I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6076 
To restore the financial solvency and improve the governance of the United 
States Postal Service in order to ensure the efficient and affordable 
nationwide delivery of mail, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2018 
Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. ROSS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, and Mr. LYNCH) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To restore the financial solvency and improve the governance 
of the United States Postal Service in order to ensure 
the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail, 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Postal Reform Act of 2018’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS REFORM 
Sec. 101. Postal Service Health Benefits Program. 
Sec. 102. Postal Service retiree health care benefit funding reform. 
Sec. 103. Postal Service pension funding reform. 
Sec. 104. Medicare part B premium transition for newly enrolling Postal Serv-
ice annuitants and family members. 
TITLE II—POSTAL SERVICE OPERATIONS REFORM 
Sec. 201. Governance reform. 
Sec. 202. Transition to more efficient and secure mail delivery. 
Sec. 203. Modernizing postal rates. 
Sec. 204. Nonpostal services. 
Sec. 205. Efficient and flexible universal postal service. 
Sec. 206. Fair stamp-evidencing competition. 
Sec. 207. Market-dominant rates. 
Sec. 208. Completion of initial rate regulation review. 
Sec. 209. Review of Postal Service cost attribution guidelines. 
Sec. 210. Aviation security for parcels. 
Sec. 211. ZIP Codes. 
TITLE III—POSTAL SERVICE PERSONNEL 
Sec. 301. Postal Service Chief Innovation Officer. 
Sec. 302. Inspector General of the Postal Community. 
Sec. 303. Right of appeal to Merit Systems Protection Board. 
TITLE IV—POSTAL CONTRACTING REFORM 
Sec. 401. Contracting provisions. 
Sec. 402. Technical amendment to definition. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Postal Service’’ means the United 
States Postal Service; and 
(2) the term ‘‘postal retail facility’’ means a 
post office, post office branch, post office classified 
station, or other facility which is operated by the 
Postal Service, and the primary function of which is 
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to provide retail postal services, but does not include 
a contractor-operated facility offering postal services. 
TITLE I—POSTAL SERVICE 
BENEFITS REFORM 
SEC. 101. POSTAL SERVICE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 89 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
8903b the following: 
‘‘§ 8903c. Postal Service Health Benefits Program 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered Medicare individual’ 
means an individual who is entitled to benefits under 
part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395c et seq.), but excluding an individual 
who is eligible to enroll under such part under sec-
tion 1818 or 1818A of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395i–2, 1395i–2a); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘initial contract year’ means the 
contract year beginning in January of 2019; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘initial participating carrier’ 
means a carrier that enters into a contract with the 
Office to participate in the Postal Service Health 
Benefits Program during the initial contract year; 
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‘‘(4) the term ‘Office’ means the Office of Per-
sonnel Management; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘Postal Service’ means the United 
States Postal Service; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘Postal Service annuitant’ means 
an annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan under 
this chapter whose Government contribution is paid 
pursuant to the requirements of section 8906(g)(2); 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Postal Service employee’ means 
an employee of the Postal Service enrolled in a 
health benefits plan under this chapter whose Gov-
ernment contribution is paid by the Postal Service; 
‘‘(8) the term ‘Postal Service Medicare covered 
annuitant’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is a Postal Service annuitant; and 
‘‘(B) is a covered Medicare individual; 
‘‘(9) the term ‘Program’ means the Postal Serv-
ice Health Benefits Program established under sub-
section (c) within the Federal Employees Health 
Benefit Program; and 
‘‘(10) the term ‘Program plan’ means a health 
benefits plan offered under the Program. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—The requirements under this 
section shall— 
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‘‘(1) apply to the initial contract year and each 
contract year thereafter; and 
‘‘(2) supersede any other provision of this chap-
ter inconsistent with such requirements, as deter-
mined by the Office. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
THE POSTAL SERVICE 
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall establish 
the Postal Service Health Benefits Program under 
which the Office contracts with carriers to offer 
health benefits plans as described under this section. 
Except as otherwise provided under this section, any 
such contract shall be consistent with the require-
ments of this chapter for contracts under section 
8902 with carriers to offer health benefits plans 
other than under this section. The Program shall— 
‘‘(A) to the greatest extent practicable, in-
clude plans offered by— 
‘‘(i) each carrier for which the total 
enrollment in the plans provided under this 
chapter includes, in the contract year be-
ginning in January 2019, 1,500 or more 
enrollees who are Postal Service employees 
or Postal Service annuitants; and 
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‘‘(ii) any other carrier determined ap-
propriate by the Office; 
‘‘(B) be available for participation by all 
Postal Service employees and Postal Service an-
nuitants, in accordance with subsection (d); 
‘‘(C) provide for enrollment in a plan as an 
individual, for self plus one, or for self and fam-
ily; and 
‘‘(D) not be available for participation by 
an individual who is not a Postal Service em-
ployee or Postal Service annuitant (except as a 
family member of such an employee or annu-
itant or as provided under paragraph (5)). 
