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5 U.S.C. 8909a: Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund

Created in 2006 by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435). Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 39 U.S.C. 2903.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–108, §102(b)(2), substituted "Benefits" for "Benefit" in section catchline. (Postal Service Reform Act of 2022) Law text
    • Pub. L. 117–108, §102(b)(1), added subsecs. (d) to (g) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to various computations of net present value of future payments, payments into the Postal Retiree Health Benefits Fund, and promulgation of regulations. (Postal Service Reform Act of 2022) Law text · (d), (e), (f), (g)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–74 substituted "August 1, 2012" for "October 4, 2011". See below. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–33 substituted "October 4, 2011", which is the date specified in section 106(3) of Pub. L. 112–33, for "September 30, 2011". Law text · (d)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–68 amended cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: "$5,400,000,000, not later than September 30, 2009;". Law text · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.