
date of any new rates or classes. 
‘‘(3) RATES OR CLASSES NOT OF GENERAL AP-
PLICABILITY.—In the case of rates or classes not of 
general applicability in the Nation as a whole or in 
any substantial region of the Nation, the Governors 
shall cause each rate and class decision under this 
section and the record of the proceedings in connec-
tion with such decision to be filed with the Postal 
Regulatory Commission by such date before the ef-
fective date of any new rates or classes as the Gov-
ernors consider appropriate, but in no case less than 
15 days. 
‘‘(4) CRITERIA.—As part of the regulations re-
quired under section 3633, the Postal Regulatory 
Commission shall establish criteria for determining 
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when a rate or class established under this sub-
chapter is or is not of general applicability in the 
Nation as a whole or in any substantial region of the 
Nation. 
‘‘(c) TRANSITION RULE.—Until regulations under 
section 3633 first take effect, rates and classes for com-
petitive products shall remain subject to modification in 
accordance with the provisions of this chapter and section 
407, as such provisions were as last in effect before the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘§ 3633. Provisions applicable to rates for competitive 
products 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion shall, within 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this section, promulgate (and may from time to time 
thereafter revise) regulations to— 
‘‘(1) prohibit the subsidization of competitive 
products by market-dominant products; 
‘‘(2) ensure that each competitive product cov-
ers its costs attributable; and 
‘‘(3) ensure that all competitive products collec-
tively cover what the Commission determines to be 
an appropriate share of the institutional costs of the 
Postal Service. 
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‘‘(b) REVIEW
OF MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION.—Five 
years after the date of enactment of this section, and every 
5 years thereafter, the Postal Regulatory Commission 
shall conduct a review to determine whether the institu-
tional costs contribution requirement under subsection 
(a)(3) should be retained in its current form, modified, 
or eliminated. In making its determination, the Commis-
sion shall consider all relevant circumstances, including 
the prevailing competitive conditions in the market, and 
the degree to which any costs are uniquely or dispropor-
tionately associated with any competitive products.’’. 
SEC. 203. PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXPERIMENTAL AND 
NEW PRODUCTS. 
Subchapter III of chapter 36 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
EXPERIMENTAL AND NEW PRODUCTS 
‘‘§ 3641. Market tests of experimental products 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Postal Service may 
conduct market tests of experimental products in ac-
cordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) PROVISIONS
WAIVED.—A product shall 
not, while it is being tested under this section, be 
subject to the requirements of sections 3622, 3633, 
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