172 
(i) closures and consolidations 
of postal retail facilities would be 
carried out under this subtitle; 
and 
(ii) all closures and consolida-
tions of postal retail facilities 
under this subtitle would be com-
pleted by not later than 2 years 
after the date on which the Com-
mission transmits to Congress its 
final 
report 
under 
subsection 
(d)(3)(A) relating to such plan; 
(C) the estimated total annual 
cost savings attributable to the pro-
posed closures and consolidations de-
scribed in the plan; 
(D) the criteria and process used 
to develop the information described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
(E) the methodology and assump-
tions used to derive the estimates de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); and 
(F) any changes to the processing, 
transportation, 
delivery, 
or 
other 
postal operations anticipated as a re-
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sult of the proposed closures and con-
solidations described in the plan. 
(3) CONSISTENCY.—The methodology 
and assumptions used to derive the cost 
estimates described in paragraph (2)(C) 
shall be consistent with the methodology 
and assumptions which would have been 
used by the Postal Service if those clo-
sures and consolidations had instead 
taken effect in the baseline year. 
(b) PLAN FOR THE CLOSURE OR CONSOLIDA-
TION OF MAIL PROCESSING FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 300 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Postal Service, in consulta-
tion with the Inspector General of the 
United States Postal Service, shall de-
velop and submit to the Commission on 
Postal Reorganization a plan for the clo-
sure or consolidation of such mail proc-
essing facilities as the Postal Service con-
siders 
necessary 
and 
appropriate 
so 
that— 
(A) the total annual costs attrib-
utable to the operation of mail proc-
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essing facilities will be, for each fiscal 
year beginning at least 2 years after 
the date on which the Commission 
transmits to Congress its final report 
under subsection (d)(3)(A) relating to 
this subsection, at least $2,000,000,000 
less than the corresponding total an-
nual costs for the baseline year; and 
(B) the Postal Service has, for fis-
cal years beginning at least 2 years 
after the date on which the Commis-
sion transmits to Congress its final 
report under subsection (d)(3)(A) re-
lating to this subsection, no more 
than 10 percent excess mail proc-
essing capacity. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The plan shall in-
clude— 
(A) a list of the mail processing 
facilities proposed for closure or con-
solidation under this subtitle; 
(B) a proposed schedule under 
which— 
(i) closures and consolidations 
of mail processing facilities would 
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be carried out under this subtitle; 
and 
(ii) all closures and consolida-
tions of mail processing facilities 
under this subtitle would be com-
pleted by not later than 2 years 
after the date on which the Com-
mission transmits to Congress its 
final 
report 
under 
subsection 
(d)(3)(A) relating to such plan; 
(C) the estimated total annual 
cost savings attributable to the pro-
posed closures and consolidations de-
scribed in the plan; 
(D) the criteria and process used 
to develop the information described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
(E) the methodology and assump-
tions used to derive the estimates de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); and 
(F) any changes to the processing, 
transportation, 
delivery, 
or 
other 
postal operations anticipated as a re-
sult of the proposed closures and con-
solidations described in the plan. 
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(3) CONSISTENCY.—The methodology 
and assumptions used to derive the cost 
estimates described in paragraph (2)(C) 
shall be consistent with the methodology 
and assumptions which would have been 
used by the Postal Service if those clo-
sures and consolidations had instead 
taken effect in the baseline year. 
(4) EXCESS
MAIL
PROCESSING
CAPAC-
ITY.—The Commission shall cause to be 
published in the Federal Register notice 
of a proposed definition of ‘‘excess mail 
processing capacity’’ for purposes of this 
section within 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and shall pro-
vide a period of 30 days for public com-
ment on the proposed definition. Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall issue and cause to be published in 
the Federal Register a final definition of 
‘‘excess mail processing capacity’’ for pur-
poses of this section. Such definition 
shall include an estimate of the total 
amount of excess mail processing capac-
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ity in mail processing facilities as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(5) UNDERUTILIZED
MAIL
PROCESSING 
FACILITIES.—In developing a plan under 
this subsection, the Postal Service may 
include the estimated total cost savings 
that would result from moving mail proc-
essing operations to any mail processing 
facility that, as of the date of introduc-
tion of this Act— 
(A) is not currently used by the 
Postal Service; and 
(B) is capable of processing mail 
to the Postal Service’s standards. 
