To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to authorize the United States Postal Service to implement a modified Saturday delivery schedule.

Bill: 113-hr-3801
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2013-12-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Inflation and prices

Military personnel and dependents

Postal service

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 which reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces who have not attained age 62. </p> <p>Authorizes the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to establish a general, nationwide mail delivery schedule of five days per week that does not result in nondelivery of mail for more than two consecutive days, including as a result of federal holidays. Requires USPS, if it establishes such a schedule, to allow publishers of newspapers regularly mailed as periodicals access to curbside mailboxes on any day on which it does not deliver mail. </p> <p>Requires USPS to provide domestic competitive product service six days per week until January 1, 2019, to each street address that was scheduled to receive package service six days per week as of September 30, 2012. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3801 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2013 Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to authorize the United States Postal Service to implement a modified Saturday delivery schedule.

1. Repeal of reductions in military retirement benefits made by Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 As of the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, section 403 of such Act is repealed and title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as such title would read if such section had never been enacted. 2. Nationwide mail delivery schedule (a) In general Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) (1) The Postal Service may establish a general, nationwide mail delivery schedule of 5 days per week. (2) The Postal Service shall ensure that, under any schedule established under paragraph (1), there shall not occur more than 2 consecutive days on which mail is not delivered, including as a result of Federal holidays. (3) For a period not to end before January 1, 2019, the Postal Service shall provide domestic competitive product service 6 days per week to each street address that was scheduled to receive package service 6 days per week as of September 30, 2012. (4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a reduction, or to require an increase, in frequency of mail delivery for any address for which the Postal Service provided delivery on fewer than 6 days per week as of January 1, 2013. . (b) Mailbox access If the United States Postal Service establishes a general, nationwide mail delivery schedule of 5 days per week, the Postal Service shall amend the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service (as set forth in the Domestic Mail Manual) to ensure that the provisions of section 508.3.2.10 of such Manual, as in effect on September 30, 2012, shall apply on any day on which the Postal Service does not deliver mail under the established delivery schedule.