Postmaster General Reform Act of 2024
H.R. 9919118th Congress

Postmaster General Reform Act of 2024

Introduced in the HouseRep. Jared Golden (D-ME-2)12 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Oct 4, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Postmaster General Reform Act of 2024.

(a) Board of Governors

Section 202(c) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

(1) The Postmaster General shall be a voting member of the Board.

(2) The pay and term of service of the Postmaster General shall be fixed by the Governors.

(b) Postmaster General

Section 203 of title 39, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking The chief and inserting the following:

(a) In general

The chief

(2) in subsection (a), as so designated by paragraph (1), by striking appointed under section 202(c) of this title and inserting, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(b) Terms and term limits

The Postmaster General shall serve for a term of 5 years, which may be renewed, with the consent of the Senate, for a single additional 5-year term.

(c) Procedures of the Board of Governors

Section 205(c)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking in the appointment or removal of the Postmaster General, and.

(d) Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect beginning with the first appointment of an individual to serve as the Postmaster General on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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