(c) PLAN FOR THE CLOSURE OR CONSOLIDA-
TION OF AREA AND DISTRICT OFFICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 300 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Postal Service, in consulta-
tion with the Inspector General of the 
United States Postal Service, shall de-
velop and submit to the Commission on 
Postal Reorganization a plan for the clo-
sure or consolidation of such area and 
district offices as the Postal Service con-
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siders necessary and appropriate so that 
the combined total number of area and 
district offices will be, for each fiscal 
year beginning at least 2 years after the 
date on which the Commission transmits 
to Congress its final report under sub-
section (d)(3)(A) relating to this sub-
section, at least 30 percent less than the 
corresponding combined total for the 
baseline year. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The plan shall in-
clude— 
(A) a list of the area and district 
offices proposed for closure or con-
solidation under this subtitle; 
(B) a proposed schedule under 
which— 
(i) closures and consolidations 
of area and district offices would 
be carried out under this subtitle; 
and 
(ii) all closures and consolida-
tions of area and district offices 
under this subtitle would be com-
pleted by not later than 2 years 
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after the date on which the Com-
mission transmits to Congress its 
final 
report 
under 
subsection 
(d)(3)(A) relating to such plan; 
(C) the estimated total annual 
cost savings attributable to the pro-
posed closures and consolidations de-
scribed in the plan; 
(D) the criteria and process used 
to develop the information described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
(E) the methodology and assump-
tions used to derive the estimates de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); and 
(F) any changes to the processing, 
transportation, 
delivery, 
or 
other 
postal operations anticipated as a re-
sult of the proposed closures and con-
solidations described in the plan. 
(3) CONSISTENCY.—The methodology 
and assumptions used to derive the cost 
estimates described in paragraph (2)(C) 
shall be consistent with the methodology 
and assumptions which would have been 
used by the Postal Service if those clo-
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sures and consolidations had instead 
taken effect in the baseline year. 
(d) REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 
COMMISSION.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—After receiving 
the plan of the Postal Service under 
subsection (a), (b), or (c), the Commis-
sion on Postal Reorganization shall 
transmit to Congress and publish in 
the Federal Register a report under 
this paragraph, which shall contain 
the Commission’s findings based on a 
review and analysis of such plan, to-
gether with the Commission’s initial 
recommendations for closures and 
consolidations 
of 
postal 
facilities, 
mail processing facilities, or area and 
district offices (as the case may be). 
(B) EXPLANATION
OF
CHANGES.— 
The Commission shall explain and 
justify in its report any recommenda-
tions made by the Commission that 
are different from those contained in 
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the Postal Service plan to which such 
report pertains. 
(C) DEADLINES.—A report of the 
Commission under this paragraph 
shall be transmitted and published, in 
accordance with subparagraph (A), 
within— 
(i) if the report pertains to the 
plan under subsection (a), 60 days 
after the date on which the Com-
mission receives such plan; or 
(ii) if the report pertains to 
the plan under subsection (b) or 
(c), 90 days after the date on 
which the Commission receives 
such plan. 
(2) PUBLIC HEARINGS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—After receiving 
the plan of the Postal Service under 
subsection (a), (b), or (c), the Commis-
sion on Postal Reorganization shall 
conduct at least 5 public hearings on 
such plan. The hearings shall be con-
ducted in geographic areas chosen so 
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as to reflect a broadly representative 
range of needs and interests. 
(B) TESTIMONY.—All testimony be-
fore the Commission at a public hear-
ing conducted under this paragraph 
shall be given under oath. 
(C) 
DEADLINES.—All 
hearings 
under this paragraph shall be com-
pleted within 60 days after the date 
as of which the Commission satisfies 
the requirements of paragraph (1) 
with respect to such plan. 
(3) FINAL REPORTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—After satisfying 
the requirements of paragraph (2) 
with respect to the plan of the Postal 
Service under subsection (a), (b), or 
(c) (as the case may be), the Commis-
sion shall transmit to Congress and 
publish in the Federal Register a re-
port under this paragraph containing 
a summary of the hearings conducted 
with respect to such plan, together 
with 
the 
Commission’s 
final 
rec-
ommendations for closures and con-
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solidations of postal facilities, mail 
processing facilities, or area and dis-
trict offices (as the case may be). 
(B) APPROVAL.—Recommendations 
under subparagraph (A) shall not be 
considered to be final recommenda-
tions unless they are made with— 
(i) 
except 
as 
provided 
in 
clause (ii), the concurrence of at 
least 4 members of the Commis-
sion; or 
(ii) to the extent that the re-
quirements of subsection (b)(1)(A) 
or (c)(1) are not met, the concur-
rence of all sitting members, but 
only if the shortfall (relative to 
the requirements of subsection 
(b)(1)(A) or (c)(1), as the case may 
be) does not exceed 25 percent. 
