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Union Calendar No. 55 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 22 
[Report No. 109–66, Part I] 
To reform the postal laws of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. MCHUGH (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, 
and Mr. WAXMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform 
APRIL 28, 2005 
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
for a period ending not later than May 27, 2005, for consideration of 
such provisions of the bill and the amendment as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of that committee pursuant to clause 1(l), rule X 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 27, 2005 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GILLMOR, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. CANNON, 
Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. FRANK of 
Massachusetts, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. OWENS, 
Mr. TOWNS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. CHAN-
DLER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
HOLT, Mr. DICKS, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. FORD, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. WAT-
SON, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. CASE, Mr. BOOZMAN, 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. ROSS, Mr. BACA, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. LANTOS, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. SAXTON, 
Ms. LEE, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. FARR, Mr. STARK, Mr. GARRETT of New 
Jersey, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. HIGGINS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. 
TAUSCHER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. SCOTT 
of Georgia, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. KUHL of New York, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. LIN-
COLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, 
Ms. HERSETH, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. PORTER, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. 
SIMMONS, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
MURTHA, Mr. REYES, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, 
Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. TURNER, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BISHOP of New York, 
Mr. ISSA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. WELLER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 
Mr. WEXLER, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. DENT, Mr. LARSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. MICA, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. WESTMORE-
LAND, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. CARSON, Mr. MARCHANT, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. MCKEON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
PASTOR, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. 
LATHAM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. 
GIBBONS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. BASS, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, 
Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
FERGUSON, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. PETRI, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. KAN-
JORSKI, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
SESSIONS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Ms. KILPATRICK
of Michigan, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
SCHWARZ of Michigan, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. 
WU, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, and Mr. DELAHUNT
MAY 27, 2005
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 4, 2005] 
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. 
Sec. 103. Financial transparency. 
TITLE II—MODERN RATE REGULATION 
Sec. 201. Provisions relating to market-dominant products. 
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. Workshare discounts. 
Sec. 207. Clerical amendment. 
TITLE III—PROVISIONS RELATING TO FAIR COMPETITION 
Sec. 301. Postal Service Competitive Products Fund. 
Sec. 302. Assumed Federal income tax on competitive products income. 
Sec. 303. Unfair competition prohibited. 
Sec. 304. Suits by and against the Postal Service. 
Sec. 305. International postal arrangements. 
Sec. 306. Redesignation. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Qualification requirements for Governors. 
Sec. 402. Obligations. 
Sec. 403. Private carriage of letters. 
Sec. 404. Rulemaking authority. 
Sec. 405. Noninterference with collective bargaining agreements, etc. 
Sec. 406. Bonus and compensation authority. 
Sec. 407. Mediation in collective-bargaining disputes. 
TITLE V—ENHANCED REGULATORY COMMISSION 
Sec. 501. Reorganization and modification of certain provisions relating to the 
Postal Regulatory Commission. 
Sec. 502. Authority for Postal Regulatory Commission to issue subpoenas. 
Sec. 503. Appropriations for the Postal Regulatory Commission. 
Sec. 504. Redesignation of the Postal Rate Commission. 
Sec. 505. Officer of the Postal Regulatory Commission representing the general 
public. 
TITLE VI—INSPECTORS GENERAL 
Sec. 601. Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission. 
Sec. 602. Inspector General of the United States Postal Service to be appointed 
by the President.
TITLE VII—EVALUATIONS 
Sec. 701. Universal postal service study. 
Sec. 702. Assessments of ratemaking, classification, and other provisions. 
Sec. 703. Study on equal application of laws to competitive products. 
Sec. 704. Greater diversity in Postal Service Executive and administrative sched-
ule management positions. 
Sec. 705. Plan for assisting displaced workers. 
Sec. 706. Contracts with women, minorities, and small businesses. 
Sec. 707. Rates for periodicals. 
Sec. 708. Assessment of certain rate deficiencies. 
Sec. 709. Network optimization. 
Sec. 710. Assessment of future business model of the postal service. 
Sec. 711. Study on certain proposed amendments. 
Sec. 712. Definition. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS; TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 801. Employment of postal police officers. 
Sec. 802. Date of postmark to be treated as date of appeal in connection with the 
closing or consolidation of post offices. 
Sec. 803. Provisions relating to benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
Code, for officers and employees of the former Post Office De-
partment. 
Sec. 804. Obsolete provisions. 
Sec. 805. Investments. 
Sec. 806. Reduced rates. 
Sec. 807. Hazardous matter. 
Sec. 808. Provisions relating to cooperative mailings. 
Sec. 809. Technical and conforming amendments. 
TITLE IX—POSTAL PENSION FUNDING REFORM AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 901. Civil Service Retirement System. 
Sec. 902. Health insurance. 
Sec. 903. Repealer. 
