ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN RATE DEFICIENCIES.

SEC. 709. ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN RATE DEFICIENCIES. (a) In General.—Within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of Inspector General of the United States Postal Service shall study and submit to the President, the Congress, and the United States Postal Service, a report concerning the administration of section 3626(k) of title 39, United States Code.(b) Specific Requirements.—The study and report shall specifically address the adequacy and fairness of the process by which assessments under section 3626(k) of title 39, United States Code, are determined and appealable, including—(1) whether the Postal Regulatory Commission or any other body outside the Postal Service should be assigned a role; and(2) whether a statute of limitations should be established for the commencement of proceedings by the Postal Service thereunder.120 STAT. 3247