Sec. 207. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

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## SEC. 207 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ###

(a)In General Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter, the Postmaster General shall submit to the President, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the operations and financial condition of the Postal Service during the six-month period ending 60 days before the date on which the Postmaster General submits such report. ###

(b)Contents Each report submitted under this section shall include updates, details of changes from previous standards and requirements, and assessments of progress being made on the operations and financial condition of the Postal Service, including— ####

(1)the actual mail and package volume growth relative to any mail or package volume growth projections previously made or relied upon by the Postal Service, including a discussion of the reasons for the differences in projections and the associated adjustments being made; ####

(2)the effect of pricing changes on product volume for market-dominant and competitive products, and associated revenue effects on financial projections, including a discussion of the reasons behind the differences in projections and associated adjustments being made; ####

(3)customer use of network distribution centers and processing and distribution centers; ####

(4)the status of the USPS Connect program and revenue effects of the program on the financial projections; ####

(5)the use of Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, First-Class Package Service, and Parcel Select services (as such terms are defined in the Mail Classification Schedule as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act) among customers and associated revenue effects; ####

(6)the use of USPS Connect Returns service among customers, and associated costs and revenue effects; ####

(7)the use of USPS E-Commerce Marketplace among customers, and associated costs and revenue effects; ####

(8)updates on the reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of the transportation network, including the manner in which ground transportation is utilized over air transportation for types of market-dominant products and competitive products; ####

(9)a review of efforts to enhance employee training, safety, and wellbeing, including associated effects on employee recruitment, satisfaction, and retention; ####

(10)a review of efforts being made to improve employee allocation, including changes of non-career employees to career status, and any associated impacts to operational expenses and processing, transportation, and delivery efficiency; ####

(11)the rate of planned investment into Postal Service processing, transportation, and delivery equipment and infrastructure for market-dominant and competitive products, and a review of any associated effects on operational expenses and efficiency; ####

(12)changes to network distribution centers and the expansion of regional distribution centers, including costs associated with the changes and any realized reduction in operational expenses or improved resource efficiencies; ####

(13)a review of the ability of the Postal Service to meet performance targets established under section 3692(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code; ####

(14)a discussion of the progress of the Postal Service in achieving any new, self-funded investments, including the amounts realized and expended to date, and a discussion of the reasons behind any disparities in the assumptions regarding the expected progress of the Postal Service getting new, self-funded investments to accommodate changes; and ####

(15)any other information the Postal Service determines relevant, such as barriers or unanticipated events, in order to help the Postal Regulatory Commission, Congress, the President, and the American public evaluate the success or difficulties faced by the Postal Service in implementing the reform plan. ###

(c)Confidential Information ####

(1)In general The report required under this subsection shall be submitted in a form that excludes any proprietary or confidential information and trade secrets. ####

(2)Notification If the Postal Service determines that any information must be excluded under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall, at the time of submitting the report, notify the President, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Postal Regulatory Commission in writing of its determination and describe in detail the information for which confidentiality is sought and the reasons therefor. ####

(3)Annexes The Postal Service shall submit to the persons and entities notified under paragraph

(2)any information excluded under paragraph

(1)in an annex that shall be treated as confidential in accordance with paragraph (4). ####

(4)Treatment No person may, with respect to any information which such person receives under paragraph (4)— #####

(A)use such information for purposes other than the purposes for which it is supplied; or #####

(B)permit any person or entity other than a person or entity notified under paragraph (2), or the staff thereof, to have access to any such information. ###

(d)Termination This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date on which the first report required by this section is submitted.