Sec. 904. Ensuring appropriate use of escrow and military savings. 
Sec. 905. Effective dates. 
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 semi-
colon, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) ‘postal service’ means the carriage of letters, 
printed matter, or mailable packages, including ac-
ceptance, collection, processing, delivery, or other 
functions supportive or ancillary thereto; 
‘‘(6) ‘product’ means a postal service with a dis-
tinct cost or market characteristic for which a rate or 
rates are, or may reasonably be, applied; 
‘‘(7) ‘rates’, as used with respect to products, in-
cludes fees for postal services; 
‘‘(8) ‘market-dominant product’ or ‘product in 
the market-dominant category of mail’ means a prod-
uct subject to subchapter I of chapter 36; 
‘‘(9) ‘competitive product’ or ‘product in the 
competitive category of mail’ means a product subject 
to subchapter II of chapter 36; 
‘‘(10) ‘Consumer Price Index’ means the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers pub-
lished monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 
the Department of Labor; and 
‘‘(11) ‘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) Nothing in this title shall be considered to permit 
or require that the Postal Service provide any special non-
postal or similar services, except that nothing in this sub-
section shall prevent the Postal Service from providing any 
special nonpostal or similar services provided by the Postal 
Service as of January 4, 2005.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—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)’’. 
SEC. 103. FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (d) 
through (g) as subsections (e) through (h), respectively, and 
by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) As an establishment that provides both market- 
dominant and competitive products, the Postal Service shall 
be subject to a high degree of transparency, including in 
its finances and operations, to ensure fair treatment of cus-
tomers of the Postal Service’s market-dominant products
and companies competing with the Postal Service’s com-
petitive products.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5001 of title 
39, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘101(e) and 
(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(f) and (g)’’. 
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)(A) single piece first-class letters (both do-
mestic and international); 
‘‘(B) single piece first-class cards (both domestic 
and international); and 
‘‘(C) special services; 
‘‘(2) all first-class mail not included under para-
graph (1); 
‘‘(3) periodicals; 
‘‘(4) standard mail; 
‘‘(5) media mail;
‘‘(6) library mail; and 
‘‘(7) bound printed matter, 
subject to any changes the Postal Regulatory Commission 
may make under section 3642. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Mail matter referred 
to in subsection (a) shall, for purposes of this subchapter, 
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 Regulatory 
Commission shall, within 24 months after the date of the 
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 market-dominant 
products. 
‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—Such system shall be designed to 
achieve the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) To establish and maintain a fair and equi-
table schedule for rates and classification. 
‘‘(2) To maximize incentives to reduce costs and 
increase efficiency. 
‘‘(3) To create predictability and stability in 
rates. 
‘‘(4) To maintain high quality service standards.
‘‘(5) To allow the Postal Service pricing flexi-
bility. 
‘‘(6) To assure adequate revenues, including re-
tained earnings, to maintain financial stability. 
‘‘(7) To reduce the administrative burden of the 
ratemaking process. 
‘‘(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 direct and indirect postal costs attrib-
utable to each class or type of mail service plus that 
portion of all other costs of the Postal Service reason-
ably assignable to such class or type; 
‘‘(3) the effect of rate increases upon the general 
public, business mail users, and enterprises in the 
private sector of the economy engaged in the delivery 
of mail matter other than letters; 
‘‘(4) the available alternative means of sending 
and receiving letters and other mail matter at reason-
able 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 Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(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 relative value to the people of the kinds 
of mail matter entered into the postal system and the 
desirability and justification for special classifica-
tions and services of mail; 
‘‘(8) the importance of providing classifications 
with extremely high degrees of reliability and speed of 
delivery and of providing those that do not require 
high degrees of reliability and speed of delivery; 
‘‘(9) the desirability of special classifications 
from the point of view of both the user and of the 
Postal Service; 
‘‘(10) the educational, cultural, scientific, and 
informational value to the recipient of mail matter; 
and 
‘‘(11) the policies of this title as well as such 
other factors as the Commission deems appropriate.
‘‘(d) ALLOWABLE PROVISIONS.—The system for regu-
lating rates and classes for market-dominant products may 
include one or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) Price caps, revenue targets, or other form of 
incentive regulation. 
‘‘(2) Cost-of-service regulation. 
‘‘(3) Such other form of regulation as the Com-
mission considers appropriate to achieve, consistent 
with subsection (c), the objectives of subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—In the administration of this sec-
tion, the Commission shall not permit the average rate in 
any subclass of mail to increase at an annual rate greater 
than the comparable increase in the Consumer Price Index, 
unless it has, after notice and opportunity for a public 
hearing and comment, determined that such increase is rea-
sonable and equitable and necessary to enable the Postal 
Service, under best practices of honest, efficient, and eco-
nomical management, to maintain and continue the devel-
opment of postal services of the kind and quality adapted 
to the needs of the United States. 
