On the recordApril 17, 2012
Would the Chair report the bill, please. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the pending business. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1789) to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I--POSTAL WORKFORCE MATTERS Sec. 101. Treatment of postal funding surplus for Federal Employees Retirement System. Sec. 102. Additional service credit. Sec. 103. Restructuring of payments for retiree health benefits. Sec. 104. Postal Service Health Benefits Program. Sec. 105. Arbitration; labor disputes. TITLE II--POSTAL SERVICES AND OPERATIONS Sec. 201. Postal facilities. Sec. 202. Additional Postal Service planning. Sec. 203. Area and district office structure. Sec. 204. Post offices; retail service standards. Sec. 205. Conversion of door delivery points. Sec. 206. Limitations on changes to mail delivery schedule. Sec. 207. Time limits for consideration of service changes. Sec. 208.…