(C) CONTENTS.—A report under 
this paragraph shall include— 
(i) the information required 
by paragraph (2) of subsection (a), 
(b), or (c) (as the case may be); 
and 
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(ii) a description of the oper-
ations that will be affected by the 
closure or consolidation and the 
facilities or offices which will be 
performing or ceasing to perform 
such operations as a result of 
such closure or consolidation. 
(D) DEADLINES.—A report of the 
Commission under this paragraph 
shall be transmitted and published, in 
accordance with subparagraph (A), 
within 60 days after the date as of 
which the Commission satisfies the 
requirements of paragraph (2) with 
respect to the plan involved. 
(e) LIMITATION RELATING TO POSTAL RETAIL 
FACILITIES IDENTIFIED FOR CLOSURE OR CON-
SOLIDATION.— 
(1) 
APPLICABILITY.—This 
subsection 
applies to any plan of the Postal Service 
under subsection (a) and any report of 
the Commission under subsection (d) 
(whether initial or final) pertaining to 
such plan. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—Of the total number 
of postal retail facilities recommended 
for closure or consolidation (combined) 
under any plan or report to which this 
subsection applies, the number of such 
facilities that are within the K or L cost 
ascertainment grouping (combined) shall 
account for not more than 10 percent of 
such total number. 
(3) REFERENCES.—For purposes of this 
subsection— 
(A) any reference to a ‘‘cost ascer-
tainment grouping’’ shall be consid-
ered to refer to a cost ascertainment 
grouping as described in section 
123.11 of the Postal Operations Man-
ual (as in effect on June 23, 2011); and 
(B) any reference to a particular 
category (designated by a letter) of a 
cost ascertainment grouping shall be 
considered to refer to such category, 
as described in such section 123.11 
(as in effect on the date specified in 
subparagraph (A)). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be in-
cluded in the next 5 annual reports sub-
mitted under section 2402 of title 39, 
United States Code, beginning with the 
report covering any period of time occur-
ring after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the following (shown on a State-by- 
State basis): 
(A) In connection with closures 
and consolidations taking effect in 
the year covered by the report, the 
total number of individuals separated 
from employment with the Postal 
Service, including, if separation oc-
curs in a year other than the year in 
which the closing or consolidation oc-
curs, the year in which separation oc-
curs. 
(B) Of the total numbers under 
subparagraph (A)— 
(i) the number and percentage 
comprising preference eligibles or 
veterans; and 
(ii) the number and percent-
age comprising individuals other 
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than preference eligibles or vet-
erans. 
(C) Of the total numbers under 
subparagraph (A), the number and 
percentage reemployed in a position 
within the general commuting area of 
the facility or office involved (includ-
ing, if reemployment occurs in a year 
other than the year in which the clos-
ing or consolidation occurs, the year 
in which reemployment occurs)— 
(i) with the Postal Service; or 
(ii) with an employer other 
than the Postal Service. 
(D) The methodology and assump-
tions used to derive the estimates de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
(E) The criteria and process used 
to develop the information described 
in subparagraph (C). 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘preference eligible’’ 
has the meaning given such term in 
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section 2108(3) of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(B) the term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 
101(2) of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 105. IMPLEMENTATION OF CLOSURES AND CONSOLI-
DATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), 
the Postal Service shall— 
(1) close or consolidate (as the case 
may be) the facilities and offices rec-
ommended by the Commission in each of 
its final reports under section 104(d)(3); 
and 
(2) carry out those closures and con-
solidations in accordance with the time-
table recommended by the Commission in 
such report, except that in no event shall 
any such closure or consolidation be com-
pleted later than 2 years after the date on 
which such report is submitted to Con-
gress. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Postal Service 
may not carry out any closure or consoli-
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dation recommended by the Commission 
in a final report if a joint resolution dis-
approving the recommendations of the 
Commission is enacted, in accordance 
with section 106, before the earlier of— 
(A) the end of the 45-day period 
beginning on the date on which the 
Commission 
transmits 
those 
rec-
ommendations to Congress under sec-
tion 104(d)(3); or 
(B) the adjournment of the Con-
gress sine die for the session during 
which such report is transmitted. 
