136 STAT. 1150 PUBLIC LAW 117–108—APR. 6, 2022
(6) the use of USPS Connect Returns service among cus-
tomers, and associated costs and revenue effects;
(7) the use of USPS E-Commerce Marketplace among cus-
tomers, and associated costs and revenue effects;
(8) updates on the reliability, efficiency, and cost-effective-
ness of the transportation network, including the manner in
which ground transportation is utilized over air transportation
for types of market-dominant products and competitive prod-
ucts;
(9) a review of efforts to enhance employee training, safety,
and wellbeing, including associated effects on employee recruit-
ment, 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 infra-
structure 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 expan-
sion 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 Presi-
dent, and the American public evaluate the success or difficul-
ties faced by the Postal Service in implementing the reform
plan.
(c) C
ONFIDENTIAL
I
NFORMATION
.—
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The report required under this subsection
shall be submitted in a form that excludes any proprietary
or confidential information and trade secrets.
(2) N
OTIFICATION
.—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) A
NNEXES
.—The Postal Service shall submit to the per-
sons 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).
Determination.
Review.
Review.
Review.
Review.
Updates.
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