‘‘(A) posts a copy of the final determination in 
a prominent location in each affected postal facility; 
and 
‘‘(B) sends to each person served by the postal 
facility— 
‘‘(i) a notice of the determination; and 
‘‘(ii) notice of any appeal rights available 
with respect to the determination.’’. 
(b) DE NOVO REVIEW.—Section 404(d)(5) of title 
39, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘post office’’ and inserting 
‘‘postal facility’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Commission shall set 
aside’’ and all that follows through ‘‘final disposition 
of the appeal.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The 
Commission shall review de novo the determination 
of the Postal Service. In conducting a review de 
novo, the Commission shall consider the factors de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A). If the Commission 
finds fault with a determination of the Postal Serv-
ice, the Commission shall suspend the effectiveness 
of the determination of the Postal Service.’’. 
(c) EXCEPTION; CALCULATION
OF ACTUAL COST 
SAVINGS.—Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7)(A) Paragraphs (1) through (6) shall not apply 
in the case of a closing or consolidation which occurs by 
reason of an emergency suspension, as described in section 
241.3 of title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor thereto. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘emer-
gency suspension’ does not, in the case of a leased facility, 
include the termination or cancellation of the lease by a 
party other than the Postal Service. 
‘‘(8)(A) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
closing or consolidation of any postal facility occurring 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Inspec-
tor General shall determine the amount of the cost savings 
realized by the Postal Service from the closing or consoli-
dation for the first year following the closing or consolida-
tion. 
‘‘(B) The Inspector General shall submit to the Post-
master General and to Congress— 
‘‘(i) a report for each postal facility for which 
the Inspector made a determination of cost savings 
under subparagraph (A) during the preceding year 
that includes— 
‘‘(I) the amount of the cost savings deter-
mined to be realized with respect to each clos-
ing or consolidation of a postal facility, together 
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with an explanation of the assumptions and 
methodologies used in making the determina-
tion; 
‘‘(II) a comparison of— 
‘‘(aa) the cost savings determined by 
the Inspector General; and 
‘‘(bb) the estimates provided by the 
Postal Service under paragraph (3)(C)(iii); 
and 
‘‘(III) an explanation of the reasons for 
any differences between the determination of 
the Inspector General and the estimates of the 
Postal Service, together with recommendations 
for any legislation or administrative action that 
the Inspector General considers appropriate to 
provide for more accurate estimates; and 
‘‘(ii) an annual report with respect to all the 
postal facilities for which the Inspector made a de-
termination of cost savings under subparagraph (A) 
that includes the information required under clause 
(i).’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(9) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘postal facility’ includes an office, 
branch, station, or other facility which— 
‘‘(i) is operated by the Postal Service; and 
‘‘(ii) provides services to persons described 
in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(B) any reference to the persons served by a 
postal facility shall include a postal customer receiv-
ing mail delivery service from the postal facility, a 
resident of a ZIP code served by the postal facility, 
a postal customer having a post office box at the 
postal facility, and any relevant local government of-
ficial as defined by the Postal Service by rule.’’. 
TITLE III—INCENTIVES FOR 
INNOVATION 
SEC. 301. AUTHORITY TO OFFER NONPOSTAL SERVICES 
AND PRODUCTS. 
(a) SPECIFIC POWER.—Section 404(a) of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(9) to provide nonpostal services and products 
in accordance with subsection (e).’’. 
(b) NONPOSTAL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS.—Section 
404(e) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Postal Service may provide any nonpostal 
service or product in a manner consistent with the public 
interest. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 90 days before providing a non-
postal service or product that the Postal Service did not 
provide before the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Postal Service shall request an advisory opinion from 
the Postal Regulatory Commission that evaluates the ex-
tent to which the provision of that nonpostal service or 
product— 
‘‘(A) would use the processing, transportation, 
delivery, retail network, technology, or other re-
sources of the Postal Service; and 
‘‘(B) would be consistent with the public inter-
est. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 45 days after the date on which 
the Postal Regulatory Commission receives a request 
under paragraph (2), the Postal Regulatory Commission 
shall— 
‘‘(A) issue an advisory opinion to the Postal 
Service concerning the request; and 
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