Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-110

§3651 Annual Reports by the Commission

Title 39 › PART IV — MAIL MATTER › CHAPTER 36 — POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES › SUBCHAPTER IV — REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS › § 3651

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Postal Regulatory Commission must send a yearly report to the President and Congress about how the Commission is operating and whether its rules are meeting the goals in sections 3622 and 3633. Each report must also estimate the Postal Service’s costs for three things during the report period: serving places it would not serve or would not serve as required if it were not forced to provide prompt, reliable, and efficient service (including the first sentence of section 101(b)); offering free or reduced postal rates required by this title; and doing other public services it would not do but for the law. The Commission must explain how it made the estimates and identify the laws that cause the costs. The Postal Service must give the Commission any information the Commission says it needs to make the report.

Full Legal Text

Title 39, §3651

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(a)In General.—

The Postal Regulatory Commission shall submit an annual report to the President and the Congress concerning the operations of the Commission under this title, including the extent to which regulations are achieving the objectives under section 3622 and 3633, respectively.

(b)Additional Information.—

(1)In general.—

In addition to the information required under subsection (a), each report under this section shall also include, with respect to the period covered by such report, an estimate of the costs incurred by the Postal Service in providing—

(A)postal services to areas of the Nation where, in the judgment of the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Postal Service either would not provide services at all or would not provide such services in accordance with the requirements of this title if the Postal Service were not required to provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and all communities, including as required under the first sentence of section 101(b);

(B)free or reduced rates for postal services as required by this title; and

(C)other public services or activities which, in the judgment of the Postal Regulatory Commission, would not otherwise have been provided by the Postal Service but for the requirements of law.

(2)Basis for estimates.—

The Commission shall detail the basis for its estimates and the statutory requirements giving rise to the costs identified in each report under this section.

(c)Information From Postal Service.—

The Postal Service shall provide the Postal Regulatory Commission with such information as may, in the judgment of the Commission, be necessary in order for the Commission to prepare its reports under this section.

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Citation

39 U.S.C. § 3651

Title 39, Postal Service

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110