‘‘(2) SEPARATE POSTAL SERVICE RISK POOL.— 
The Office shall ensure that each Program plan in-
cludes rates that reasonably and equitably reflect the 
cost of benefits provided to a risk pool consisting 
solely of Postal Service employees and Postal Service 
annuitants (and covered family members of such em-
ployees and annuitants), taking into specific account 
the reduction in benefits cost for the Program plan 
due to the Medicare enrollment requirements under 
subsection (e) and any savings or subsidies resulting 
from subsection (f)(1). 
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‘‘(3) ACTUARIALLY EQUIVALENT COVERAGE.— 
The Office shall ensure that each carrier partici-
pating in the Postal Service Health Benefits Pro-
gram provides coverage under the Program plans of-
fered by the carrier that is actuarially equivalent, as 
determined by the Office, to the coverage that the 
carrier provides under the health benefits plans of-
fered by the carrier under this chapter that are not 
Program plans. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Ex-
cept as otherwise set forth in this section, all provi-
sions of this chapter applicable to health benefits 
plans offered by the carrier under section 8903 or 
8903a shall also apply to plans offered under the 
Program. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATION
OF
CONTINUATION
COV-
ERAGE.—In accordance with rules established by the 
Office, section 8905a shall apply to health benefits 
plans offered under this section in the same manner 
as such section applies to other health benefits plans 
offered under this chapter. 
‘‘(d) ELECTION OF COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), each Postal Service employee 
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‘‘(ii) receive requests for any addi-
tional information necessary for enrollment 
in writing; and 
‘‘(iii) as a consequence of such enroll-
ment are deemed, for such continuous pe-
riod as such annuitant or family member 
involved otherwise maintains eligibility for 
enrollment under Medicare part B, to have 
elected to be enrolled under Medicare part 
B (under section 1837(m)(1) of the Social 
Security Act) in connection with the enroll-
ment in a Program plan under this chap-
ter; and 
‘‘(B) the Office provides the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Commis-
sioner of Social Security in a timely manner 
with such information respecting such annu-
itants and family members and such election as 
may be required to effect their enrollment and 
coverage under Medicare part B and this sec-
tion in a timely manner. 
‘‘(f) MEDICARE COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office shall require 
each Program plan to provide benefits for covered 
Medicare individuals pursuant to the standard co-
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ordination of benefits method used under this chap-
ter, rather than the exclusion method or the carve- 
out method. 
‘‘(2) MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
BENEFITS.—The Office shall require each Program 
plan to provide prescription drug benefits for Postal 
Service annuitants and family members who are eli-
gible individuals (as defined in section 1860D– 
1(a)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act) through an 
employer group waiver plan offered under subsection 
(b) of section 1860D–22 of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(g) POSTAL SERVICE CONTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (i), 
for purposes of applying section 8906(b) to the 
Postal Service, the weighted average shall be cal-
culated in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(2) WEIGHTED AVERAGE CALCULATION.—Not 
later than October 1 of each year (beginning with 
2019), the Office shall determine the weighted aver-
age of the rates established pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2) for Program plans that will be in effect dur-
ing the following contract year with respect to— 
‘‘(A) enrollments for self only; 
‘‘(B) enrollments for self plus one; and 
‘‘(C) enrollments for self and family. 
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‘‘(3) WEIGHTING
IN
COMPUTING
RATES
FOR 
INITIAL
CONTRACT
YEAR.—In determining such 
weighted average of the rates for the initial contract 
year, the Office shall take into account (for purposes 
of section 8906(a)(2)) the enrollment of Postal Serv-
ice employees and annuitants in the health benefits 
plans offered by the initial participating carriers as 
of March 31, 2019. 
‘‘(h) RESERVES.— 
‘‘(1) SEPARATE RESERVES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall en-
sure that each Program plan maintains sepa-
rate reserves (including a separate contingency 
reserve) with respect to the enrollees in the 
Program plan in accordance with section 8909. 
‘‘(B) REFERENCES.—For purposes of the 
Program, each reference to ‘the Government’ in 
section 8909 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Postal Service. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNTS TO BE CREDITED.—The re-
serves (including the separate contingency re-
serve) maintained by each Program plan shall 
be credited with a proportionate amount of the 
funds in the reserves for health benefits plans 
offered by the carrier. 
