INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION.

SEC. 605. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION.(a) In General.—Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 is amended by inserting “the Postal Regulatory Commission,” after “the United States International Trade Commission,”.(b) Administration.—Section 504 of title 39, United States Code (as so redesignated by section 601) is amended by adding after subsection (g) (as added by section 602) the following:“(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or of the Inspector General Act of 1978, the authority to select, appoint, and employ officers and employees of the Office of Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission, and to obtain any temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants (or an organization of experts or consultants) for such Office, shall reside with the Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission.“(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), any exercise of authority under this subsection shall, to the extent practicable, be in conformance with the applicable laws and regulations that govern selections, appointments, and employment, and the obtaining of any such temporary or intermittent services, within the Postal Regulatory Commission.”.(c) Deadline.—No later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act—(1) the first Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission shall be appointed; and(2) the Office of Inspector General of the Postal Regulatory Commission shall be established.