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Bill· HRH.R. 5702 (107th)referred

To provide for the privatization of the United States Postal Service.

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 2002

Provides for the transfer of the U.S. Postal Service to a private corporation. Directs the President to transmit to the Congress: (1) a comprehensive plan providing for the transfer of property subject to this Act; and (2) recommendations for legislation as necessary. Establishes the Postal Privatization Commission to: (1) carry out functions relating to the issuance of securities to postal employees; and (2) consult with the President on the transfer.

Bill· SS. 3076 (107th)referred

A bill to provide risk sharing and indemnification for government contractors supplying anti-terrorism technology and services, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002

States that the discretionary authority of the President to provide indemnification for government contractors in the interest of national defense shall include the authority to indemnify a contractor or subcontractor in connection with the procurement of an anti-terrorism technology or service for preventing, detecting, identifying, deterring, or recovering from acts of terrorism. Authorizes the President, under such authority, to provide for: (1) indemnification for economic damages not fully covered by private liability insurance; and (2) the applicability of such authority to procurements by the U.S. Postal Service. Authorizes the President to indemnify State and local contractors in the procurement of an anti-terrorism technology or service, with limitations. Requires the President to designate an official to establish a program under which States and local governments may procure, through contracts entered into by such official, anti-terrorism technologies or services. Requires the designated official to produce and maintain a catalog of anti-terrorism technologies and services suitable for such procurement. Outlines required procedures for participating States and local governments. Directs the President to ensure that an appropriate officer of the United States notifies specified congressional committees of each procurement contract providing such indemnification.

Bill· HRH.R. 5560 (107th)referred

To amend certain provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to transportation of mail.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2002

Repeals: (1) Federal provisions governing the transportation of mail by surface carrier, including provisions authorizing the United States Postal Service to obtain mail transportation service from common carriers by rail and motor vehicle; and (2) restrictions on the length of Postal Service contracts for the transportation of mail. Prohibits the Postal Service from telling a contractor, either directly or indirectly, how, when, or where to purchase services and supplies, including fuel and equipment.

Bill· SS. 2907 (107th)referred

A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 900 Brentwood Road, NE, in Washington, D.C., as the "Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. Processing and Distribution Center".

United States · United States Congress · 5 September 2002

Designates the U.S. Postal Service facility (Brentwood Processing and Distribution Center) located at 900 Brentwood Road, N.E., in Washington, D.C., as the Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr. Processing and Distribution Center.

Bill· HRH.R. 5324 (107th)referred

Alaska Bypass Mail Fairness Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2002

Alaska Bypass Mail Fairness Act - Amends Federal law pertaining to transportation of mail by air to define nonpriority bypass mail as certain mail prepared by the mailer to bypass postal processing for delivery directly to the recipient under Postal Service prescribed guidelines and conditions, and does not include nonpriority mail dispatched to carriers from a Postal Service facility. Directs the Postal Service, in selecting carriers of nonpriority bypass mail to any point served by more than one carrier in Alaska, to adhere to an equitable tender policy among qualified carriers (currently, within a qualified group of carriers). Directs the Postal Service to offer equitable tender of nonpriority bypass mail between an acceptance point and a HUB point at mainline or equivalent rates to certain bush carriers (carriers operating aircraft certificated within certain payload capacity requirements on a city pair route) within Alaska. Requires such bush carriers, to receive such tender, to convert to requirements set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations for domestic, flag, and supplemental operations ("part 121") with respect to at least one aircraft within two years of the enactment of this Act.

Bill· SS. 2754 (107th)referred

United States Postal Service Commission Act of 2002

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2002

United States Postal Service Commission Act of 2002 - Establishes the Presidential Commission on the United States Postal Service to study matters relating to: (1) the mission and role of the U.S. Postal Service, including the extent of its monopoly on letter mail and the extent to which it should engage in postal-related activity, rate setting, and price flexibilities; (2) the best structure of the U.S. Postal Service to ensure its future viability, including proposals to restructure as a private entity, Government agency, or commercial Government entity; (3) the regulatory and governance structure of the U.S. Postal Service, including the Postal Rate Commission and the Board of Governors; (4) security of U.S. Postal Service employees and customers; and (5) increasing U.S. Postal Service efficiency, including cost-cutting measures, productivity, and technology implementation.

Bill· SS. 2740 (107th)open

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2003

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2002

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2003 - Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for FY 2003. Postal Service Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes FY 2003 appropriations for payments to the Postal Service Fund for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail. Executive Office Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes FY 2003 appropriations for the Executive Office of the President. Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes FY 2003 appropriations for specified independent agencies. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 488 (107th)passed

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5120) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2002

Sets forth the rule (open) for the consideration of H.R. 5120 (FY 2003 Treasury Department, United States Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies appropriations).

Bill· HRH.R. 5120 (107th)open

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2003

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 2002

Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2003 - Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for FY 2003. Postal Service Appropriations Act, 2003- Makes FY 2003 appropriations for payments to the Postal Service Fund for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail. Executive Office Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes FY 2003 appropriations for the Executive Office of the President. Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes FY 2003 appropriations for specified independent agencies. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 438 (107th)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2002

Urges the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative postage stamp be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Charles Hamilton Houston, the first African American to earn a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Harvard University and to serve as editor of the Harvard Law Review.

