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39 U.S.C. § 2802 — Strategic plans
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**(a)** No later than September 30, 1997, the Postal Service shall submit to the President and the Congress a strategic plan for its program activities. Such plan shall contain—
(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the Postal Service;
(2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for the major functions and operations of the Postal Service;
(3) a description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, including a description of the operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information, and other resources required to meet those goals and objectives;
(4) a description of how the performance goals included in the plan required under section 2803 shall be related to the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan;
(5) an identification of those key factors external to the Postal Service and beyond its control that could significantly affect the achievement of the general goals and objectives; and
(6) a description of the program evaluations used in establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a schedule for future program evaluations.
**(b)** The strategic plan shall cover a period of not less than five years forward from the fiscal year in which it is submitted, and shall be updated and revised at least every three years.
**(c)** The performance plan required under section 2803 shall be consistent with the Postal Service’s strategic plan. A performance plan may not be submitted for a fiscal year not covered by a current strategic plan under this section.
**(d)** When developing a strategic plan, the Postal Service shall solicit and consider the views and suggestions of those entities potentially affected by or interested in
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**(a)** No later than September 30, 1997, the Postal Service shall submit to the President and the Congress a strategic plan for its program activities. Such plan shall contain—
(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the Postal Service;
(2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for the major functions and operations of the Postal Service;
(3) a description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, including a description of the operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information, and other resources required to meet those goals and objectives;
(4) a description of how the performance goals included in the plan required under section 2803 shall be related to the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan;
(5) an identification of those key factors external to the Postal Service and beyond its control that could significantly affect the achievement of the general goals and objectives; and
(6) a description of the program evaluations used in establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a schedule for future program evaluations.
**(b)** The strategic plan shall cover a period of not less than five years forward from the fiscal year in which it is submitted, and shall be updated and revised at least every three years.
**(c)** The performance plan required under section 2803 shall be consistent with the Postal Service’s strategic plan. A performance plan may not be submitted for a fiscal year not covered by a current strategic plan under this section.
**(d)** When developing a strategic plan, the Postal Service shall solicit and consider the views and suggestions of those entities potentially affected by or interested in such a plan, and shall advise the Congress of the contents of the plan.
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The Postal Service shall cause to be prepared annually a budget program which shall be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget, under such rules and regulations as the President may establish as to the date of submission, the form and content, the classifications of data, and the manner in which such budget program shall be prepared and presented. The budget program shall be a business-type budget, or plan of operations, with due allowance given to the need for flexibility, including provision for emergencies and contingencies, in order that the Postal Service may properly carry out its activities as authorized by law. The budget program shall contain estimates of the financial condition and operations of the Postal Service for the current and ensuing fiscal years and the actual condition and results of operation for the last completed fiscal year. Such budget program shall include a statement of financial condition, a statement of income and expense, an analysis of surplus or deficit, a statement of sources and application of funds, and such other supplementary statements and information as are necessary or desirable to make known the financial condition and operations of the Postal Service. Such statements shall include estimates of operations by major types of activities, together with estimates of administrative expenses and estimates of borrowings. The budget program shall also include separate statements of the amounts which (1) the Postal Service requests to be appropriated under subsections (b) and (c) of section 2401, and (2) the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service requests to be appropriated, out of the Postal Service Fund, under [section 415(f) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5
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Level IV of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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TITLE 39—POSTAL SERVICE
§ 2801
any payment made from moneys of, or credit
granted by, the Postal Service as a result of—
(1) mistake;
(2) fraudulent representations;
(3) collusion; or
(4) misconduct of an officer or employee of
the Postal Service.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 745.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution
No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of
Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101
of this title.
CHAPTER 28—STRATEGIC PLANNING AND
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Sec.
2801.
Definitions.
2802.
Strategic plans.
2803.
Performance plans.
2804.
Program performance reports.
2805.
Inherently Governmental functions.
§ 2801. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter the term—
(1) ‘‘outcome measure’’ refers to an assess-
ment of the results of a program activity com-
pared to its intended purpose;
(2) ‘‘output measure’’ refers to the tabula-
tion, calculation, or recording of activity or
effort and can be expressed in a quantitative
or qualitative manner;
(3) ‘‘performance goal’’ means a target level
of performance expressed as a tangible, meas-
urable
objective,
against
which
actual
achievement shall be compared, including a
goal expressed as a quantitative standard,
value, or rate;
(4) ‘‘performance indicator’’ refers to a par-
ticular value or characteristic used to meas-
ure output or outcome;
(5) ‘‘program activity’’ means a specific ac-
tivity related to the mission of the Postal
Service; and
(6) ‘‘program evaluation’’ means an assess-
ment, through objective measurement and
systematic analysis, of the manner and extent
to which Postal Service programs achieve in-
tended objectives.
(Added Pub. L. 103–6
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