(2) DAYS OF SESSION.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1) and section 106, a day on 
which either House of Congress is not in 
session because of an adjournment of 
more than 3 days to a day certain shall be 
excluded in the computation of a period. 
SEC. 106. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF FINAL CPR 
REPORTS. 
(a) TERMS OF THE RESOLUTION.—For pur-
poses of this subtitle, the term ‘‘joint resolu-
tion’’, as used with respect to a report under 
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section 104(d)(3), means only a joint resolu-
tion— 
(1) which has no preamble; 
(2) the title of which is as follows: 
‘‘Joint resolution disapproving the rec-
ommendations of the Commission on 
Postal Reorganization.’’; 
(3) the matter after the resolving 
clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That Con-
gress disapproves the recommendations 
of the Commission on Postal Reorganiza-
tion, submitted by such Commission on 
ll, and pertaining to the closure or con-
solidation of ll.’’, the first blank space 
being filled in with the appropriate date 
and the second blank space being filled 
in with ‘‘postal retail facilities’’, ‘‘mail 
processing facilities’’, or ‘‘area and dis-
trict offices’’ (as the case may be); and 
(4) which is introduced in accordance 
with subsection (b). 
(b) INTRODUCTION.—After a House of Con-
gress 
receives 
a 
report 
under 
section 
104(d)(3), the majority leader of that House 
(or a designee thereof) shall introduce (by re-
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quest, if appropriate) a joint resolution with 
respect to such report within— 
(1) in the case of the House of Rep-
resentatives, 3 legislative days; and 
(2) in the case of the Senate, 3 session 
days. 
(c) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
(1) DISCHARGE.—Any committee of the 
House of Representatives to which a joint 
resolution described in subsection (a) is 
referred shall report it to the House, 
without amendment, not later than the 
10th legislative day after the date of its 
introduction. If a committee fails to re-
port the joint resolution within that pe-
riod, it shall be in order to move that the 
House discharge such committee from 
further consideration of the joint resolu-
tion. Such a motion shall be in order only 
at a time designated by the Speaker in 
the legislative schedule within 3 legisla-
tive days after the day on which the pro-
ponent announces to the House an inten-
tion to offer the motion. Notice may not 
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be given on an anticipatory basis. Such a 
motion shall not be in order after the 
House has disposed of a motion to dis-
charge such joint resolution. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as or-
dered on the motion to its adoption with-
out intervening motion, except 20 min-
utes of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent. If such a motion is adopted, the 
House shall proceed immediately to con-
sider the joint resolution in accordance 
with paragraph (3). A motion to recon-
sider the vote by which the motion is dis-
posed of shall not be in order. 
(2) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
After the last committee authorized to 
consider the joint resolution reports it to 
the House or has been discharged (other 
than by motion pursuant to paragraph 
(1)) from its consideration, it shall be in 
order to move to proceed to consider that 
joint resolution in the House. Such a mo-
tion shall be in order only at a time des-
ignated by the Speaker in the legislative 
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schedule within 3 legislative days after 
the day on which the proponent an-
nounces to the House an intention to 
offer the motion. Notice may not be given 
on an anticipatory basis. Such a motion 
shall not be in order after the House has 
disposed of a motion to proceed with re-
spect to that transmittal of recommenda-
tions. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the motion to its 
adoption without intervening motion. A 
motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is disposed of shall not be in 
order. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolu-
tion shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against a joint resolution 
and against its consideration are waived. 
The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on a joint resolution to 
its passage without intervening motion, 
except 5 hours of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent and 1 motion to limit debate on 
the joint resolution. A motion to recon-
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sider the vote on passage of the joint res-
olution shall not be in order. 
(4) POST SINE DIE.—If the House has 
adopted a concurrent resolution pro-
viding for adjournment sine die at the 
end of a Congress, a motion to discharge 
under paragraph (1) or a motion to pro-
ceed under paragraph (2) shall be in 
order, as applicable. 
(d) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(1) DISCHARGE.—If the committee of 
the Senate to which a joint resolution de-
scribed in subsection (a) is referred has 
not reported such joint resolution within 
10 session days, such committee shall be 
discharged from further consideration of 
such joint resolution, and such joint reso-
lution shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar. 