‘‘(f) TRANSITION RULE.—Until regulations under this 
section first take effect, rates and classes for market-domi-
nant products shall remain subject to modification in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this chapter and section
407, as such provisions were last in effect before the date 
of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) REPEALED SECTIONS.—Sections 3623, 3624, 3625, 
and 3628 of title 39, United States Code, are repealed. 
(c) REDESIGNATION.—Chapter 36 of title 39, United 
States Code (as in effect after the amendment made by sec-
tion 501(a)(2), 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 amended 
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; 
‘‘(3) mailgrams; 
‘‘(4) international mail; and 
‘‘(5) parcel post,
subject to any changes the Postal Regulatory Commission 
may make under section 3642. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subchapter, 
the term ‘costs attributable’, as used with respect to a prod-
uct, means the direct and indirect postal costs attributable 
to such product. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Mail matter referred 
to in subsection (a) shall, for purposes of this subchapter, 
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 shall establish rates and classes for 
products in the competitive category of mail in accordance 
with the requirements of this subchapter and regulations 
promulgated under section 3633. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Rates and classes shall be es-
tablished in writing, complete with a statement of ex-
planation 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 ap-
plicability 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 Fed-
eral 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 effec-
tive date of any new rates or classes as the Governors 
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 
when a rate or class established under this subchapter 
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 sec-
tion 3633 first take effect, rates and classes for competitive 
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 the enact-
ment of this section. 
‘‘§ 3633. Provisions applicable to rates for competitive 
products 
‘‘The Postal Regulatory Commission shall, within 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this section, pro-
mulgate (and may from time to time thereafter revise) regu-
lations— 
‘‘(1) to prohibit the subsidization of competitive 
products by market-dominant products; 
‘‘(2) to ensure that each competitive product cov-
ers its costs attributable; and 
‘‘(3) to ensure that all competitive products col-
lectively make a reasonable contribution to the insti-
tutional costs of the Postal Service.’’. 
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 con-
duct market tests of experimental products in accord-
ance 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, or 3642, 
or regulations promulgated under those sections. 
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS.—A product may not be tested under 
this section unless it satisfies each of the following: 
‘‘(1) SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT PRODUCT.—The 
product is, from the viewpoint of the mail users, sig-
nificantly different from all products offered by the 
Postal Service within the 2-year period preceding the 
start of the test. 
‘‘(2) MARKET DISRUPTION.—The introduction or 
continued offering of the product will not create an 
unfair or otherwise inappropriate competitive advan-
tage for the Postal Service or any mailer, particularly 
in regard to small business concerns (as defined under 
subsection (h)). 
‘‘(3) CORRECT
CATEGORIZATION.—The Postal 
Service identifies the product, for the purpose of a test 
under this section, as either market dominant or com-
petitive, consistent with the criteria under section 
3642(b)(1). Costs and revenues attributable to a prod-
uct identified as competitive shall be included in any 
determination under section 3633(3) (relating to pro-
visions applicable to competitive products collec-
tively). 
‘‘(c) NOTICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At least 30 days before initi-
ating a market test under this section, the Postal 
Service shall file with the Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion and publish in the Federal Register a notice— 
‘‘(A) setting out the basis for the Postal 
Service’s determination that the market test is 
covered by this section; and 
‘‘(B) describing the nature and scope of the 
market test. 
‘‘(2) SAFEGUARDS.—For a competitive experi-
mental product, the provisions of section 504(g) shall 
be available with respect to any information required 
to be filed under paragraph (1) to the same extent 
and in the same manner as in the case of any matter 
described in section 504(g)(1). Nothing in paragraph 
(1) shall be considered to permit or require the publi-
cation of any information as to which confidential 
treatment is accorded under the preceding sentence 
(subject to the same exception as set forth in section 
504(g)(3)).
‘‘(d) DURATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A market test of a product 
under this section may be conducted over a period of 
not to exceed 24 months. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION
AUTHORITY.—If necessary in 
order to determine the feasibility or desirability of a 
product being tested under this section, the Postal 
Regulatory Commission may, upon written applica-
tion of the Postal Service (filed not later than 60 days 
before the date as of which the testing of such product 
would otherwise be scheduled to terminate under 
paragraph (1)), extend the testing of such product for 
not to exceed an additional 12 months. 
‘‘(e) DOLLAR-AMOUNT LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A product may be tested 
under this section only if the total revenues that are 
anticipated, or in fact received, by the Postal Service 
from such product do not exceed $10,000,000 nation-
wide in any year, subject to paragraph (2) and sub-
section (g). In carrying out the preceding sentence, 
the Postal Regulatory Commission may limit the 
amount of revenues the Postal Service may obtain 
from any particular geographic market as necessary 
to prevent market disruption (as defined in subsection 
(b)(2)).