Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/3277

 120 STAT. 3246

PUBLIC LAW 109–435—DEC. 20, 2006

SEC. 706. GREATER DIVERSITY IN POSTAL SERVICE EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. Deadline. Reports.

39 USC 1001 note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Governors shall study and, within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the President and Congress a report concerning the extent to which women and minorities are represented in supervisory and management positions within the United States Postal Service. Any data included in the report shall be presented in the aggregate and by pay level. (b) PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.—The United States Postal Service shall, as soon as is practicable, take such measures as may be necessary to incorporate the affirmative action and equal opportunity criteria contained in 4313(5) of title 5, United States Code, into the performance appraisals of senior supervisory or managerial employees. SEC.

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707.

CONTRACTS WITH BUSINESSES.

WOMEN,

MINORITIES,

AND

SMALL

The Board of Governors shall study and, within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the President and the Congress a report concerning the number and value of contracts and subcontracts the Postal Service has entered into with women, minorities, and small businesses. SEC. 708. RATES FOR PERIODICALS.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service, acting jointly with the Postal Regulatory Commission, shall study and submit to the President and Congress a report concerning— (1) the quality, accuracy, and completeness of the information used by the Postal Service in determining the direct and indirect postal costs attributable to periodicals; and (2) any opportunities that might exist for improving efficiencies in the collection, handling, transportation, or delivery of periodicals by the Postal Service, including any pricing incentives for mailers that might be appropriate. (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall include recommendations for any administrative action or legislation that might be appropriate. SEC. 709. ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN RATE DEFICIENCIES.

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12:05 Jul 13, 2007

(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service shall study and submit to the President, the Congress, and the United States Postal Service, a report concerning the administration of section 3626(k) of title 39, United States Code. (b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The study and report shall specifically address the adequacy and fairness of the process by which assessments under section 3626(k) of title 39, United States Code, are determined and appealable, including— (1) whether the Postal Regulatory Commission or any other body outside the Postal Service should be assigned a role; and (2) whether a statute of limitations should be established for the commencement of proceedings by the Postal Service thereunder.

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