About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 1 (February 7, 2022)

handle is hein.crs/govegaw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ & Research Service Changes to Postal Regulatory Commission Administration in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Updated February 7, 2022 The House Committee on Rules has released a revised version of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 3076) scheduled to be considered on the House floor during the week of February 7. H.R. 3076 was marked up by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform (HOR Committee) on May 13, 2021. (That committee has also issued a report on the legislation.) The version of the bill expected to be made in order for floor consideration is the bill reported by the HOR Committee with additional modifications. The bill includes a number of provisions that would alter the authority and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). Representative Carolyn Maloney, HOR Committee chair and a co-sponsor of H.R. 3076, has described the legislation as crucial to help the Postal Service get on a sustainable financial path for the future and ensure that the Postal Service is transparent with Congress and the American People. This Insight discusses two provisions of the Rules Committee's version of the legislation that would affect the operations of the PRC and certain aspects of its relationship to USPS. It begins with a brief summary of relevant aspects of the PRC's organization and authority and then proceeds to describe and analyze Sections 205 and 209 of the bill. Postal Regulatory Commission The PRC (previously named the Postal Rate Commission) was established by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 as an independent agency with 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 (IG) for the agency. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports. congress.gov IN11685 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most