(2) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
On or after the 3rd session day after the 
date on which the committee to which 
such a joint resolution is referred has re-
ported, or has been discharged from fur-
ther consideration of, such joint resolu-
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tion, it is in order (even though a pre-
vious motion to the same effect has been 
disagreed to) for any Member of the Sen-
ate to move to proceed to the consider-
ation of the joint resolution. A Member 
may make the motion only on the day 
after the calendar day on which the Mem-
ber announces the Member’s intention to 
make the motion. All points of order 
against the joint resolution (and against 
consideration of the joint resolution) are 
waived. The motion is privileged and is 
not debatable. The motion is not subject 
to amendment, or to a motion to post-
pone, or to a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business. A motion 
to reconsider the vote by which the mo-
tion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not 
be in order. If a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of the joint resolution is 
agreed to, the Senate shall immediately 
proceed to consideration of the joint res-
olution 
without 
intervening 
motion, 
order, or other business, and the joint 
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resolution shall remain the unfinished 
business of the Senate until disposed of. 
(3) DEBATE.—Debate on the joint reso-
lution and on all debatable motions and 
appeals in connection therewith shall be 
limited to not more than 8 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between those fa-
voring and those opposing the joint reso-
lution. An amendment to the joint resolu-
tion is not in order. A motion further to 
limit debate is in order and not debat-
able. A motion to postpone, or a motion 
to proceed to the consideration of other 
business, or a motion to recommit the 
joint resolution is not in order. A motion 
to reconsider the vote by which the joint 
resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is 
not in order. 
(4) VOTE
ON
FINAL
PASSAGE.—Imme-
diately following the conclusion of debate 
on a joint resolution described in sub-
section (a) and a single quorum call at 
the conclusion of the debate, if requested, 
the vote on final passage of the joint reso-
lution shall occur. 
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(5) APPEALS.—Appeals from the deci-
sions of the Chair relating to the applica-
tion of the rules of the Senate to the pro-
cedure relating to a joint resolution de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be decided 
without debate. 
(e) AMENDMENTS PROHIBITED.—No amend-
ment to, or motion to strike a provision from, 
a joint resolution considered under this sec-
tion shall be in order in either the Senate or 
the House of Representatives. 
(f) CONSIDERATION BY OTHER HOUSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, before the passage 
by 1 House of a joint resolution of that 
House described in subsection (a), that 
House receives from the other House 
such a joint resolution with respect to 
the same recommendations, the following 
procedures shall apply: 
(A) NO COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—The 
joint resolution of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee. 
(B) 
JOINT
RESOLUTION
PROCE-
DURE.—With respect to a joint resolu-
tion described in subsection (a) of the 
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House receiving the joint resolution, 
the procedure in that House shall be 
the same as if no joint resolution had 
been received from the other House, 
but the vote on final passage shall be 
on the joint resolution of the other 
House. 
(2) NO CONSIDERATION.—Upon disposi-
tion of the joint resolution received from 
the other House, it shall no longer be in 
order to consider the joint resolution that 
originated in the receiving House under 
these procedures. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall 
not apply to the House of Representatives 
if the joint resolution received from the 
Senate is a revenue measure. 
(g) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE.—This 
section is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
power of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, respectively, and as such it 
is deemed a part of the rules of each 
House, respectively, but applicable only 
with respect to the procedure to be fol-
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lowed in that House in the case of a joint 
resolution described in this section, and 
it supersedes other rules only to the ex-
tent that it is inconsistent with such 
rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the con-
stitutional 
right 
of 
either 
House 
to 
change the rules (so far as relating to the 
procedure of that House) at any time, in 
the same manner, and to the same extent 
as in the case of any other rule of that 
House. 
SEC. 107. NONAPPEALABILITY OF DECISIONS. 
(a) TO PRC.—The closing or consolidation 
of any facility or office under this subtitle 
may not be appealed to the Postal Regulatory 
Commission under section 404(d) or any other 
provision of title 39, United States Code, or be 
the subject of an advisory opinion issued by 
the Postal Regulatory Commission under sec-
tion 3661 of such title. 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—No process, report, 
recommendation, or other action of the Com-
mission on Postal Reorganization shall be 
subject to judicial review. 
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SEC. 108. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY 
TO
CLOSE
OR
CONSOLIDATE
POSTAL
FACILI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub-
title shall be considered to prevent the 
Postal Service from closing or consoli-
dating any postal facilities, in accordance 
with otherwise applicable provisions of 
law, either before or after the implemen-
tation of any closures or consolidations 
under this subtitle. 
(2) COORDINATION RULE.—No appeal or 
determination under section 404(d) of 
title 39, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law shall delay, prevent, or 
otherwise affect any closure or consolida-
tion under this subtitle. 
