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 100 STAT. 330

PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

TITLE XV—CIVIL SERVICE, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS GENERALLY Subtitle A—Postal Service Programs SEC. 15101. REVENUE FORGONE.

39 USC 2401 note.

Notwithstanding subsection (c) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to such subsection for fiscal year 1986 shall be $749,000,000. SEC. 15102. DELAY OF STEP 16 RATES: ELIMINATION OF PHASING SCHEDULE; TERMINATION OF REDUCTION IN RATES OF POSTAGE FOR CERTAIN MAILERS. (a) DELAY OF STEP 16 RATES.—The increase in rates of postage for

39 USC 4358, 4452,4554.

Effective date. 39 USC 3626 "

non-profit and certain other mailers announced by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service in Resolution No. 85-7 (adopted September 6, 1985) shall not take effect before January 1, 1986. (b) ELIMINATION OF PHASING SCHEDULE.—(1) Section 3626(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, rates of postage for a class of mail or kind of mailer under former section 4358, 4452(b), 4452(c), 4554(b), or 4554(c) of this title shall be established in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter. "(2) Rates of postage for a class of mail or kind of mailer referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be established in accordance with the requirement that the direct and indirect postal costs attributable to such class of mail or kind of mailer (excluding any other costs of the Postal Service) shall be borne by such class of mail or kind of mailer, as the case may be.". (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall apply with respect to rates of postage taking effect after December 31, 1985. (c) TERMINATION OF REDUCTION IN RATES OF POSTAGE FOR CERTAIN

MAILERS.—Section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(f) In the administration of this chapter, the rates for mail under former section 4358(g) of this title shall be established without regard to either the provisions of such former section 4358(g) or the provisions of this section.". SEC. 15103. STUDY AND REPORT.

(a) PERIOD OF STUDY.—The Postal Rate Commission shall study and, within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, transmit to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate a written report on the matters described in subsection (b). (b) PURPOSE OF STUDY.—The purpose of the study under this section is— (1) to develop recommendations for legislation which would reduce the amount of revenue forgone with respect to former sections 4355(a), 4355(b), 4358(d), 44520t)), 4452(c), 4554(b) and 4554(c) of title 39, United States Code, by changing the eligi-

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