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 PUBLIC LAW 109–435—DEC. 20, 2006 Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

702. 703. 704. 705. 706.

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

707. 708. 709. 710. 711. 712.

120 STAT. 3199

Report on universal postal service and the postal monopoly. Study on equal application of laws to competitive products. Report on postal workplace safety and workplace-related injuries. Study on recycled paper. Greater diversity in Postal Service executive and administrative schedule management positions. Contracts with women, minorities, and small businesses. Rates for periodicals. Assessment of certain rate deficiencies. Assessment of future business model of the Postal Service. Provisions relating to cooperative mailings. Definition.

TITLE VIII—POSTAL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND HEALTH BENEFITS FUNDING Sec. 801. Short title. Sec. 802. Civil Service Retirement System. Sec. 803. Health insurance. Sec. 804. Repeal of disposition of savings provision. Sec. 805. Effective dates. TITLE IX—COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES Sec. 901. Temporary disability; continuation of pay. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

1001. 1002. 1003. 1004. 1005. 1006.

Sec. 1007. Sec. 1008. Sec. 1009. Sec. 1010.

TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS Employment of postal police officers. Obsolete provisions. Reduced rates. Sense of Congress regarding Postal Service purchasing reform. Contracts for transportation of mail by air. Date of postmark to be treated as date of appeal in connection with the closing or consolidation of post offices. Provisions relating to benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, for officers and employees of the former Post Office Department. Hazardous matter. ZIP codes and retail hours. Technical and conforming amendments.

TITLE I—DEFINITIONS; POSTAL SERVICES SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

Section 102 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) ‘postal service’ refers to the delivery of letters, printed matter, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collection, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary thereto; ‘‘(6) ‘product’ means a postal service with a distinct cost or market characteristic for which a rate or rates are, or may reasonably be, applied; ‘‘(7) ‘rates’, as used with respect to products, includes fees for postal services; ‘‘(8) ‘market-dominant product’ or ‘product in the marketdominant category of mail’ means a product subject to subchapter I of chapter 36; ‘‘(9) ‘competitive product’ or ‘product in the competitive category of mail’ means a product subject to subchapter II of chapter 36; and ‘‘(10) ‘year’, as used in chapter 36 (other than subchapters I and VI thereof), means a fiscal year.’’.

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