,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjbj,mr4 
,connolly 7for himself and ,mr4 ,bost7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to modify procedures for negotiating pay
 and benefits of supervisory and other  
managerial personnel of the ,united     
,states ,postal ,service1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,postal ,supervisors
 and ,managers ,fairness ,act of #bjbj4 
#b4 ,negotiation of pay and benefits    
programs for ,postal ,service           
supervisory and managerial personnel    
positions  7a7 ,in general ,subsection  
7e7 of section #ajjd of title #ci1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7e7 7#a7 ,not later   
than #fj days before the date on which a
 ,postal ,service pay decision under    
this section regarding pay policies and 

schedules and fringe benefit programs is
 scheduled to expire1 the ,postal       
,service shall provide a written        
proposal to the supervisors'            
organization for any changes in pay     
policies and schedules and fringe       
benefit programs for members of the     
supervisors' organization for a covered 
period4  7#b7 ,not later than #fj days  
after the date an agreement is reached  
on a collective bargaining agreement    
between the ,postal ,service and a      
bargaining representative recognized    
under section #abjc that affects any    
matter 7including the supervisory       
differential7 concerning supervisor and 
manager pay policies and schedules and  
fringe benefit programs1 the ,postal    
,service shall provide a written        
proposal regarding the matters so       
affected to the supervisors'            
organization for any changes in pay     
policies and schedules and fringe       
benefit programs covering members of the
 supervisors' organization4  7#c7 ,the  

,postal ,service and the supervisors'   
organization shall strive to resolve any
 differences concerning the proposal    
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7     
under the procedures provided for1 or   
adopted under1 subsection 7d74  4  7b7  
,modification of dispute resolution     
,paragraph 7#e7 of section #ajjd7;f7 of 
title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7#e7 ,not  
more than #ae days after the panel has  
made its recommendation and considered  
input from the ,postal ,service and the 
supervisors' organization pursuant to   
paragraph 7#d71 the panel shall issue   
its final determination for pay policies
 and schedules and fringe benefit       
programs4 ,such final determination     
shall be binding upon the ,postal       
,service and the supervisors'           
organization4  4