The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress

Kosar, Kevin R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Postal service;    Communications;    Postal law and legislation;   

RP-ID  :  R40983
RP-ID  :  R40983_2009Dec14

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes Congress's pursuit of postal reform, and summarizes the major provisions of the new postal reform law. The report also suggests PAEA-related oversight issues for Congress.President George W. Bush signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA; P.L. 109-435; 120 Stat. 3198) on December 20, 2006. The PAEA was the first broad revision of the 1970 statute that replaced the U.S. Post Office with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), a self-supporting, independent agency of the executive branch.