Postal Service Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Postal Service Act of 1979 - Eliminates two positions of the Board of Governors of the Postal Service. Provides for the designation of the Chairman of the Board by the President. Establishes the position of Director of the Board. Empowers the Chairman to appoint the Director and additional staff. Repeals the Board voting rights of the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General. Prohibits the Board from delegating any of its authority to the Postmaster General. Makes the Postmaster General the chief executive of the Postal Service only with respect to the daily operations. Makes the Chairman the chief executive with respect to all policy decisions. Requires the Board to meet twice a month. Authorizes appropriations to the Postal Service for fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Directs the Postal Service to submit to Congress an annual report on research and development expenditures. Requires the Postal Rate Commission to: (1) submit an annual expenses report to the President; (2) study alternative methods of apportioning postal costs; (3) prepare a system of accounts for identifying the costs of each class of mail; and (4) report its findings to Congress by September 30, 1979. Declares…