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‘‘(2) DISCONTINUATION OF PROGRAM PLAN.— 
In applying section 8909(e) relating to a Program 
plan that is discontinued, the Office shall credit the 
separate Postal Service contingency reserve main-
tained under paragraph (1) for that plan only to the 
separate Postal Service contingency reserves of the 
Program plans continuing under this chapter. 
‘‘(i) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed as affecting section 1005(f) 
of title 39 regarding variations, additions, or substitutions 
to the provisions of this chapter. 
‘‘(j) MEDICARE EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Postal Service shall establish a Medicare Education 
Program. Under the Program, the Postal Service shall— 
‘‘(1) notify annuitants and employees of the 
Postal Service about the Postal Service Health Ben-
efits Program established under subsection (c)(1); 
‘‘(2) provide information regarding the Postal 
Service Health Benefits Program to such annuitants 
and employees, including a description of the health 
care options available under such Program, the re-
quirement that retirees be enrolled in Medicare 
under subsection (e)(1), and the operation of the 
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premium transition fund to be created under section 
104 of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2018; and 
‘‘(3) respond and provide answers to any in-
quiry from such employees and annuitants about the 
Postal Service Health Benefits Program or Medicare 
enrollment.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(A) Section 8903(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘two levels 
of benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘2 levels of benefits 
for enrollees under this chapter generally and 2 
levels of benefits for enrollees under the Postal 
Service Health Benefits Program established 
under section 8903c’’. 
(B) The table of sections for chapter 89 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 8903b 
the following: 
‘‘8903c. Postal Service Health Benefits Program.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH MEDICARE.— 
(1) MEDICARE ENROLLMENT AND COVERAGE.— 
Section 1837 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395p) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(m)(1) In the case of an individual who— 
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‘‘(A) is— 
‘‘(i) a Postal Service Medicare covered an-
nuitant; or 
‘‘(ii) an individual who is a family member 
of such an annuitant and is a covered Medicare 
individual; 
‘‘(B) enrolls in a Program plan under section 
8903c of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(C) is not enrolled under this part, 
the individual is deemed, in accordance with section 
8903c(e)(3) of such title, to have elected to be enrolled 
under this part. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an individual who is deemed to 
be enrolled under paragraph (1), the coverage period 
under this part shall begin on the date that the individual 
first has coverage under the Program plan pursuant to 
the enrollment described in paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(3) The definitions in section 8903c(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, shall apply for purposes of this sub-
section.’’. 
(2) WAIVER OF INCREASE OF PREMIUM.—Sec-
tion 1839(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395r(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection 
(i)(4) or (l) of section 1837’’ the following: ‘‘or pur-
suant to subsection (m) of such section’’. 
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(3) CONFORMING COORDINATION OF BENEFIT 
RULES.—Section 1862(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(10) COORDINATION
OF
BENEFITS
WITH 
POSTAL SERVICE HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS.—The 
previous provisions of this subsection are superseded 
to the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta-
tion with the Office of Personnel Management, them 
to be inconsistent with section 8903c(f) of title 5, 
United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 102. POSTAL SERVICE RETIREE HEALTH CARE BEN-
EFIT FUNDING REFORM. 
(a) CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 8906(g) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(2)(A) The Government’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(2)(A)(i) The Government’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), as added by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘shall through Sep-
tember 30, 2016, be paid’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting the following: ‘‘shall be 
paid as provided in clause (ii).’’; and 
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(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) With respect to the Government contributions 
required to be paid under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) the portion of the contributions that is 
equal to the amount of the net claims costs under 
the enrollment of the individuals described in clause 
(i) shall be paid from the Postal Service Retiree 
Health Benefits Fund up to the amount contained 
in the Fund; and 
‘‘(II) any remaining amount shall be paid by 
the United States Postal Service.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the amount of 
the net claims costs under the enrollment of an individual 
described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall be the amount, as 
determined by the Office over any particular period of 
time, equal to the difference between— 
‘‘(i) the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the costs incurred by a carrier in pro-
viding health services to, paying for health serv-
ices provided to, or reimbursing expenses for 
health services provided to, the individual and 
any other person covered under the enrollment 
of the individual; and 
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‘‘(II) an amount of indirect expenses rea-
sonably allocable to the provision, payment, or 
reimbursement described in subclause (I), as 
determined by the Office; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount withheld from the annuity of 
the individual or otherwise paid by the individual 
under this section.’’. 
(b) POSTAL SERVICE RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS 
FUND.—Section 8909a of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘required 
under section 8906(g)(2)(A)’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘required to be paid from the Postal 
Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund under 
section 8906(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than June 30, 2019, the Office 
shall compute, and by June 30 of each succeeding year, 
the Office shall recompute, a schedule including a series 
of annual installments which provide for the liquidation 
of the amount described under subparagraph (B) (regard-
less of whether the amount is a liability or surplus) by 
September 30, 2055, or within 15 years, whichever is 
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later, including interest at the rate used in the computa-
tions under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) The amount described in this subparagraph is 
the amount, as of the date on which the applicable com-
putation or recomputation under subparagraph (A) is 
made, that is equal to the difference between— 
‘‘(i) 100 percent of the Postal Service actuarial 
liability as of September 30 of the preceding fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) the value of the assets of the Postal Serv-
ice Retiree Health Benefits Fund as of September 
30 of the preceding fiscal year.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iii), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (iv), by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting a 
period; and 
(III) by striking clauses (v) 
through (x); and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1), except to the extent the 
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payment would cause the value of the 
assets in the Fund to exceed the Post-
al Service actuarial liability’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)(B).’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (2).’’; 
(D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) Computations under this subsection shall be 
based on— 
‘‘(A) economic and actuarial methods and as-
sumptions consistent with the methods and assump-
tions used in determining the Postal surplus or sup-
plemental liability under section 8348(h); and 
‘‘(B) any other methods and assumptions, in-
cluding a health care cost trend rate, that the Direc-
tor of the Office determines to be appropriate.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term ‘Postal Service actu-
arial liability’ means the difference between— 
‘‘(A) the net present value of future payments 
required to be paid from the Postal Service Retiree 
Health 
Benefits 
Fund 
under 
section 
8906(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I) for current and future United 
States Postal Service annuitants; and 
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‘‘(B) the net present value as computed under 
paragraph (1) attributable to the future service of 
United States Postal Service employees. 
‘‘(8) For purposes of computing an amount under 
paragraph (1) or (7)(A), subclause (I) of section 
8906(g)(2)(A)(ii) shall be applied without regard to the 
limit in such subclause with respect to the amount con-
tained in the Fund.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall 
be subject to the requirements of section 8903c.’’. 
(c) CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN UNPAID OBLIGA-
TIONS OF THE POSTAL SERVICE.—Any obligation of the 
Postal Service under section 8909a(d)(3)(A) of title 5, 
United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act, that remains unpaid as of such 
date of enactment is canceled. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The heading of section 8909a of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Benefit’’ and inserting 
‘‘Benefits’’. 
SEC. 103. POSTAL SERVICE PENSION FUNDING REFORM. 
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 
8348(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) The Office shall redetermine the postal surplus 
or supplemental liability as of the close of the fiscal year, 
for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2016. 
Subject to subparagraph (C), beginning June 15, 2019, 
if the result is a surplus or a supplemental liability the 
Office shall establish an amortization schedule, including 
a series of annual installments commencing on September 
30 of the subsequent fiscal year, which provides for the 
liquidation of such surplus or liability to the Postal Service 
or the Fund (as the case may be) by September 30, 2043. 
‘‘(C) No later than June 30, 2033, the Office shall 
determine, and thereafter redetermine as necessary, but 
not more frequently than once per year, the appropriate 
date to complete the liquidation of any remaining surplus 
or liability determined under this paragraph. The deter-
mination under this subparagraph shall be set in accord-
ance with generally accepted actuarial practices and prin-
ciples and shall not be longer than a period of 15 years 
from the date on which the determination is made.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) For the purpose of carrying out paragraph (1), 
for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Office shall use— 
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‘‘(A) demographic factors specific to current 
and former employees of the United States Postal 
Service, unless such data cannot be generated; and 
‘‘(B) economic assumptions regarding wage and 
salary growth that reflect the specific past, and like-
ly future, pay for current employees of the United 
States Postal Service.’’. 
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM LI-
ABILITY ASSUMPTION REFORM.—Section 8423 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)),’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B) or (C)),’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the product of— 
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‘‘(i) the normal-cost percentage, as deter-
mined for employees (other than employees cov-
ered by subparagraph (B)) of the United States 
Postal Service under paragraph (5), multiplied 
by 
‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount of basic pay 
payable by the United States Postal Service, for 
the period involved, to employees of the United 
States Postal Service.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) In determining the normal-cost percentage 
for employees of the United States Postal Service for pur-
poses of paragraph (1)(C), the Office shall use— 
‘‘(i) demographic factors specific to such em-
ployees, unless such data cannot be generated; and 
‘‘(ii) economic assumptions regarding wage and 
salary growth that reflect the specific past, and like-
ly future, pay for such employees. 
