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 90 STAT. 1304 39 USC 2009.

39 USC 101.

Testimony before congressional committees.

39 USC 3601 et seq.

Ante, p. 1303.

Postal Rate Commission.

Membership.

PUBLIC LAW 94-421—SEPT. 24, 1976

Senate and the House of Representatives, at the same time it submits its annual budget under section 2009 of this title, sufficient copies of the budget of the Postal Service for the fiscal year for which funds are requested to be appropriated, and a comprehensive statement relating to the following matters: "(1) the plans, policies, and procedures of the Postal Service designed to comply with all of the provisions of section 101 of this title; "(2) postal operations generally, including data on the speed and reliability of service provided for the various classes of mail and types of mail service, mail volume, productivity, trends in postal operations, and analyses of the impact of internal and external factors upon the Postal Service; " (3) a listing of the total expenditures and obligations incurred by the Postal Service for the most recent fiscal year for which information is available, an estimate of the total expenditures and obligations to be incurred by the Postal Service during the fiscal year for which funds are requested to be appropriated, and the means by which these estimated expenses will be financed; and " (4) such other matters as the committees may determine necessary to ensure that the Congress is fully and currently consulted and informed on postal operations, plans, and policies. Not later than March 15 of each year, the Postal Service shall appear before the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service of the Senate and the House of Representatives to submit information which any such committee considers necessary to determine the amount of funds to be appropriated for the operation of the Postal Service, and to present testimony and respond to questions with respect to such budget and statement. Each such committee shall take such action as it considers appropriate and shall advise the Postal Service of such action. "(h) The faihire of the President to request the appropriation of any part of the funds authorized by this section may not be deemed a failure of appropriations. The failure of the President to request the appropriation of any part of the funds authorized by this section shall not relieve the Postal Service from the responsibility to comply with the provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this section. "(i) The rates established under chapter 36 of this title for zonerated parcels formerly entered under former chapter 67 of this title shall not be more than 10 percent less than the rates for such mail would be if the funds authorized under subsection (b) and (d) of this section were not appropriated.". (c) Section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any amounts appropriated to the Postal Service under subsection (d) of section 2401 of this title and deposited into the Fund shall be expended by the Postal Service only for the purposes provided in such subsection.". SEC. 3. (a) Section 3601 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§3601. Establishment "(a) The Postal Rate Commission is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States. The

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