,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbe,mr4    
,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,ms4     
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 
,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & ,ms4 
,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require on-"t deliv]y (
 p]iodicals to unlock additional rate   
au?ority1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,deliv] 
= ,democracy ,act4  #b4 ,additional rate
 au?ority = p]iodicals ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission %all    
am5d section #cjcj4bbb ( title #ci1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 to provide 
t1 = any fiscal ye> end+ aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
n au?orize ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice any additional rate au?ority )  
respect to p]iodicals "u t section = !  
foll[+ fiscal ye>1 unless ! ,commission 

det]m9es t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice a*iev$-- 7#a7 a #ie p]c5t on-"t 
deliv]y p]=mance = p]iodicals dur+ !    
fiscal ye> ( ! det]m9ation1 z measur$ by
 ! s]vice /&>ds 9 effect on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7#b7 an        
increase 9 ! on-"t deliv]y p]=mance =   
p]iodicals dur+ ! fiscal ye> ( !        
det]m9ation1 z measur$ by ! s]vice /&>ds
 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ( n less ?an #b p]c5tage po9ts1 z 
comp>$ to ! on-"t deliv]y p]=mance      
p]c5tage 9 ! fiscal ye> be=e1 on1 or    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act 9 :i* 
! on-"t deliv]y p]=mance p]c5tage is !  
highe/ measur$1 z measur$ by su* s]vice 
/&>ds4  #c4 ,annual progress report  7a7
 ,report requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject
 to subsections 7c7 & 7d71 ! ,po/ma/]   
,g5]al %all submit to ! ,po/al          
,regulatory ,commission & make publicly 
available an annual report on ! progress
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice 9     
includ+ 9 ! p]iodical s]vice p]=mance   
measurem5ts ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice on-"t    

p]=mance data = 9-c\nty & out-(-c\nty   
newspap] mail t is ent]$ & accept$ at   
ea* deliv]y unit = deliv]y4  7#b7       
,/akehold] input ,9 c>ry+ out ! report  
requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,po/ma/] 
,g5]al %all solicit fe$back f relevant  
/akehold]s4  7b7 ,implem5tation ( report
 requirem5t ,if ! relevant in=mation is 
n available = ea* individually-address$ 
piece ( mail = purposes ( a report      
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,po/al     
,regulatory ,commission1 9 consultation 
) ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al1 %all develop a     
sy/em = g5]at+ s]vice p]=mance data =   
use 9 ! report by produc+ digital       
in=mation = relevant mail bundles4  7c7 
,t]m9ation ( report requirem5t ,!       
,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all submit & make      
publicly available ! report describ$ 9  
subsection 7a7 annually until ! date on 
:i* ! ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission    
det]m9es t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice has incorporat$ ! categories (  
mail describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 or any  
o!r relevant mail categories us$ 9 !    

report 9 accordance ) subsection 7d71   
into ! exi/+ applicable s]vice p]=mance 
measurem5ts4  7d7 ,proxy in=mation  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,po/al ,regulatory      
,commission & ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al jo9tly  
det]m9e t id5tify+ newspap] mail )9 !   
p]iodicals mail category is n           
practicable = purposes ( a report "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,po/al ,regulatory    
,commission may det]m9e :at in=mation ) 
respect to ! close/ relevant mail       
category ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al may use 9 !  
report4  7#b7 ,public report on         
det]m9ation ,if ! ,po/al ,regulatory    
,commission & ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al make !  
det]m9ation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,po/al ,regulatory ,commission & !      
,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all make publicly      
available a report describ+ ! process & 
rationale = ! det]m9ation1 includ+ a    
description (-- 7,a7 ! pot5tial co/s = !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice &         
applicable bus9esses result+ f ! report 
requirem5t "u subsection 7a72  7,b7 !   
ability ( ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al to asc]ta9  

accurate results = inclusion 9 ! report 
"u subsection 7a72 &  7,c7 any o!r      
factor contribut+ to ! det]m9ation4  #d4
 ,,gao /udy & report  7a7 ,/udy ,!      
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy ( alt]native pric+  
s*emes & o!r options = ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,po/al ,s]vice t w\ld improve ! f9ancial
 position ( p]iodicals & o!r products t 
d n cov] _! co/s & evaluate ! pot5tial  
impact ( su* alt]native pric+ s*emes &  
o!r options4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b
 ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,homel&  
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &    
,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives a report on ! /udy      
conduct$ "u subsection 7a74