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# Summary of H.R. 9839 This bill modernizes regulations governing the U.S. Postal Service across several areas. On rate increases, it ties postal rate increases to inflation minus a Commission-determined percentage needed to control cost growth, and limits rate changes to once per year. The bill creates a new sanctions system allowing the Postal Regulatory Commission to reduce the Postal Service's rate-increase authority when it fails to meet performance targets due to controllable reasons. It also improves procedures for challenging service changes and establishes an independent Office of the Customer Advocate to represent the public's interests in postal proceedings. For retiree benefits, the bill requires the Treasury Department to invest 25 percent of the Postal Service's retiree health benefits fund in diversified index funds, with oversight from a new committee including postal employee representatives, and mandates annual financial audits and congressional reporting. The bill affects postal customers, the Postal Service, its employees and retirees, and the Postal Regulatory Commission. No specific funding amounts are identified, though regulations must be issued within 60 days and certain actions like developing a mail demand model must be completed within 120 days of enactment.

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