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HR 6650 IH
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6650
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 12, 2012
Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NONPOSTAL SERVICES.
Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘and’ at the end;
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ‘; and’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘(9) to provide nonpostal services in accordance with subsection (e).’; and
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
‘(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Postal Service may provide nonpostal services. Any nonpostal service so provided shall be consistent with maintaining the integrity and reputation of the Postal Service.
‘(2) The Postal Service may not, for purposes of providing nonpostal services under this section, enter into a contract or other agreement with any corporation which is not incorporated in the United States.
‘(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Postmaster General shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report which--
‘(A) shall describe the nonpostal services provided by the Postal Service under this section during the preceding year; and
‘(B) shall include an analysis of the costs associated with, and the revenues generated by, each nonpostal service (described in subparagraph (A)) during the preceding year.
‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘United States’ includes the territories, possessions, and commonwealths of the United States.’.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.6650 as Introduced in House To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to pro...