‘‘(B) The United States Postal Service shall provide 
any data or projections the Office requires in order to de-
termine the normal-cost percentage for employees of the 
United States Postal Service, consistent with subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(C) The Office shall review the determination of the 
normal-cost percentage for employees of the United States 
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Postal Service and make such adjustments as the Office 
considers necessary— 
‘‘(i) upon request of the United States Postal 
Service, but not more frequently than once each fis-
cal year; and 
‘‘(ii) at such other times as the Office considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(6) For the purpose of carrying out subsection 
(b)(1)(B), and consistent with paragraph (5), for fiscal 
year 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office shall 
use— 
‘‘(A) demographic factors specific to current 
and former employees of the United States Postal 
Service, unless such data cannot be generated; and 
‘‘(B) economic assumptions regarding wage and 
salary growth that reflect the specific past, and like-
ly future, pay for current employees of the United 
States Postal Service.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5)(A) In this paragraph, the term ‘postal funding 
surplus’ means the amount by which the amount of the 
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supplemental liability computed under paragraph (1)(B) 
is less than zero. 
‘‘(B) If the amount of supplemental liability com-
puted under paragraph (1)(B) as of the close of any fiscal 
year after the date of enactment of the Postal Service Re-
form Act of 2018 is less than zero, the Office shall estab-
lish an amortization schedule, including a series of equal 
annual installments that— 
‘‘(i) provide for the liquidation of the postal 
funding surplus in 30 years, commencing on Sep-
tember 30 of the subsequent fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be transferred to the Postal Service 
Fund.’’. 
SEC. 104. MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM TRANSITION FOR 
NEWLY ENROLLING POSTAL SERVICE ANNU-
ITANTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1839 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) TRANSITION FOR NEWLY ENROLLING POSTAL 
SERVICE ANNUITANTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.—With re-
spect to each individual who is enrolled under this part 
pursuant to and during the open enrollment period estab-
lished under section 1837(m) and who is not eligible for 
Medicare 
cost-sharing 
described 
in 
section 
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1905(p)(3)(A)(ii) under a State plan under title XIX, the 
premium otherwise established under this part (taking 
into account any adjustments, including those under sub-
sections (b) and (i)) for a month— 
‘‘(1) in the initial contract year (as defined in 
section 8903c(a) of title 5, United States Code), 
shall be reduced by 75 percent; 
‘‘(2) in the succeeding year, shall be reduced by 
50 percent; and 
‘‘(3) in the second succeeding year, shall be re-
duced by 25 percent.’’. 
(b) FUNDING THROUGH POSTAL SERVICE FUND.— 
Section 1844 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w) is amended— 
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘under subsection (d)(1) with respect to en-
rollees described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
such subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsections 
(d)(1) and (d)(4) with respect to enrollees described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such respective 
subsection’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) For each year, there shall be transferred from 
the Postal Service Fund to the Trust Fund an amount, 
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as estimated by the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medi-
care & Medicaid Services, equal to the reduction in aggre-
gate premiums payable under this part for a month in 
such year that is attributable to the application of section 
1839(j) with respect to— 
‘‘(A) enrollees age 65 and over; and 
‘‘(B) enrollees under age 65. 
Such amounts shall be transferred from time to time as 
appropriate but, to the extent practicable, on an annual 
basis and in a manner that places the Trust Fund in the 
same actuarial status as if this paragraph and section 
1839(j) did not apply.’’. 
TITLE II—POSTAL SERVICE 
OPERATIONS REFORM 
SEC. 201. GOVERNANCE REFORM. 
(a) BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 202 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 202. Board of Governors 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Post-
al Service a Board of Governors composed of 5 Governors, 
a Postmaster General, and a Deputy Postmaster General, 
all of whom shall be appointed in accordance with this sec-
tion. The Governors shall have the power to— 
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‘‘(1) exercise the powers of the Postal Service, 
consistent with section 203(c); 
‘‘(2) appoint, fix the term of service of, and re-
move the Postmaster General; 
‘‘(3) in consultation with the Postmaster Gen-
eral, appoint, fix the term of service of, and remove 
the Deputy Postmaster General; 
‘‘(4) set the strategic direction of postal oper-
ations and approve the pricing and product strategy 
for the Postal Service; 
‘‘(5) set the compensation of the Postmaster 
General and the Deputy Postmaster General in ac-
cordance with private sector best practices, as deter-
mined by the Governors pursuant to section 3686; 
and 
‘‘(6) carry out any other duties specifically pro-
vided for in this title. 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT; PAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governors shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, not more than 3 of whom 
may be adherents of the same political party. The 
Governors shall elect a Chair from among their 
members. The Governors shall represent the public 
interest generally, and shall be chosen solely on the 
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basis of their experience in the field of public admin-
istration, law, or accounting, or on their dem-
onstrated ability in managing organizations or cor-
porations (in either the public or private sector) of 
substantial size, except that at least 3 of the Gov-
ernors shall be chosen solely on the basis of their 
demonstrated ability in managing organizations or 
corporations (in either the public or private sector) 
that employ at least 10,000 employees. The Gov-
ernors shall not be representatives of specific inter-
ests using the Postal Service, and may be removed 
only for cause. 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—Each Governor shall re-
ceive a salary of $30,000 a year plus $300 a day for 
not more than 42 days of meetings each year and 
shall be reimbursed for travel and reasonable ex-
penses incurred in attending meetings of the Board. 
Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed 
to limit the number of days of meetings each year 
to 42 days. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In selecting the individ-
uals described in paragraph (1) for nomination for 
appointment to the position of Governor, the Presi-
dent should consult with the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the minority leader of the House 
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of Representatives, the majority leader of the Sen-
ate, and the minority leader of the Senate. 
‘‘(c) TERMS OF GOVERNORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms of the 5 Gov-
ernors shall be 7 years, except that the terms of the 
5 Governors first taking office shall expire as des-
ignated by the President at the time of appointment, 
1 at the end of 1 year, 1 at the end of 2 years, 1 
at the end of 3 years, 1 at the end of 4 years, and 
1 at the end of 5 years, following the appointment 
of the first of them. Any Governor appointed to fill 
a vacancy before the expiration of the term for 
which the Governor’s predecessor was appointed 
shall serve for the remainder of such term. A Gov-
ernor may continue to serve after the expiration of 
the Governor’s term until such Governor’s successor 
has qualified, but not to exceed one year. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No individual may serve 
more than 2 terms as a Governor. 
‘‘(d) STAFF.—The Chair of the Board of Governors 
shall ensure that the Board has appropriate independent 
staff to carry out the roles and responsibilities of the 
Board and the Governors.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Any individual serving as a 
Governor on the Board of Governors of the Postal 
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Service on the date of enactment of this Act shall 
continue to serve as a Governor until the term appli-
cable to such individual expires (as determined 
under section 202(b) of title 39, United States Code, 
as in effect before the amendments made by this 
section take effect pursuant to subsection (g)). 
(b) POSTMASTER GENERAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 203 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 203. Postmaster General 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The chief executive officer of the 
Postal Service is the Postmaster General, appointed pur-
suant to section 202(a)(2). The alternate chief executive 
officer of the Postal Service is the Deputy Postmaster 
General, appointed pursuant to section 202(a)(3) of this 
title. 
‘‘(b) POWERS.—Consistent with the requirements of 
this title, the exercise of the power of the Postal Service 
shall be vested in the Governors and carried out by the 
Postmaster General in a manner consistent with the stra-
tegic direction and pricing and product strategy approved 
by the Governors. The Postmaster General shall, in ac-
cordance with by-laws determined appropriate by the 
Board, consult with the Governors and the Deputy Post-
master General in carrying out such power.’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item re-
lating to section 203 in the table of sections for 
chapter 2 of title 39, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘203. Postmaster General.’’. 
(c) PROCEDURES OF THE BOARD.—Section 205 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘§ 205. Procedures of the Board of Governors and the 
Governors 
‘‘(a) VACANCIES.—Vacancies in the Board shall not 
impair the powers of the Board or the Governors under 
this title. 
‘‘(b) VOTE.—The Board and the Governors shall act 
upon majority vote of those members who are present, 
subject to such quorum requirements as the Board and 
the Governors may respectively establish. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—No officer or employee of the 
United States may serve concurrently as a Governor. A 
Governor may hold any other office or employment not 
inconsistent or in conflict with the Governor’s duties, re-
sponsibilities, and powers as an officer of the Government 
of the United States in the Postal Service.’’. 
(d) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 402 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘§ 402. Delegation of authority 
‘‘(a) POSTMASTER GENERAL.—The Postmaster Gen-
eral may delegate his or her authority under such terms, 
conditions, and limitations, including the power of redele-
gation, as he or she determines desirable. The Postmaster 
General may establish such committees of officers and em-
ployees of the Postal Service, and delegate such powers 
to any committee, as the Postmaster General determines 
appropriate to carry out his or her functions and duties. 
Delegations under this section shall be consistent with 
other provisions of this title, shall not relieve the Post-
master General of full responsibility for the carrying out 
the Postmaster General’s duties and functions, and shall 
be revocable by the Postmaster General. 
