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By: Real America News Updated 09 Sea 2022 , 11: 45 am EST
In order to improve the operations of the United States Postal Service (USPS), Congress approved a bipartisan law that, among other points, seeks to make it economically efficient to meet the high demand from Americans.
Unlike other government agencies, the USPS does not receive any funding from taxpayers, so it relies financially solely on revenue from stamp sales and package deliveries , so some price adjustments will be made.
The so-called Postal Service Reform Act comes after 15 years of legislative efforts, with this, adjustments will be made to what is related to the benefits of the workers, as well as in it refers to the day-to-day operational part of the delivery service .
The legislation will require the Postal Service to put in place an online dashboard with local and national delivery time data with in order for customers to be sure that their shipments will arrive in a timely manner.
The Postal Service seeks to ensure that all Americans have the certainty that the packages and documents that are sent reach all corners of the country, from the largest cities to rural communities.
According to CNN, the Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, expressed that the “terrible financial condition” of the USPS has prevented the modernization of the service, so it has not been possible to replace the vast majority of its vehicle fleet with electric trucks.
DeJoy added that last year first-class mail delivery times were prolonged, so the cuts in the hour river of postal attention throughout the country are among the changes in the modernization plan for the next 10 years for the agency.
In addition, the new mandate will require retired postal employees to enroll in Medicare when are eligible, so the previous scheme will be repealed, which gave the USPS responsibility to cover medical care costs years in advance.
According to the House Oversight Committee, this measure will save the agency $54 one billion dollars over the next decade in terms of regarding this type of benefits.
For the law to go into effect, President Joe Biden must sign it, but for the new service costs to go into effect, they must be approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, a independent government agency.
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