CBO: Additional Info about Estimated Costs of Fattah Amendment to FY 2016 Appropriations Bill

Summary For fiscal year 2016 the amendment would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to comply with the service standards for first class mail and periodicals that were effective on July 1, 2012. CBO estimated that enacting the Fattah amendment would increase off-budget spending by $300 million in fiscal year 2016. In July of…

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