Sec. 301. Postal Service Chief Innovation Officer
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Chapter 2 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: There is established within the Postal Service the position of Chief Innovation Officer, appointed by the Postmaster General, who shall manage the Postal Service’s development and implementation of innovative postal and nonpostal products and services. The primary duties of the Chief Innovation Officer are as follows: Leading the development of innovative nonpostal products and services that will maximize revenue to the Postal Service.
Developing innovative postal products and services, specifically those that utilize emerging information technologies, to maximize revenue to the Postal Service. Implementing the innovation strategy described under subsection (d). Monitoring the performance of innovative products and services and revising them as needed to meet changing market trends. Taking into consideration comments, if applicable, issued by the Postal Regulatory Commission prior to the initial sale of innovative postal or nonpostal products and services.
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 , but no later than 6 months after such date, the Postmaster General shall appoint a Chief Innovation Officer. Any individual appointed to serve as the Chief Innovation Officer shall have proven expertise and a record of success in at least one of the following: Postal and shipping industry. Innovation product research and development. Marketing brand strategy. Emerging communications technology.
Business process management. An officer or employee of the Postal Service may be appointed to the position of Chief Innovation Officer under this chapter. Upon appointment to such position, such officer or employee may not concurrently hold any other position in the Postal Service. Not later than 12 months after the date on which the Chief Innovation Officer is appointed under subsection (c)(1), the Postmaster General shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Postal Regulatory Commission a comprehensive strategy for maximizing revenues through innovative postal and nonpostal products and services.
The strategy submitted under paragraph
(1)shall address— the specific innovative postal and nonpostal products and services to be developed and offered by the Postal Service, including the nature of the market to be filled by each product and service and the likely date by which each product and service will be introduced; the cost of developing and offering each product or service; the anticipated sales volume of each product and service; the anticipated revenues and profits expected to be generated by each product and service; the likelihood of success of each product and service as well as the risks associated with the development and sale of each product and service; the trends anticipated in market conditions that may affect the success of each product and service over the 5-year period beginning on the date such strategy or update is submitted; the metrics that will be utilized to assess the effectiveness of the innovation strategy; and the specific methods by which mailpiece design analysis may be improved to speed the approval process and promote the increased use of innovative mailpiece design. For each of the 4 years following the submission of the innovation strategy under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall submit an annual update to the innovation strategy to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Postal Regulatory Commission. On the date of submission of the President’s annual budget under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Postmaster General shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Postal Regulatory Commission a report that details the Postal Service’s progress in implementing the innovation strategy described under subsection (d). The report required under paragraph
(1)shall address— the revenue generated by each product and service developed through the innovation strategy and the costs of developing and offering each such product and service for the most recent fiscal year; the total sales volume and revenue generated by each product and service on a monthly basis for the preceding year; trends in the markets filled by each product and service; products and services identified in the innovation strategy that are to be discontinued, the date on which the discontinuance will occur, and the reasons for the discontinuance; alterations in products and services identified in the innovation strategy that will be made to meet changing market conditions, and an explanation of how these alterations will ensure the success of the products and services; and the performance of the innovation strategy according to the metrics identified in subsection (d)(2)(G). The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the implementation of the innovation strategy described under subsection
(d)not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017. The study required under paragraph
(1)shall assess the effectiveness of the Postal Service in identifying, developing, and selling innovative postal and nonpostal products and services. The study shall also include— an audit of the costs of developing each innovative postal and nonpostal product and service developed or offered by the Postal Service during the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 and ending 4 years after such date; the sales volume of each such product and service; the revenues and profits generated by each such product and service; and the likelihood of continued success of each such product and service. The results of the study required under this subsection shall be submitted to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Postal Regulatory Commission. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 209. Chief Innovation Officer. .