S.Amdt. 2083Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)2nd degree

To improve the bill.

Sponsored by Bob CorkerSen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
Submitted April 19, 2012

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2083 proposed by Senator Corker to Amendment SA 2000.(consideration: CR S2649; text: CR S2649)

April 24, 2012

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2083 proposed by Senator Corker to Amendment SA 2000.(consideration: CR S2649; text: CR S2649)

April 24, 2012

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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 2083, under the order of 4/19/2012, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 29 - 70. Record Vote Number: 74.

April 24, 2012

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 2083, under the order of 4/19/2012, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 29 - 70. Record Vote Number: 74.

April 24, 2012

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Amendment SA 2083 proposed by Senator Corker to Amendment SA 2000. (consideration: CR S2649; text: CR S2649) To improve the bill.

April 24, 2012

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Amendment SA 2083, under the order of 4/19/2012, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 29 - 70. Record Vote Number: 74.

April 24, 2012

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Senate amendment submitted

April 19, 2012

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Submitted

SA 2083. Mr. CORKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1789, to improve, sustain, and transform the United
States Postal Service; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 39, strike line 20 and all that follows through
page 45, line 17, and insert the following:

SEC. 205. OTHER PROVISIONS.

(a) Frequency of Mail Delivery.--Section 101 of title 39,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(h) Subject to the requirements of section 3661, nothing
in this title or any other provision of law shall be
construed to prevent the Postal Service from taking any
action necessary to provide for a 5-day-per-week delivery
schedule for mail and a commensurate adjustment in the
schedule for rural delivery of mail.''.
(b) Overall Value of Fringe Benefits.--Section 1005(f) of
title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking the last
sentence.
(c) Modern Rate Regulation.--Section 3622(d) of title 39,
United States Code, is repealed.
(d) Delivery Service Standards, Mail Processing, and
Community Post Offices.--Sections 201 and 202 of this Act,
and the amendments made by those sections, shall have no
force or effect.
(e) Applicability of Reduction-in-force Procedures.--
Section 1206 of title 39, United States Code is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(d) Collective-bargaining agreements between the Postal
Service and bargaining representatives recognized under
section 1203, ratified after the date of enactment of this
subsection, shall contain no provision restricting the
applicability of reduction-in-force procedures under title 5
with respect to members of the applicable bargaining unit.''.
(f) Historic Post Offices.--Section 404(d) of title 39,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(7)(A) In this paragraph, the term ``historic post office
building'' means a post office building that is a certified
historic structure, as that term is defined in section
47(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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