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handle is hein.crs/govegau0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional X ~ Research Service Changes to Postal Regulatory Commission Administration in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Updated April 25, 2022 The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-108, H.R. 3076) makes two potentially significant changes to oversight of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). First, the act changes the approval process for the PRC's annual appropriation. Under the new law, the PRC will submit its annual budget request to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors. The board has final approval authority for the budget and may reduce the total request in specified circumstances. Previously the PRC's request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget and included in the President's annual budget. Second, the act eliminates the position of the inspector general (IG) for the PRC. Instead, PRC oversight will be performed by the USPS IG, who will now be appointed by agreement of both the USPS board and the PRC commissioners. President Joe Biden signed the legislation, which also alters key aspects of the operations and finances of USPS, on April 6, 2022. The measure passed with bipartisan support in both chambers following several months of negotiations. This Insight analyzes the two sections of the act summarized above and how they relate to prior law in these areas. Postal Regulatory Commission The PRC (previously named the Postal Rate Commission) was established by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 as an independent agency. It has oversight authority and reporting obligations covering certain aspects of USPS, including rate setting and performance. This role often puts the PRC at the center of discussions about USPS services, finances, and sustainability. The authority of the PRC was changed in 2006 by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA; P.L. 109-435), which adjusted the PRC's role in the ratemaking process and granted it additional authority, including the power to issue subpoenas. The PAEA also established additional independence for the PRC by providing that the agency's budget request is included in a transparent manner in the President's budget and creating a new inspector general for the agency. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports. congress.gov IN11685 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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