‘‘(b) BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—The Board may estab-
lish such committees of the Board, and delegate such pow-
ers to any committee, as the Board determines appro-
priate to carry out its functions and duties. Delegations 
to committees shall be consistent with other provisions of 
this title, shall not relieve the Board of full responsibility 
for the carrying out of its duties and functions, and shall 
be revocable by the Board in its exclusive judgment.’’. 
(e) INTERNATIONAL POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 407 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(f) After submission to the Postal Regulatory Com-
mission by the Department of State of the budget detail-
ing the estimated costs of carrying out the activities under 
this section, and the Commission’s review and approval 
of such submission, the Postal Service shall transfer to 
the Department of State, from any funds available to the 
Postal Service, such sums as may be reasonable, docu-
mented, and auditable for the Department of State to 
carry out such activities.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1 of the 
first fiscal year beginning after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 633 
of title VI of the Treasury and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 39 
U.S.C. 407 note) is amended by striking subsection 
(d). 
(f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Title 39, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 102(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘9 members’’ and inserting 
‘‘5 members’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 202(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 202(b)(1)’’. 
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(2) In section 204— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Board’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Postmaster General’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Governors and’’. 
(3) In section 207, by striking ‘‘the Board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Postal Service’’. 
(4) In section 414(b)(2), by striking ‘‘the Gov-
ernors’’ in each instance it appears and inserting 
‘‘the Postal Service’’. 
(5) In section 416(c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Governors’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Postal Service’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘they’’ the first time the 
term appears and inserting ‘‘the Postal Serv-
ice’’. 
(6) In section 1011, by striking ‘‘the Board’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Postal Service’’. 
(7) By striking section 2402 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘§ 2402. Annual report 
‘‘The Postmaster General shall render an annual re-
port concerning the operations of the Postal Service under 
this title to the President and Congress.’’. 
(8) In section 3632— 
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(A) by striking the section heading, and in-
serting ‘‘Establishment of rates and 
classes of competitive products’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (a) and redesig-
nating subsections (b) and (c) as (a) and (b), 
respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (a)(2) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘and the 
record of the Governors’ proceedings in connec-
tion with such decision’’; 
(D) in paragraph (a)(3) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B))— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and the record of the 
proceedings in connection with such deci-
sion’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Governors con-
sider’’ and inserting ‘‘the Postal Service 
considers’’; and 
(E) by striking ‘‘the Governors’’ in each 
instance it appears and inserting ‘‘the Postal 
Service’’. 
(9) The table of sections for chapter 36 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
3632 and inserting the following: 
‘‘3632. Establishment of rates and classes of competitive products.’’. 
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(g) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by this section shall take effect upon the date that 
is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. TRANSITION TO MORE EFFICIENT AND SECURE 
MAIL DELIVERY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VII of chapter 36 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 3692. Delivery-point modernization 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘delivery point’ means a mailbox 
or other receptacle to which mail is delivered; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘primary mode of mail delivery’ 
means the typical method by which the Postal Serv-
ice delivers letter mail to the delivery point of a 
postal patron; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘door delivery’ means a primary 
mode of mail delivery whereby mail is placed into a 
slot or receptacle at or near the postal patron’s door 
or is hand delivered to a postal patron, but does not 
include centralized delivery, curbside delivery, or 
sidewalk delivery; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘centralized delivery’ means a pri-
mary mode of mail delivery whereby mail receptacles 
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of a number of delivery points are grouped or clus-
tered at a single location; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘curbside delivery’ means a pri-
mary mode of mail delivery whereby a mail recep-
tacle is situated at the edge of a sidewalk abutting 
a road or curb, at a road, or at a curb, and can be 
served by a letter carrier from a motorized vehicle; 
and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘sidewalk delivery’ means a pri-
mary mode of mail delivery whereby a mail recep-
tacle is situated at the edge of a sidewalk and can 
be served by a letter carrier from the sidewalk. 
‘‘(b) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the Postal 
Service— 
‘‘(1) to provide access to secure, convenient 
mail and package delivery receptacles to the greatest 
number of postal patrons feasible; and 
‘‘(2) to use the most cost-effective primary 
mode of mail delivery feasible for postal patrons. 
‘‘(c) PHASEOUT OF DOOR DELIVERY FOR NEW AD-
DRESSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any new delivery point 
established after the date of enactment of the Postal 
Service Reform Act of 2018, the Postal Service shall 
provide a primary mode of mail delivery other than 
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door delivery, with a preference for secure, central-
ized delivery. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply in circumstances in which the new delivery 
point is built or established within a block of exist-
ing delivery points whose primary mode of mail de-
livery is door delivery. 
‘‘(d) BUSINESS ADDRESS CONVERSION.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the Postal Service Reform Act of 
2018, each Postal Service district office shall iden-
tify the business delivery points within its service 
area that are appropriate candidates for conversion 
from door delivery to centralized delivery, curbside 
delivery, or sidewalk delivery. 