(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
PROVI-
SIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The provisions of 
law identified in paragraph (2)— 
(A) shall not apply to any closure 
or consolidation carried out under 
this subtitle; and 
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(B) shall not be taken into ac-
count for purposes of carrying out 
section 103 or 104. 
(2) PROVISIONS IDENTIFIED.—The provi-
sions of law under this paragraph are— 
(A) section 101(b) of title 39, 
United States Code; and 
(B) section 404(d) of title 39, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 109. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct a 
study on the effects, with respect to the unem-
ployment rate of minority communities, of the 
proposed closures and consolidations of post-
al retail facilities, mail processing facilities, 
and area or district offices under this subtitle. 
(b) REPORT.—Upon completion of the 
study required under subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report to Congress regarding 
the findings of such study. 
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Subtitle B—Other Provisions 
SEC. 111. IMPLEMENTATION OF DISCRETIONARY NON-MAIL 
DELIVERY DAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 is amended 
by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) The Postmaster General may, with 
respect to any year for which 6-day delivery 
is otherwise required, declare up to 12 non- 
mail delivery days. Not later than 1 month be-
fore the beginning of the year, the Postmaster 
General shall submit to the Board of Gov-
ernors a report listing the non-mail delivery 
days in such year. 
‘‘(2) A non-mail delivery day under this 
subsection shall be a day other than— 
‘‘(A) a Sunday; 
‘‘(B) a legal public holiday listed in 
section 6103(a) of title 5 or any other day 
declared to be a holiday by Federal stat-
ute or Executive order; or 
‘‘(C) during the 30-day period that 
ends on the date of a regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office. 
‘‘(3) Any day which is declared under this 
subsection to be a non-mail delivery day— 
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‘‘(A) shall, for purposes of mail deliv-
ery and such other postal operations as 
the Postal Service may by regulation pre-
scribe, be treated as if it were a Sunday; 
except that 
‘‘(B) an employee of the Postal Serv-
ice (other than one who is prevented 
from working on such day by reason of 
this subsection) shall be entitled to the 
same pay and benefits for that day as if 
this subsection had not been enacted. 
‘‘(4)(A) The 6-day mail delivery require-
ment shall not apply with respect to a week 
in which a non-mail delivery day under this 
subsection occurs. 
‘‘(B) The authority to declare a non-mail 
delivery day under this subsection shall be 
considered to be within the right of the Postal 
Service to determine the methods, means, and 
personnel by which postal operations are to 
be conducted. 
‘‘(5) Not less than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, the Postal 
Service may submit a proposal under section 
3661 for a nationwide change in service to re-
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duce mail delivery from 6 days to 5 days each 
week. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Postal Service shall maintain 6-day 
delivery service as the standard mail delivery 
schedule until 90 days following the ren-
dering of an advisory opinion on 5-day deliv-
ery by the Postal Regulatory Commission.’’. 
SEC. 112. EFFICIENT AND FLEXIBLE UNIVERSAL POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
(a) POSTAL POLICY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 101(b) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) The Postal Service shall provide effec-
tive and regular postal services to rural areas, 
communities, and small towns where post of-
fices are not self-sustaining.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Clause 
(iii) of section 404(d)(2)(A) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) whether such closing or con-
solidation is consistent with the pol-
icy of the Government, as stated in 
section 101(b), that the Postal Service 
shall provide effective and regular 
postal services to rural areas, commu-
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nities, and small towns where post of-
fices are not self-sustaining;’’. 
(b) GENERAL DUTY.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 403(b) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) to ensure that postal patrons 
throughout the Nation will, consistent 
with reasonable economies of postal op-
erations, have ready access to essential 
postal services.’’. 
(c) PRC REVIEW
OF DETERMINATIONS TO 
CLOSE OR CONSOLIDATE A POST OFFICE.— 
(1) DEADLINE
FOR
REVIEW.—Section 
404(d)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘120 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days’’. 
