PERFORM Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5209 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5209

    To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit bonuses to the
              Postmaster General, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2026

 Mrs. Britt (for herself and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL

    To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit bonuses to the
              Postmaster General, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Executive Responsibility,
Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management Act'' or the ``PERFORM
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON BONUSES AND OTHER COMPENSATION TO POSTMASTER
              GENERAL.

    Section 3686 of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Limitation on Bonuses.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        this title, the Board of Governors shall not award any bonus,
        incentive award, retention payment, or other performance-based
        compensation for the Postmaster General for a fiscal year if,
        during the preceding fiscal year--
                    ``(A) total costs of the Postal Service exceeded
                total revenue;
                    ``(B) the Postal Service failed to meet established
                nationwide service performance targets;
                    ``(C) the Postal Service received a material
                weakness, adverse opinion, or disclaimer in its
                financial audit; or
                    ``(D) the Postal Service failed to submit a report
                to Congress as required under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each
        fiscal year, the Postmaster General shall submit an annual
        report to Congress detailing--
                    ``(A) any bonus, incentive award, retention
                payment, or other performance-based compensation paid
                to any officer or employee of the Postal Service in
                senior executive or equivalent positions;
                    ``(B) the performance metrics used to justify each
                bonus, incentive award, retention payment, or other
                performance-based compensation;
                    ``(C) the financial performance of the Postal
                Service for the preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(D) national and district-level service
                performance data.
            ``(3) Inspector general review.--The Inspector General of
        the Postal Service shall review the report submitted under
        paragraph (2) and determine whether the Postal Service complied
        with the requirements of this subsection.''.
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