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

Repeals: (1) Federal law governing the transportation of mail by surface carrier, including law authorizing the U.S. 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.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1360 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1360

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2003

   Mr. McHugh (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tom Davis of 
  Virginia, and Mr. Burton of Indiana) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 52 of title 39, United States 
        Code, is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 5005(a) of title 
        39, United States Code, is amended--
                    (i) by striking paragraph (1), and by redesignating 
                paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through 
                (3), respectively; and
                    (ii) in paragraph (3) (as so designated by clause 
                (i)), by striking ``(as defined in section 5201(6) of 
                this title)''.
            (B) Section 5005(b) of such title 39 is amended by striking 
        ``(a)(4)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(a)(3)''.
            (C) Section 5005(c) of such title 39 is amended by striking 
        ``by carrier or person under subsection (a)(1) of this section, 
        by contract under subsection (a)(4) of this section, or'' and 
        inserting ``by contract under subsection (a)(3) of this section 
        or''.
    (b) Eliminating Restriction on Length of Contracts.--(1) Section 
5005(b)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``(or where the Postal Service determines that special conditions or 
the use of special equipment warrants, not in excess of 6 years)'' and 
inserting ``(or such length of time as may be determined by the Postal 
Service to be advisable or appropriate)''.
    (2) Section 5402(d) of such title 39 is amended by striking ``for a 
period of not more than 4 years''.
    (3) Section 5605 of such title 39 is amended by striking ``for 
periods of not in excess of 4 years''.
    (c) Limitation on Postal Service.--Section 5005(b) of such title 39 
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) The Postal Service may not tell a contractor either directly 
or indirectly under subsection (a)(3) how, when, or where to purchase 
services and supplies, including fuel and equipment.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part V of title 
39, United States Code, is amended by repealing the item relating to 
chapter 52.
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