,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fbb #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cecb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bh1 #bjah,mr4 ,hatch introduced the following bill2 which was read the first time ,october #d1 #bjah,read the second time and placed on the calendar ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,united ,states ,postal ,service to provide certain nonpostal property1 products1 and services on behalf of ,state1 local1 and tribal governments4 #a4 ,postal ,service program for ,state1 local1 and tribal governments 7a7 ,postal ,service program for ,state1 local1 and tribal governments 7#a7 ,in general ,part ,,iv of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding after chapter #cf the following3 #cg ,postal ,service program for ,state1 local1 and tribal governments ,sec4 #cgja4 ,purpose4 #cgjb4 ,definitions4 #cgjc4 ,postal ,service program for ,state1 local1 and tribal governments4 #cgja4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this chapter is to enable the ,postal ,service to increase its net revenues through providing specific nonpostal property1 products1 and services that are expressly authorized by this chapter4 ,postal ,service revenues and expenses under this chapter shall be funded through the ,postal ,service ,fund4 #cgjb4 ,definitions ,in this chapter-- 7#a7 the term costs attributable has the meaning given such term in section #cfca2 and 7#b7 the term year means a fiscal year4 #cgjc4 ,postal ,service program for ,state1 local1 and tribal governments 7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7d71 and notwithstanding any other provision of this title1 the ,postal ,service may establish a program under which the ,postal ,service may enter into an agreement with an agency of a ,state government1 local government1 or tribal government to provide property1 products1 or services on behalf of the agency1 if providing the property1 products1 or services-- 7#a7 provides enhanced value to the public1 such as by lowering the cost or raising the quality of the property1 products1 or services or by making the property1 products1 or services more accessible2 7#b7 does not interfere with or detract from the value of postal services1 including-- 7,a7 with respect to the cost and efficiency of postal services2 and 7,b7 that providing the property1 products1 or services will not unreasonably restrict access to postal retail service1 such as through increased customer waiting time or reduced access to parking2 and 7#c7 will provide a reasonable contribution to the institutional costs of the ,postal ,service1 which shall include reimbursement that covers not less than #ajj percent of the costs attributable to providing the property1 products1 and services under the agreement in each year4 7b7 ,public notice ,not later than #ij days before beginning to provide property1 products1 or services under an agreement described in subsection 7a71 the ,postal ,service shall make available to the public on the website of the ,postal ,service-- 7#a7 the agreement with the agency regarding providing the property1 products1 or services2 and 7#b7 a business plan that describes-- 7,a7 the specific property1 products1 and services to be provided2 7,b7 the enhanced value to the public2 7,c7 the terms of reimbursement2 7,d7 the estimated annual reimbursement to the ,postal ,service2 and 7,e7 the estimated percentage of the costs attributable to providing the property1 products1 and services that will be covered by reimbursement 7with documentation to support the estimates74 7c7 ,public comment 7#a7 ,in general ,before beginning to provide property1 products1 or services under an agreement described in subsection 7a71 the ,postal ,service shall provide for a public comment period of not less than #cj days1 during which the public may post comments relating to the provision of the property1 products1 or services on the website of the ,postal ,service4 7#b7 ,response ,the ,postal ,service shall make reasonable efforts to provide written responses to the comments described in paragraph 7#a7 on the website of the ,postal ,service not later than #cj days before beginning to provide the property1 products1 or services4 7d7 ,approval required ,the ,postal ,service may not enter into an agreement under subsection 7a7 unless a majority of the ,board of ,governors of the ,postal ,service approve1 by a recorded vote that is publicly disclosed on the website of the ,postal ,service-- 7#a7 the agreement2 or 7#b7 an agreement under subsection 7a7 with another agency of a ,state government1 local government1 or tribal government to provide property1 products1 or services on behalf of the agency under the same or similar terms and conditions4 7e7 ,designation ,the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission shall designate whether property1 products1 or services provided under an agreement described in subsection 7a7 shall be regulated under this title as a market dominant product1 a competitive product1 or an experimental product4 7f7 ,reporting requirements ,before beginning to provide property1 products1 or services under an agreement described in subsection 7a71 the ,postal ,service shall submit to the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission a separate report for each agreement entered into under subsection 7a71 analyzing the costs1 revenues1 rates1 and quality of the property1 products1 and services provided under the agreement1 including information demonstrating that the agreement satisfies the requirements of paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 of subsection 7a74 7g7 ,regulations required 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,postal ,service shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out subsections 7a7 through 7d7 of this section4 7#b7 ,,prc ,the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out subsections 7e7 and 7f7 of this section4 7h7 ,confidential information ,subsections 7b7 and 7c7 shall not be construed as requiring the ,postal ,service to disclose to the public any information that is-- 7#a7 described in section #daj7;c72 or 7#b7 exempt from public disclosure under section #eeb7;b7 of title #e4 7i7 ,definitions ,for the purpose of this section-- 7#a7 the term local government means a county1 municipality1 city1 town1 township1 local public authority1 school district1 special district1 intrastate district1 council of governments1 or regional or interstate government entity2 7#b7 the term ,state government includes each of the several ,states1 the government of the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any other territory or possession of the ,united ,states2 and 7#c7 the term tribal government means the government of an ,indian tribe1 as that term is defined in section #d7;e7 of the ,indian ,self-,determination ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b7e774 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendments 7#a7 ,the table of chapters for part ,,iv of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding after the item relating to chapter #cf the following3 #cg4,postal ,service program for ,state1 local1 and tribal governments#cgja 4 7#b7 ,section #djd7;e7 of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting after subsection1 the following3 or any property1 products1 or services authorized to be provided under chapter #cg12 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the ,postal ,service from providing property1 products1 or services that are expressly authorized by chapter #cg4 4 ,october #d1 #bjah,read the second time and placed on the calendar