(2) EXCLUSION FROM REVIEW.—Section 
404(d) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) The appeals process set forth in 
paragraph (5) shall not apply to a determina-
tion of the Postal Service to close a post office 
if there is located, within 2 miles of such post 
office, a qualified contract postal unit. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph— 
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‘‘(i) the term ‘contract postal unit’ 
means a store or other place of business 
which— 
‘‘(I) is not owned or operated by 
the Postal Service; and 
‘‘(II) in addition to its usual oper-
ations, provides postal services to the 
general public under contract with 
the Postal Service; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘qualified contract post-
al unit’, as used in connection with a post 
office, means a contract postal unit 
which— 
‘‘(I) begins to provide postal serv-
ices to the general public during the 
period— 
‘‘(aa) beginning 1 year before 
the date on which the closure or 
consolidation of such post office 
is scheduled to take effect; and 
‘‘(bb) ending on the 15th day 
after the date on which the clo-
sure or consolidation of such post 
office is scheduled to take effect; 
and 
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‘‘(II) has not, pursuant to subpara-
graph (A), served as the basis for ex-
empting any other post office from 
the appeals process set forth in para-
graph (5). 
‘‘(C)(i) If the contract postal unit (which is 
providing postal services that had been pre-
viously provided by the post office that was 
closed) does not continue to provide postal 
services, 
as 
required 
by 
subparagraph 
(B)(i)(II), for at least the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date on which such post office 
was closed, the contract postal unit shall be 
subject to a closure determination by the 
Postal Service to decide whether a post office 
must be reopened within the area (delimited 
by the 2-mile radius referred to in subpara-
graph (A)). 
‘‘(ii) A decision under clause (i) not to re-
open a post office may be appealed to the 
Postal Regulatory Commission under proce-
dures which the Commission shall by regula-
tion prescribe. Such procedures shall be 
based on paragraph (5), except that, for pur-
poses of this clause, paragraph (5)(C) shall be 
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applied by substituting ‘in violation of section 
101(b), leaving postal patrons without effec-
tive and regular access to postal services’ for 
‘unsupported by substantial evidence on the 
record’.’’. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments 
made by this subsection shall not apply 
with respect to any appeal, notice of 
which is received by the Postal Regu-
latory Commission before the date of the 
enactment of this Act (determined apply-
ing the rules set forth in section 404(d)(6) 
of title 39, United States Code). 
(d) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
3661 
is 
amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Commission shall issue its 
opinion within 90 days after the receipt of any 
proposal (as referred to in subsection (b)) con-
cerning— 
‘‘(A) the closing or consolidation of 
postal retail facilities (as that term is de-
fined in section 102(2) of the Postal Re-
form Act of 2012) to a degree that will 
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generally affect service on a nationwide 
or substantially nationwide basis; or 
‘‘(B) an identical or substantially 
identical proposal on which the Commis-
sion issued an opinion within the pre-
ceding 5 years. 
‘‘(2) If necessary in order to comply with 
the 90-day requirement under paragraph (1), 
the Commission may apply expedited proce-
dures which the Commission shall by regula-
tion prescribe.’’. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Postal Regu-
latory Commission shall prescribe any 
regulations necessary to carry out the 
amendment made by paragraph (1) with-
in 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment 
made by this subsection shall apply with 
respect to any proposal received by the 
Postal Regulatory Commission on or 
after the earlier of— 
(A) the 90th day after the date of 
the enactment of this Act; or 
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(B) the effective date of the regu-
lations under paragraph (2). 
SEC. 113. ENHANCED REPORTING ON POSTAL SERVICE EF-
FICIENCY. 
Section 3652(a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(3) by adding after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) which shall provide the overall 
change in Postal Service productivity 
and the resulting effect of such change 
on overall Postal Service costs during 
such year, using such methodologies as 
the Commission shall by regulation pre-
scribe.’’. 
SEC. 114. APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURES RELATING TO 
CLOSURES AND CONSOLIDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(d) is amend-
ed by adding after paragraph (7) (as added by 
section 112(c)(2)) the following: 
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‘‘(8) For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘post office’ means a post office and any 
other facility described in section 102(2) of 
the Postal Reform Act of 2012.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall be effective with 
respect to any closure or consolidation, the 
proposed effective date of which occurs on or 
after the 60th day following the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE II—POSTAL SERVICE FI-
NANCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY 
AND 
MANAGEMENT 
ASSIST-
ANCE AUTHORITY 
Subtitle A—Establishment and 
Organization 
SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title 
are as follows: 
(1) To eliminate budget deficits and 
cash shortages of the Postal Service 
through 
strategic 
financial 
planning, 
sound budgeting, accurate revenue fore-
casts, and careful spending. 
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(2) To ensure the universal service 
mandate detailed in section 101 of title 
39, United States Code, is maintained 
during a period of fiscal emergency. 
(3) To conduct necessary investiga-
tions and studies to determine the fiscal 
status and operational efficiency of the 
Postal Service. 