Bill· HRH.R. 4970 (107th)referred

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2002

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Amends Federal postal service law to direct the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) (established by this Act) to establish a modern system for regulating rates and classes for market-dominant products (all first-class mail, periodicals, non-parcel post standard mail, media mail, library mail, and bound printed matter). Directs the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service to establish rates and classes for products in the competitive category of mail (priority mail, expedited mail, mailgrams, international mail, and parcel post). Establishes in the Treasury a revolving Postal Service Competitive Products Fund which shall be available to the Postal Service without fiscal year limitation for the payment of: (1) costs attributable to competitive products; and (2) all other costs incurred by the Postal Service, to the extent allocable to competitive products. Requires the Postal Service to: (1) compute its assumed Federal income tax (which would be the taxable income of a corporation) on competitive products income for such year; and (2) transfer from the Competitive Products Fund to the Postal Service Fund the amount of that assumed tax. Prohibits the Postal Service from: (1) establishing anti-competitive rules or regulations; (2) compel the disclosure, transfer, or licensing of intellectual property to any third party; or (3) obtain information from a person that provides any product, and then offer any product or service that uses or is based in whole or in part on such information, without the person's consent. Makes the Secretary of State responsible for foreign policy related to international postal services and other international delivery services. Requires the Postal Service to forward mail received and forwarded by a commercial mail receiving agency following proper filing of a change-of-address form. Authorizes the Postal Service to establish programs to provide bonuses or other rewards to Postal Service officers and employees. Replaces the Postal Rate Commission with the Postal Regulatory Commission. Establishes the National Commission on the Future of the Postal Service to examine the Postal Service mission and role and make recommendations on how to improve its efficiency and long-term viability. Repeals the authority of the Postal Service to impose fines on air carriers transporting mail beyond U.S. borders for unreasonable or unnecessary delays and other delinquencies.

Bill· SS. 2551 (107th)open

2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2002

2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 2002 for: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (3) the Department of Commerce and related agencies; (4) the Judiciary; (5) the Department of State and related agency; (6) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (7) the Department of Defense for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, and research, development, test and evaluation; (8) the District of Columbia; (9) the Department of Defense (civil); (10) the Department of Energy (atomic energy defense activities); (11) bilateral economic assistance, including the U.S. Agency for International Development and military assistance; (12) multilateral economic assistance, including international financial institutions; (13) the Department of the Interior; (14) the Smithsonian Institution; (15) the Department of Labor; (16) the Department of Health and Human Services; (17) the Department of Education; (18) the Legislative Branch; (19) the Department of Transportation, including the Coast Guard; (20) the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service and payments to the Postal Service Fund; (21) the Executive Office of the President; (22) the General Services Administration; (23) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (24) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (25) the Environmental Protection Agency; (26) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (27) the National Science Foundation. Rescinds specified funds appropriated in previous Acts. Requires the transfer of specified funds for specified purposes. Limits the availability of certain supplemental appropriations to the extent they are designated as emergency requirements as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Law· HRH.R. 4775 (107th)enacted

2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 2002

2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 2002 for: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Health and Human Services for the Food and Drug Administration; (3) the Department of Justice; (4) the Department of Commerce and related agencies; (5) the Judiciary; (6) the Department of State and related agency; (7) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (8) the Department of Defense; (9) the District of Columbia; (10) the Department of Defense (civil); (11) the Department of Energy; (12) bilateral economic assistance (including the Agency for International Development); (13) military assistance; (14) multilateral economic assistance; (15) the Department of the Interior and the Smithsonian Institution; (16) the Department of Labor; (17) the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health; (18) the Department of Education; (19) the Legislative Branch; (20) the Department of Defense (military construction); (21) the Department of Transportation; (22) Department of the Treasury; (23) the Postal Service Fund; (24) Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President; (25) Federal Election Commission; (26) the General Services Administration; (27) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (28) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (29) the Department of Health and Human Services; (30) the Environmental Protection Agency; and (31) the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Makes specified budget rescissions. Limits the availability of certain supplemental appropriations to the extent they are designated as emergency requirements as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and transmitted by the President to Congress and/or are designated as such by Congress. American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 - Prohibits U.S. cooperation with the International Criminal Court, including a prohibition on transferring classified national security and law enforcement information. Restricts participation in certain United Nations peacekeeping operations and prohibits military assistance to parties to the International Criminal Court. Authorizes the President to waive such restriction and prohibition, as specified. Authorizes the President to use all means necessary to bring about the release of covered U.S. persons and covered allied persons held captive by, on behalf, or at the request of the Court. Urges an evaluation of U.S. military alliances to determine the degree of risk faced by members of the U.S. armed forces if placed under the command or operational control of foreign military officers subject to the jurisdiction of the Court. Authorizes the withholding and redirection of U.S. assessments to the United Nations or other international organizations as specified. Sets forth the relationship between the President's exercise of his constitutional authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, this Act, and actions taken with respect to a specific matters involving the Court, including congressional notification requirements.

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