,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,lynch introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
computation of normal-cost percentage   
for postal employees as a separate and  
distinct class1 and to provide for the  
disposition of certain excess retirement
 contributions made by the ,united      
,states ,postal ,service4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,united ,states ,postal ,service        
,stabilization ,act of #bjac4  #b4      
,separate normal-cost percentage  7a7   
,in general ,section #hdbc7;a77#a7 of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--  
7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,b77 and 
inserting subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c772   
and  7,b7 by striking and at the end2   
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  

the period and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,c7 the product of--  7i7 the        
normal-cost percentage1 as determined   
for employees of the ,united ,states    
,postal ,service 7and the ,postal       
,regulatory ,commission71 multiplied by 
7ii7 the aggregate amount of basic pay  
payable by the ,united ,states ,postal  
,service 7and the ,postal ,regulatory   
,commission71 for the period involved1  
to its employees4  4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by subsection 
7a7 shall be carried out as soon as     
practicable1 except that contributions  
shall be set in accordance with such    
amendments not later than the first     
applicable pay period beginning in the  
first fiscal year beginning at least    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  #c4            
,disposition of certain excess          
contributions  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#hdbc7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  

the following3  7#f7 7,a7 ,if1 for any  
fiscal year to which this paragraph     
applies1 the amount determined under    
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 is less than zero   
7hereinafter in this paragraph referred 
to as excess postal contributions to    
,,fers71 such amount shall be treated in
 accordance with the following3  7i7 ,in
 the case of the first fiscal year to   
which this paragraph applies and for    
which excess postal contributions to    
,,fers are determined1 the amount of    
such excess contributions shall be      
transferred by the ,secretary of the    
,treasury to such account as the        
,secretary considers appropriate so that
 such amount may be used for the payment
 of obligations issued by the ,united   
,states ,postal ,service under section  
#bjje of title #ci4  7ii7 ,in the case  
of any subsequent fiscal year to which  
this paragraph applies and for which    
excess postal contributions to ,,fers   
are determined1 the amount of such      
excess contributions shall be           

transferred by the ,secretary of the    
,treasury to the account to which are   
credited any ,government contributions  
which are made by the ,united ,states   
,postal ,service under section          
#hccd7;a77#a77;,b7 7or which would be   
made1 but for clause 7ii7 thereof74     
7,b7 ,this paragraph applies to the     
fiscal year last ending before the date 
of the enactment of this paragraph and  
each fiscal year thereafter4  7,c7 ,in  
the case of any transfer under          
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 for a fiscal year 
corresponding to a fiscal year for which
 a determination of ,postal surplus or  
supplemental liability is scheduled to  
be made under section #hcdh7;h71 the    
transfer under subparagraph 7,a77ii7    
shall be made before such determination 
under section #hcdh7;h7 is made4  4  7b7
 ,conforming amendment ,section         
#hcdh7;h77#a77;,b77iii7 of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking principles4 and inserting      
principles1 including any amounts       

described in section                    
#hdbc7;b77#f77;,a77ii744