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39 U.S.C. § 502 — Commissioners

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39 U.S.C. § 502 — Commissioners

**(a)** The Postal Regulatory Commission is composed of 5 Commissioners, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Commissioners shall be chosen solely on the basis of their technical qualifications, professional standing, and demonstrated expertise in economics, accounting, law, or public administration, and may be removed by the President only for cause. Each individual appointed to the Commission shall have the qualifications and expertise necessary to carry out the enhanced responsibilities accorded Commissioners under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. Not more than 3 of the Commissioners may be adherents of the same political party. **(b)** No Commissioner shall be financially interested in any enterprise in the private sector of the economy engaged in the delivery of mail matter. **(c)** A Commissioner may continue to serve after the expiration of his term until his successor has qualified, except that a Commissioner may not so continue to serve for more than 1 year after the date upon which his term otherwise would expire under subsection (f). **(d)** One of the Commissioners shall be designated as Chairman by, and shall serve in the position of Chairman at the pleasure of, the President. **(e)** The Commissioners shall by majority vote designate a Vice Chairman of the Commission. The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman of the Commission in the absence of the Chairman. **(f)** The Commissioners shall serve for terms of 6 years.

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39 U.S.C. § 501 — Establishment

The Postal Regulatory Commission is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States.

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39 U.S.C. § 101 — Postal policy

**(a)** The United States Postal Service shall be operated as a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of Congress, and supported by the people. The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities. The costs of establishing and maintaining the Postal Service shall not be apportioned to impair the overall value of such service to the people. **(b)** The Postal Service shall maintain an integrated network for the delivery of market-dominant and competitive products (as defined in chapter 36 of this title). Delivery shall occur at least six days a week, except during weeks that include a Federal holiday, in emergency situations, such as natural disasters, or in geographic areas where the Postal Service has established a policy of delivering mail fewer than six days a week as of the date of enactment of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. The Postal Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns where post offices are not self-sustaining. No small post office shall be closed solely for operating at a deficit, it being the specific intent of the Congress that effective postal services be insured to residents of both urban and rural communities. **(c)** As an employer, the Postal Service shall achieve and maintain compensation for its officers and employees comparable to the rates and types of compensation pa

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39 U.S.C. § 502 — Commissioners

Page 33 TITLE 39—POSTAL SERVICE § 502 ‘‘(A) a comprehensive review of the history and development of universal service and the postal mo- nopoly, including how the scope and standards of universal service and the postal monopoly have evolved over time for the Nation and its urban and rural areas; ‘‘(B) the scope and standards of universal service and the postal monopoly provided under current law (including sections 101 and 403 of title 39, United States Code), and current rules, regulations, policy statements, and practices of the Postal Serv- ice; ‘‘(C) a description of any geographic areas, popu- lations, communities (including both urban and rural communities), organizations, or other groups or entities not currently covered by universal serv- ice or that are covered but that are receiving serv- ices deficient in scope or quality or both; and ‘‘(D) the scope and standards of universal service and the postal monopoly likely to be required in the future in order to meet the needs and expecta- tions of the United States public, including all types of mail users, based on discussion of such as- sumptions, alternative sets of assumptions, and analyses as the Postal Service considers plausible. ‘‘(b) RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO UNIVERSAL SERVICE AND THE MONOPOLY.—The Postal Regulatory Commis- sion shall include in the report under subsection (a), and in all reports submitted under section 701 of this Act [set out as a note above]— ‘‘(1) any recommended changes to universal service and the postal monopoly as the Commission considers appropriate, including changes that the Commission may implement under current law and changes that would require changes to current law, with estimated effects of the recommendations on the service, finan- cial condition,

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