Sec. 207. Market-dominant rates
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Notwithstanding any order of the Postal Regulatory Commission to the contrary— no earlier than the first Sunday after the date of enactment of this Act, on a date selected by the Postmaster General in the exercise of the Postmaster General’s unreviewable discretion, the Postal Service shall reinstate, as nearly as is practicable, 50 percent of the rate surcharge implemented under section 3622(d)(1)(F) (as redesignated by this Act) that was in effect on April 9, 2016; and the partially reinstated surcharge reinstated pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be considered a part of the rate base for purposes of determining the percentage changes in rates when the Postal Service files a notice of rate adjustment. The reinstatement described under subsection (a)(1) may not affect the calculation of the Postal Service’s maximum rate adjustment authority under subpart C of part 3010 of title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, for purposes of any rate increase that occurs following such reinstatement. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Postal Regulatory Commission to, by regulation, make such modification or adopt such alternative system for regulating rates and classes for market-dominant products as provided under section 3622 of title 39, United States Code.