[20220425]IN11685_《2022年邮政服务改革法案》中对邮政监管委员会管理的变更.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Changes to Postal Regulatory Commission Administration in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Updated April 25, 2022 The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-108, H.R. 3076) makes two potentially significant changes to oversight of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). First, the act changes the approval process for the PRCs annual appropriation. Under the new law, the PRC will submit its annual budget request to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors. The board has final approval authority for the budget and may reduce the total request in specified circumstances. Previously the PRCs request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget and included in the Presidents annual budget. Second, the act eliminates the position of the inspector general (IG) for the PRC. Instead, PRC oversight will be performed by the USPS IG, who will now be appointed by agreement of both the USPS board and the PRC commissioners. President Joe Biden signed the legislation, which also alters key aspects of the operations and finances of USPS, on April 6, 2022. The measure passed with biparti