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 PUBLIC LAW 94-421—SEPT. 24, 1976

90 STAT. 1303

Public Law 94-421 94th Congress An Act To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to the organizational and financial matters of the United States Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission, and for oher purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreseTitativcs of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1976". SEC. 2. (a) Section 2401(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (3). (b) Section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(d)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Postal Service for fiscal year 1976 and for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, the amount of $500,000,000 to be applied against the accumulated operating indebtedness of the Postal Service as of September 30, 1976. "(2) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Postal Service for fiscal year 1977 the amount of $500,000,000 to be applied against the accumulated operating indebtedness of the Postal Service as of September 30, 1977. "(e) During the period beginning on the date of the appropriation of the funds under subsection (d)(1) and ending on the date on which the Commission on Postal Service is required to transmit the final report required under section 7(f)(1) of the Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1976 to the President and each House of Congress, the Postal Service shall not— " (1) have in effect any permanent or temporary rate of postage or fee for postal services exceeding the rates and fees in effect on the date of enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1976; "(2) provide levels and types of postal services which are less than the levels and types of services provided on July 1, 1976; "(3) close any post office where 35 or more families regularly receive their mail and which was providing service on July 1, 1976; or " (4) close any post office where fewer than 35 families receive their mail and which was providing service on July 1, 1976, unless the Postal Service receives the written consent of at least 60 percent of the regular patrons of such office who are at least 18 years of age. "(f) During the period beginning on the date of the appropriation of the funds under subsection (d)(1) and ending on the date on which the Commission on Postal Service is required to transmit the final report required under section 7(f)(1) of the Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1976 to the President and each House of Congress, the Postal Service shall provide door delivery or curbline delivery to all permanent residential addresses (other than apartment building addresses) to which service is begun on or after the date of enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1976. "(g) The Postal Service shall present to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and the Committees on Appropriations of the

Sept. 24. 1976 [H.R. 8603]

Postal Reorganization Act Amendments of 1976. 39 USC 101 note. Appropriation authorization.

Budget, presentation to congressional committees.

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