CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO THE EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS FUND.

SEC. 6003. CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO THE EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS FUND. (a) Contributions for Certain Annuitants of the United States Postal Service.— As partial payment to the Employees Health Benefits Fund established under section 8909 of title 5, United States Code, for benefits of certain annuitants and survivor annuitants (no portion of the cost of which was paid by the Postal Service before the date of enactment of this section) the Postal Service shall pay into the Employee Health Benefits Fund $160,000,000 in fiscal year 1988, and $270,000,000 in fiscal year 1989 in addition to any amount deposited into such Fund pursuant to section 8906 of such title 5 in each such fiscal year. (b) Payment Limitations in Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989.— The partial payment required by subsection (a) of this section shall— (1) be from all funds available to the United States Postal Service in each such fiscal year; (2) be from funds representing savings to the United States Postal Service resulting from savings from the operating budget of the United States Postal Service in each such fiscal year; and (3) be paid into such Fund in each such fiscal year, without— (A) increasing borrowing under section 2005 of title 39, United States Code; (B) using any budgetary resources other than budgetary resources derived from the operating budget of the United States Postal Service; or (C) increasing postal rates under chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, for the purposes of financing such payment. (c) Implementation Plans, Progress Reports, and Compuance for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989.— (1) Implementation.— No later than March 1, 1988 for fiscal year 1988, and October 1, 1988 for fiscal year 1989, the United States Postal Service shall— (A) formulate an implementation plan specifically enumerating the methods by which the Postal Service shall make the payments required under subsection (b) and fulfill the conditions required under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such subsection; and (B) submit such plan to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives. (2) Interim report.— No later than July 15, 1988 for fiscal year 1988, and March 1, 1989 for fiscal year 1989, the United States Postal Service shall submit an interim report to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives on the status of meeting the guidelines and goals of the plans submitted under paragraph (1)(B), and any adjustments necessary to meet the requirements under the101 STAT. 1330–278 provisions of subsection (b) of this section for each such fiscal year. (3) Preliminary audit and report by the general accounting office.— No later than September 1, 1988 for fiscal year 1988, and September 1, 1989 for fiscal year 1989, the General Accounting Office shall— (A) conduct an audit of the plans and adjustments to the plans submitted by the United States Postal Service under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and determine the extent of compliance of the Postal Service with such plans and the requirements of subsection (b) of this section; and (B) submit a report of such audit and determinations to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives. 8080Paragraphs “(4)”, “(A)”, “(B)”, and “(C)”, indented wrong. (4) Determination of compliance.— On October 31, 1988 for fiscal year 1988, and on October 31, 1989 for fiscal year 1989, the General Accounting Office shall— (A) make a final audit and determination of whether the United States Postal Service is in compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section; (B) submit a final report for each such fiscal year on such compliance to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives; and (C) include in each final report submitted under subparagraph (B), such recommendations (if applicable) for any actions to enforce compliance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. (5) Compliance in fiscal years 1988 and 1989.— Based on the determination of compliance required by subsection (c)(4) of this section for fiscal years 1988 and 1989, the Congress shall (after receiving the recommendation of the General Accounting Office under paragraph (4)(C)) determine appropriate action, if necessary, to enforce compliance with any payment limitation under subsection (b) of this section.