(4) To assist the Postal Service in— 
(A) restructuring its organization 
and workforce to bring expenses in 
line with diminishing revenue and 
generate sufficient profits for capital 
investment and repayment of debt; 
(B) meeting all fiscal obligations 
to the Treasury of the United States; 
and 
(C) ensuring the appropriate and 
efficient delivery of postal services. 
(5) To provide the Postal Service with 
a temporary increase in its borrowing au-
thority to enable the Postal Service to 
complete necessary restructuring. 
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(6) To ensure the long-term financial, 
fiscal, and economic vitality and oper-
ational efficiency of the Postal Service. 
(b) RESERVATION OF POWERS.—Nothing in 
this title may be construed— 
(1) to relieve any obligations existing 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
of the Postal Service to the Treasury of 
the United States; or 
(2) to limit the authority of Congress 
to exercise ultimate legislative authority 
over the Postal Service. 
SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUTHORITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be estab-
lished, upon the commencement of any con-
trol period, an entity to be known as the 
‘‘Postal Service Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority’’ (herein-
after in this title referred to as the ‘‘Author-
ity’’). 
(b) CONTROL PERIOD.— 
(1) COMMENCEMENT OF A CONTROL PE-
RIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes 
of this title, a control period com-
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mences whenever the Postal Service 
has been in default to the Treasury of 
the United States, with respect to any 
debts, obligations, loans, bonds, notes, 
or other form of borrowing, or any 
scheduled payments to any fund in 
the Treasury of the United States, for 
a period of at least 30 days. 
(B) ADVISORY
PERIOD.—For pur-
poses of the first control period, the 
Authority shall operate exclusively in 
an advisory period for two full fiscal 
years after the commencement of the 
control period. At the completion of 
the second full fiscal year or any year 
thereafter during the length of the 
control period, if the Postal Service’s 
annual 
deficit 
is 
greater 
than 
$2,000,000,000, the Authority shall be 
fully in force according to the provi-
sions of this title. During an advisory 
period— 
(i) the Authority is not au-
thorized to employ any staff and 
the Postal Service shall designate 
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the Postmaster General shall promptly 
adopt a revised budget for the fiscal year 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘transi-
tion budget’’), and shall submit the tran-
sition budget to the Authority, the Presi-
dent, and Congress. 
(3) Not later than 15 days after re-
ceiving the transition budget from the 
Postmaster General under paragraph (2), 
the Authority shall submit a report to the 
Postmaster General, the President, and 
Congress analyzing the budget (taking 
into account any items or provisions dis-
approved by the Postmaster General) and 
shall include in the report such rec-
ommendations for revisions to the transi-
tion budget as the Authority considers 
appropriate to promote the financial sta-
bility of the Postal Service during the fis-
cal year. 
(b) FINANCIAL PLAN AND BUDGET.— 
(1) DEADLINE
FOR
SUBMISSION.—For 
purposes of section 223, the Postmaster 
General shall submit the financial plan 
and budget for the applicable fiscal year 
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‘‘(A) in the case of life insurance 
under chapter 87 of title 5, the Govern-
ment contributions determined under 
section 8708 of such title; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of health insurance 
under chapter 89 of title 5, the Govern-
ment contributions determined under 
8906 of such title. 
‘‘(2) This subsection applies with respect 
to— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), each fiscal year beginning 
after September 30, 2013; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of officers and em-
ployees of the Postal Service covered by 
a collective bargaining agreement which 
is in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this subsection— 
‘‘(i) each fiscal year beginning 
after the expiration date of such 
agreement, including 
‘‘(ii) for the fiscal year in which 
such expiration date occurs, any por-
tion of such fiscal year remaining 
after such expiration date. 
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‘‘(1) Whether each product covered its 
costs, and if it did not, the determination 
shall state that such product is in non-
compliance under section 3653(c). 
‘‘(2) For each group of functionally 
equivalent agreements between the Post-
al Service and users of the mail, whether 
it fulfilled requirements to— 
‘‘(A) cover attributable costs; and 
‘‘(B) improve the net financial po-
sition of the Postal Service. 
‘‘(3) Any group of functionally equiva-
lent agreements (as referred to in sub-
paragraph (B)) not meeting subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall 
be determined to be in noncompliance 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, a 
group of functionally equivalent agree-
ments (as referred to in paragraph (2)) 
shall consist of all service agreements 
that are functionally equivalent to each 
other within the same market-dominant 
or competitive product, but shall not in-
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