HR 5707 · 114th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-07-11· Sponsored by Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 672.(2016-12-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to: (1) invest a specified percentage of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, using one or more qualified professional asset managers, in index funds modeled after those established for Thrift Savings Fund investments; and (2) ensure that the investment replicates the performance of the longest-term target date asset allocation investment fund established by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. The bill establishes the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund Investment Committee, which Treasury shall consult regarding such investments. The "specified percentage" to be invested is defined as 25% of the currently available portions of the fund as are not immediately required for payments from the fund, except that the committee may specify a higher percentage, not to exceed 30%, not earlier than five years after this bill's enactment and as appropriate thereafter. Treasury shall annually engage an independent qualified public accountant to audit the financial statements of such investments and shall submit an annual management report that includes: s…

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H.R. 5707, Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016

Oct 21, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 12, 2016

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican