Sec. 209. USPS INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

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## SEC. 209 USPS INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION ###

(a)In General Section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)(2), by striking “the Postal Regulatory Commission,”; and ####

(2)in subsection (f)— #####

(A)in paragraph (2)— ######

(i)by striking “(2) In carrying” and inserting “(2)(A) In carrying”; and ######

(ii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) > > In carrying out the duties and responsibilities specified in this Act, the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service shall function as the Inspector General for the Postal Regulatory Commission, and shall have equal responsibility over the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission. The Commission shall comply with the Inspector General’s oversight as if the Commission were a designated Federal entity under subsection (a)(2) and as if the Inspector General were the inspector general of the Commission. The Governors of the Postal Service shall not direct oversight activities for the Postal Regulatory Commission.” > ; #####

(B)in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting “pertaining to the United States Postal Service” after “subpoenas,”; #####

(C)in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting “and the Postal Regulatory Commission” after “United States Postal Service”; #####

(D)in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting “or the Postal Regulatory Commission” after “Governors”; #####

(E)by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and

(6)as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and #####

(F)by inserting after paragraph

(3)the following: > > #### “(4) > > For activities pertaining to the Postal Regulatory Commission, sections 4, 5, 6 (other than subsection

(g)thereof), and 7 of this Act shall be applied by substituting the term ‘head of the Postal Regulatory Commission’ for ‘head of the establishment’.” > . ###

(b)Appointment and Removal Section 202 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (e)(1), by striking “The Governors shall appoint” and inserting “The Governors and the members of the Postal Regulatory Commission shall appoint, by a favorable vote of a majority of the Governors in office and of a majority of the members of the Commission in office,”; and ####

(2)in subsection (e)(3), by inserting “and 3 members of the Postal Regulatory Commission” after “at least 7 Governors”. ###

(c)Savings Provision ####

(1)Personnel, documents, assets All personnel, documents, assets, unexpended balances of appropriations, and obligations of the Inspector General for the Postal Regulatory Commission shall transfer to the Inspector General of the Postal Service on the effective date of this section. ####

(2)Legal documents Any order, determination, rule, regulation, permit, grant, loan, contract, agreement, certificate, license, or privilege that has been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission that is in effect on the effective date of this section shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law. ####

(3)Proceedings This section and the amendments made by this section shall not affect any proceeding pending on the effective date of this section before the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission, but such proceeding shall be continued by the Inspector General of the Postal Service, at the discretion of that Inspector General. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that the proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this section and those amendments had not been enacted. ####

(4)Suits This section and the amendments made by this section shall not affect any suit commenced before the effective date of this section, and in any such suit, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this section or such amendments had not been enacted. ####

(5)References Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document relating to the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission shall be deemed to refer to the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service. ###

(d)Technical and Conforming Amendment Section 504 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (h). ###

(e)Effective Date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. # TITLE III SEVERABILITY