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handle is hein.crs/govegat0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ ~ Research Service Selected Mail Delivery Provisions in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076) Updated February 11, 2022 The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076) passed the House on February 8, 2022. It proposes a series of large- and small-scale changes to the Postal Service's organization and operations in order to put the USPS on the path towards fiscal sustainability and efficiency. This Insight provides a summary of the operational reforms proposed in Sections 202, 206, and 208 of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. 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 (1) weeks with federal holidays; (2) emergencies; and (3) geographic areas where the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has already established a policy of delivering mail fewer than six days a week as of the date of enactment. The term integrated network is not defined in the bill, nor is it defined in USPS guidance, such as the Domestic Mail Manual. The House report that accompanies the bill states that the integrated network must be used for mail and packages, perhaps suggesting postal vehicles must be capable of delivering all categories of mail. By having a single vehicle deliver all mail, the USPS might avoid the increased costs associated with having various mail types delivered separately to the same address. 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 not later than one year after the bill is enacted. Not later than six months after the PRC submits the report, the Postal Service would be required to develop and implement a plan to remedy each inefficiency identified in the study. If the Postal Service determines a remedy is not practical, it would be required to submit an explanation of this determination to Congress and the PRC. Prior to implementing the plan, the Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11686 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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