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handle is hein.crs/govedmj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SCongressional ~.Research Service Select Mail Delivery Provisions in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 3076) June 2, 2021 On May 11, 2021, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney introduced H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA). H.R. 3076 proposes a series of large- and small-scale changes to the organization and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in order to put the USPS on the path towards fiscal sustainability and efficiency. On May 13, 2021, the committee by voice vote ordered HR. 3076 to be reported. This Insight provides a summary of the operational reforms proposed in Sections 202, 206, and 208 of the bill. On May 19, the Senate saw introduction of S. 1720, a bill to provide stability to and enhance the services of the USPS (text not available at this writing). Section 202 -Integrated Delivery Network Section 202 would require USPS to maintain an integrated network for the delivery of mail, to the extent practicable, at least six days a week. The bill provides an exception to the six-day delivery mandate for weeks with federal holidays. The term integrated network is not defined in the bill, nor is it defined in USPS guidance, such as the Domestic Mail Manual. One possibility is that it may refer to the delivery of packages and mail in the same vehicle. By having a single vehicle deliver all mail, USPS might avoid the increased costs associated with having various mail types delivered separately to the same address. Congress might seek clarity in the meaning of integrated network in the context of this section to ensure that USPS understands the goals set forth in the PSRA and directs its investments to those ends. Section 206-Flats Operational Study and Reform Section 206 would require the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), in coordination with the USPS inspector general, to conduct a study to identify the causes of inefficiencies in the collection, sorting, transportation, and delivery of flats. The study must quantify the effects of volume trends, investment decisions, excess capacity, and operational inefficiencies on the direct and indirect costs attributable to flats. The PRC would be required to submit a report on the study to Congress and the Postmaster General Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11686 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress

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