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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8781 
To direct the Postal Regulatory Commission to review and modify market- 
dominant ratemaking system rules as a result of the enactment of the 
USPS Fairness Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. LATURNER, and 
Mr. CLEAVER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the Postal Regulatory Commission to review and 
modify market-dominant ratemaking system rules as a 
result of the enactment of the USPS Fairness Act, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The review of the market-dominant rate-
making system conducted by the Postal Regulatory 
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Commission (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Com-
mission’’) pursuant to section 3622(d)(3) of title 39, 
United States Code, resulted in the Commission’s 
Order Number 5763 (submitted on November 30, 
2020) adopting final rules for the system of regu-
lating rates and classes for market dominant prod-
ucts. 
(2) Such final rules rely in major part upon an 
earlier finding of the Commission that the then-ex-
isting system of market-dominant ratemaking had 
not enabled the United States Postal Service to 
achieve medium- and long-term financial stability. 
(3) The Commission’s findings as to medium- 
and long-term financial stability rested upon its cal-
culation of deficits (largely relating to retiree benefit 
obligations) accumulated on the Postal Service’s 
books of account. 
(4) Section 102(c)(1) of the USPS Fairness 
Act (section 102 of Public Law 117–108) canceled 
the unpaid Postal Service obligations under section 
8909a of title 5, United States Code, thereby remov-
ing an essential basis of such final rules. 
(5) Such final rules also did not adequately 
take into account the benefit to the Postal Service’s 
financial condition from the growth of its competi-
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tive products and competitive revenues or other im-
provements in its financial condition during and fol-
lowing the Covid–19 pandemic. 
SEC. 2. POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION REVIEW AND 
MODIFICATION OF MARKET-DOMINANT RATE-
MAKING SYSTEM RULES. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, pursuant 
to subsection (d)(3) of section 3622 of title 39, United 
States Code, and subject to the requirements, terms, and 
conditions of such section, conduct a review of the market- 
dominant ratemaking system in effect immediately prior 
to the adoption of Commission Order Number 5763 to de-
termine whether such system can achieve the objectives 
of subsection (b) of such section 3622, taking into account 
the factors in subsection (c) of such section. 
(b) RULES CARRYING OUT SYSTEM.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) if under the review conducted in subsection 
(a) the Commission determines that such system re-
quires modified rules or alternative rules to achieve 
such objectives, the Commission shall issue such pro-
posed final rules as are necessary to carry out such 
system; or 
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(2) if under the review conducted in subsection 
(a) the Commission determines that such system 
does not require modified rules or alternative rules 
to achieve such objectives, the Commission shall 
issue such proposed final rules as are necessary to 
carry out such system. 
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