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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5209 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5209
To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit bonuses to the
Postmaster General, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 3, 2026
Mrs. Britt (for herself and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit bonuses to the
Postmaster General, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Executive Responsibility,
Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management Act'' or the ``PERFORM
Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON BONUSES AND OTHER COMPENSATION TO POSTMASTER
GENERAL.
Section 3686 of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Limitation on Bonuses.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title, the Board of Governors shall not award any bonus,
incentive award, retention payment, or other performance-based
compensation for the Postmaster General for a fiscal year if,
during the preceding fiscal year--
``(A) total costs of the Postal Service exceeded
total revenue;
``(B) the Postal Service failed to meet established
nationwide service performance targets;
``(C) the Postal Service received a material
weakness, adverse opinion, or disclaimer in its
financial audit; or
``(D) the Postal Service failed to submit a report
to Congress as required under paragraph (2).
``(2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal year, the Postmaster General shall submit an annual
report to Congress detailing--
``(A) any bonus, incentive award, retention
payment, or other performance-based compensation paid
to any officer or employee of the Postal Service in
senior executive or equivalent positions;
``(B) the performance metrics used to justify each
bonus, incentive award, retention payment, or other
performance-based compensation;
``(C) the financial performance of the Postal
Service for the preceding fiscal year; and
``(D) national and district-level service
performance data.
``(3) Inspector general review.--The Inspector General of
the Postal Service shall review the report submitted under
paragraph (2) and determine whether the Postal Service complied
with the requirements of this subsection.''.
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