Prepared statements and communications-Continued Filbey, Francis S., general president, American Postal Workers Union, Faught, C. Budd, Director, Transportation and Communication, Cham- Page ber of Commerce of the United States____. 333 274 Fitzsimmons, Frank E.. general president, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, letter dated February 28, 1975- Green, Richard D., president, Association of Second Class Mail Hahn, Bentley, executive vice president, Mail Order Association of Hoffman, Alexander C., vice president, Doubleday and Company, Inc., 278 296 284 288 303 275 La Penta, James J., Jr., representing the National Post Office Mail 331 280 317 McVay, Donald R., senior vice president, American Newspaper 303 335 293 289 Partridge, Robert D., executive vice president, National Rural Electric 305 Ryan, John L., former chairman Postal Rate Commission, letter dated 294 Serrill, Theodore A., executive vice president, National Newspaper 287 Tierney, Paul J., president, Transportation Association of America, letter dated March 20, 1975-- 291 Webb, Charles A., president, National Association of Motor Bus Features of common carrier service--United Parcel Service__. Additional material included-Continued Paper entitled "A Highly Simplified Example of the Impact of a Page 306 Subcommittee draft showing the recommendations for changes in the various sections of H.R. 2445 and also showing opposing views which were voiced to the subcommittee during the hearings.‒‒‒ 362 94TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2445 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 30, 1975 Mr. HANLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to the organizational and financial matters of the United States Postal Service and Postal Rate Commission, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4 SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Postal Re 5 organization Act Amendments of 1975". 6 BIENNIAL AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 7 APPROPRIATION со SEC. 2. Section 2401 (b) of title 39, United States Code, 9 is amended to read as follows: 1 "(b) (1) As reimbursement to the Postal Service for 2 public service costs incurred by it, there is authorized to be 3 appropriated to the Postal Service each fiscal year an amount 4 not more than 20 percent of the total operating expenses 5 of the Postal Service for the immediately preceding fiscal 6 year. However, no appropriation shall be made to the 7 Postal Service under this subsection unless auth bi ห 8 ennially by legislation hereafter enacted by Congress. 9 "(2) Appropriations made under the authority of this 10 subsection shall not be expended or utilized in such a manner 11 as to effect a reduction in postal rates and fees for zone12 rated parcel post rates and catalogs of 16 ounces or over 13 as required to be established under sections 3621 and 3622 14 of this title. 15 “(3) The Postal Service, in requesting an amount to 16 be appropriated under this subsection, shall present to the 17 appropriate committees of the Congress a comprehensive 18 statement of its compliance with the public service cost 19 policy established under section 101 (b) of this title.". 20 SEPARATE ANNUAL BUDGET OF POSTAL RATE COMMISSION SEC. 3. Section 3604 (c) of title 39, United States Code, 21 222222 22 is amended to read as follows: 23 "(c) The Commission anually shall prepare and submit 24 to the President a separate budget of the Commission's ex25 penses, including expenses for facilities, supplies, compensa |