‘‘(2) CONVERSION
REQUIREMENT.—Beginning 
not later than October 1, 2019, the Postal Service 
shall implement a program to convert delivery points 
identified under paragraph (1) to centralized deliv-
ery, curbside delivery, or sidewalk delivery at a rate 
sufficient to ensure that— 
‘‘(A) not less than 20 percent of such de-
livery points are converted by September 30, 
2019; 
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‘‘(B) not less than 40 percent of such de-
livery points are converted by September 30, 
2020; 
‘‘(C) not less than 60 percent of such de-
livery points are converted by September 30, 
2021; 
‘‘(D) not less than 80 percent of such de-
livery points are converted by September 30, 
2022; and 
‘‘(E) all such delivery points are converted 
by September 30, 2023. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—In carrying out conver-
sions under paragraph (2), the Postal Service shall 
provide written notice at least 60 days in advance of 
the implementation date of a change in primary 
mode of mail delivery to postal customers served by 
an applicable delivery point. 
‘‘(e) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS CONVERSION.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of the Postal Service 
Reform Act of 2018, each Postal Service district of-
fice shall identify the residential delivery points with-
in its service area that are appropriate candidates 
for conversion from door delivery to centralized de-
livery, curbside delivery, or sidewalk delivery. 
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‘‘(2) VOLUNTARY CONVERSION.—Not later than 
October 1, 2019, the Postal Service shall commence 
a program to convert delivery points identified under 
paragraph (1) to centralized delivery, curbside deliv-
ery, or sidewalk delivery. Such program shall operate 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) Not later than 3 months after the 
identification of the delivery points under para-
graph (1), the Postal Service shall divide such 
delivery points into geographically based ad-
dress units (such as street blocks or other simi-
lar reasonably segregable units) not to exceed 
50 delivery points per unit. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 6 months after such 
identification, the Postal Service shall provide 
written notification to postal patrons served by 
each identified delivery point containing the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Notice that the delivery point has 
been proposed for conversion to a more ef-
ficient primary mode of mail delivery to 
more economically provide universal postal 
service and improve service. 
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‘‘(ii) A description of the new primary 
mode of delivery proposed by the Postal 
Service and a visual example of such mode. 
‘‘(iii) A conversion consent form and 
notice that conversion for residential ad-
dresses is on a voluntary basis. 
‘‘(iv) A description of benefits of con-
version to the postal patron, including ac-
cess to secure mail and package delivery, 
and benefits of conversion to the Postal 
Service, including a smaller environmental 
impact for delivery. 
‘‘(v) A description of how the conver-
sion process would work, and the monetary 
costs (if any) to the postal patron. 
‘‘(vi) Any other information the Postal 
Service considers necessary. 
‘‘(C) No delivery point may be converted 
under this subsection unless prior written con-
sent is provided to the Postal Service by a post-
al patron served by such delivery point who is 
at least 18 years old, except as provided for in 
subparagraph (E). Prior to the conversion of a 
delivery point under this section, any written 
consent so provided may be withdrawn by such 
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patron or by any other postal patron served by 
such delivery point who is at least 18 years old 
upon written notification to the Postal Service. 
The Postal Service shall place on the Postal 
Service’s public website an option to request 
that a consent form or consent-withdrawal form 
be delivered to any delivery point identified for 
conversion under this subsection. 
‘‘(D) Upon the receipt of written consent 
applicable to at least 40 percent of the delivery 
points within an address unit described under 
subparagraph (A), the Postal Service shall— 
‘‘(i) not later than 30 days after the 
date that the requisite percentage is 
reached, provide written notice to each de-
livery point within such unit stating that 
the conversion threshold has been reached 
and that— 
‘‘(I) with respect to any delivery 
point for which a consent for conver-
sion was received, the primary mode 
of mail delivery for such address will 
be converted; and 
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‘‘(II) with respect to any delivery 
point for which a consent for conver-
sion was not received— 
‘‘(aa) a postal patron served 
by such delivery point may elect, 
by written consent, at any time 
to convert the primary mode of 
mail delivery to the same form of 
delivery as the converted delivery 
points in such unit; and 
‘‘(bb) if such a patron pro-
vides such consent, the primary 
mode of mail delivery shall be 
converted not later than 30 days 
after the date of such consent or, 
in any case where the conversion 
of delivery points has not yet oc-
curred, upon implementation of 
that conversion; 
‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after the 
date that the requisite percentage is 
reached, but not less than 30 days fol-
lowing the written notice under clause (i), 
convert the delivery points for which con-
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